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Spring Garden Planning – 4 Tips When Planning Your Spring Garden

Spring Garden Planning

With this being one of the coldest winters that I can remember and more snow on the way, I couldn’t help but find myself starting to think of spring this week. Today, we would like to share with you some ways to start preparing for this spring. Spring will come eventually, and just like you, I want to be ready. It is not too early to start your spring garden planning.

4 Tips for Planning Your Spring Garden

The four tips below will help you start planning your spring garden. Although you may have a snow covered landscape, it is not too early to start planning.

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How to Grow Moth Orchids Indoors

How to Grow Moth Orchids Indoors

Moth orchid (Phalaenopsis)

What is the best technique to use when watering my orchids?

Where should I set my moth orchids so that they get enough sun light?

Welcome back to Beginner Gardening Wednesday. Every Wednesday you will find easy to grow tips and tricks for every level of gardening. Phalaenopsis orchids are also called moth orchids because the shape of the flower resembles a moth. They are one of the most beautiful flowers that you can grow indoors and they are definitely a showstopper.

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3 Orchids That Are Easy to Grow Indoors

Moth Orchid

Moth Orchid

Do the gray winter skies have you looking to add a little color indoors?

Are you looking for a houseplant that is hard to kill?

Today, the wind chill has it feeling like -14 degrees outside. All this cold weather and gray skies may have you thinking about adding a little color indoors. There is no better way to do that than by introducing a few good orchids into your home.

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4 Ways to Reuse Coffee Grounds to Improve Your Garden

4 Ways to Reuse Coffee Grounds to Improve Your Garden

Are you a coffee drinker that throws coffee grounds out?

Would you like to keep the slugs and ants out of your garden this spring?

Many people think that you need to invest a lot of money and time into something to make it work. Luckily, there are some tips and tricks that can change this thought process when it comes to gardening. The secret? Coffee grounds.

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How to Propagate Roses with Potatoes

How to Propagate Roses with Potatoes

How to Propagate Roses with Potatoes

Are you looking for a simple way to reproduce your favorite roses?

Would you love to be able to gift your roses?

Propagation of a plant is the process of creating new plants from a variety of different plant sources. Believe it or not, you can use a potato to propagate roses. Today, we would like to offer you a simple how-to on using potatoes to propagate your roses.

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How to Build a Raised Garden Bed

How to Build a Raised Garden Bed

Do you have rocky or sandy soil?

Are you looking for a great way to have a garden with low maintenance?

If you looking to have a garden, but don’t have great soil, a raised garden bed is for you. That is not the only reason why this type of gardening is becoming more and more preferred. In our article, The Benefits of Using a Raised Gardening Bed, we outlined why raised gardening beds are a great option.

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The Benefits of Using a Raised Garden Bed for Your Garden

Raised garden bed

How can you have a garden without great soil?

Today, we are continuing our series called, “Beginner Gardener Wednesday”. During this series, we have shared with you plants, trees, shrubs, fruit, vegetables, and more that are easy to grow. This series helps even the gardener who is just setting out to be successful.

Today, we want to share with you the benefits of using a raised garden bed. Raised garden beds are a really easy way to have a garden, and they are typically easy to construct. The key word here is easy.

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The 2014 AAS Vegetable Award Winner Named: Bean Mascotte

The 2014 AAS Vegetable Award Winner Named: Bean Mascotte

Are you looking to grow a great vegetable this year in your spring garden?

Would you love to grow a garden, but don’t have the space?

When I was young, my grandfather had a garden. He had a huge backyard and amazing soil. He loved to work in his garden and as a child, you could always get me to eat the vegetables if they were grown in his garden. The tomatoes were always perfectly ripe and the green beans were crispy.

Homegrown vegetables can either turn out wonderful or they can be a disaster. That is why I had to share about the national All-American Selections Vegetable Award Winner of 2014, the bean mascotte. This vegetable does not just produce a great veggie, but it also can be grown in virtually any space.

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5 Favorite Roses For Your Garden

5 Favorite Roses for Your Garden

Double Delight Rose

Are you thinking about planting a rose garden this spring?

Finally the weather is starting to warm up around the country, and by warm up I mean the temperatures are above freezing. In between shoveling your driveway and pushing your neighbor’s car out of the snow, you may already be dreaming of spring. Don’t be embarrassed. We are dreaming of spring, too.

Every garden would be enhanced by having roses growing in it. Today, we would like to share our top 5 favorite roses and why they make our top 5 list. So take a minute and dream with us about what your spring rose garden will look like.

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