Consider turning the winter interest amp up to 11 in your garden. Plants are lovely to experience in their winter form. There are a many ways to do this.
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Getting Down with Worms
Efficiently break down scraps and create very alive, incredibly rich compost by letting worms eat your trash. Worm composting can be done many ways. Worms are natural garbage disposals, so if given shelter and food, they will go to town and make rich compost that you can ad to your soil. Here are some general guidelines for worm composting.
Local Gardener Gifts, Greetings 2
Find the best gifts while supporting local business. Here are some of my favorite West Shore haunts that offer great gift options and keep you AWAY from the mall.
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Local Greats for Holiday Gifting
Thrill your loved ones while supporting our great local businesses this holiday season! Here are gift ideas from some of our favorite Central PA food and garden folks.
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Gifts for Gardeners and Giggles
Gifts for gardeners can be practical or fun. Here are some ideas for holiday giving.
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Gifts for Gardeners 2010
Many gardeners wholeheartedly support local food initiatives, organic gardening methods and backyard homesteading. Here are some ideas for you for your Holiday gift lists.
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Garden Makeover Tips; Video2
Action highlights include Wendy offering great ideas for gathering hardscape materials on a budget and Erica single-handedly protecting edibles from an onslaught of rampant weeds. Me? I dig some holes.
Garden Video at PRG
Check out a video of Laura in her garden. (Shhhh… but she rambles on about three sister plantings and makes her friend eat a raw bean!) She’s not sure we should make this public because she was petrified the entire time but… here goes!
Autumn Garden Late Show
An addition of a few plants can up the interest in your autumn garden well into the season. Perennials like Amsonia and Tricyrtis, and Anenome, as well as annuals that did cool temperatures or rely on foliage for interest, keep your gardens rocking even after Halloween.
Vegetables with a Past
by Laura Mathews · February 7, 2011
When you grow heirloom vegetables, a whole new- old- world of squash, tomatoes, peppers, (any vegetable really) opens in a rainbow of color and flavor. Have fun and enjoy the veggie-growing ride.