Herbs
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The Complete Guide To Herb Gardening
About.com - Herb Gardens &bull Feb 4, 2012
Are you starting to get spring fever? We certainly are!! There can't possibly be enough seed catalogs in my mailbox, to keep me from thinking about all the time I could be out digging in the dirt. If you have… Full Story »
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Miniature Container Gardens Provide Indoor-Outdoor Fun
Dave's Garden &bull Feb 3, 2012
Check out the DG homepage for a brief overview of what you'll find in this gardening mega-site. The miniature garden hobby is a rapidly growing subculture among garden enthusiasts. Interest has grown enough over the last decade to warrant specialty shops and plant nurseries to spring up everywhere to supply the demand for miniature plant varieties and tiny accessories. Dollhouse collectors and model train hobbyists, possibly with an interest in gardening, may have catapulted this craze once miniature live plants became readily available to add even more realism to their scaled model scenes. Structures and tiny embellishments designed for dollhouses… Full Story »
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Growing Oregano In the Kitchen Herb Garden
Vegetable Gardener - Grow &bull Feb 1, 2012Oregano requires very little attention and happily produces many pungent, aromatic leaves with the most basic care. Pots or containers make a perfect home for oregano, which makes it handy for back porches or those with limited garden space. Full Story »
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What Do Gardeners Do in the Middle of Winter?
About.com - Organic Gardening &bull Jan 30, 2012
I enjoy looking at my stats for this site, especially to see how people made their way here. Most often, searches send people here who are looking for information about a specific crop, pest, or disease. But I see from… Full Story »
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Sourcing Plants and Seeds Part II -Vocabulary TMI
The Veggie Patch Re-imagined &bull Jan 29, 2012
There are some people who know immediately what kind of seeds they want. It should be heritage, preferably an old, rare variety that if they don't grow, might blink out of existence, and it should be organic. Then there are others who don't really care as long as it will give them reliable yields with fruit that will make their neighbours envious or at least prevent them from looking down their noses at their crazy gardening hobby. Then there are just those that don't know what the heck all the fuss is about. Sure all seeds are seeds. After all… Full Story »
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Happy New Year!
Heather's Garden &bull Jan 29, 2012
Will 2012 bring a renewed interest in posting for me? Unknown, but I can share this year's calendar with you. As I began to review 2011's images an obvious theme emerged -- butterflies. Well to be exact 10 butterflies, a… Full Story »
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Spotlight on our Writers' Favorite Articles
Dave's Garden &bull Jan 28, 2012
Check out the DG homepage for a brief overview of what you'll find in this gardening mega-site. Tonileland: My favorite article was "Japanese Gardens: A Closer Look at Eighth Century Gardening"The first reason for choosing this subject was that I have always wanted a Japanese garden in my landscape. The second reason was that the serenity and simplicity of this garden type calls to my creative and solitary tendencies. Learning about the art of the Japanese garden was a real eye-opener, as I'd never imagined how far back the tradition reached. Eighth century! The ancient… Full Story »
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Herbs For Compound Butters
About.com - Herb Gardens &bull Jan 27, 2012
I seem to be full of them this evening. Do you ever wonder just what to do with the herbs you grow? Do you ever have to justify growing SO many? Mr. Take heart! I am on a mission to… Full Story »
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Indoor Guide To Indoor Herb Gardening
About.com - Herb Gardens &bull Jan 27, 2012
Are you suffering form the winter blues? How about growing some herbs indoors? It is easier than you think. Find out the herbs that grow well, the correct temperature and moisture needs. Full Story »
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Herbs For A Roman Themed Cook's Garden
About.com - Herb Gardens &bull Jan 27, 2012
If you are designing your herb garden for next summer, why not go with a theme? This Roman Cook's garden is fun and yummy - two things that any herb garden must be to keep me interested. Full Story »
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Express Your Love With Herbs
About.com - Herb Gardens &bull Jan 25, 2012
For Valentine's Day this year, why not use herbs to express your love and devotion? Use some simple herbs that you probably have growing in your garden or have saved in your herbal cubboard, to show how much your beloved… Full Story »
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How to Determine the Amount of Sunlight Your Garden Gets
Urban Organic Gardener &bull Jan 25, 2012
Since we are living in urban environments, we have other structures that we are dealing with as well. Those can be adjacent buildings, over hangs and walls. A simple way to figure out how much sunlight your space gets is… Full Story »
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New Herbal Info
About.com - Herb Gardens &bull Jan 21, 2012
Although I have let the blog become a little bit dusty, never fear. I have been working behind the scenes to clean up some older content and create fresh twists on the information that readers seem to be searching for.… Full Story »
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Showcasing Your Herbs: Create a Simple Herbal Topiary
Urban Garden Casual &bull Jan 19, 2012
By Mindy McIntosh-Shetter Personally, I am always looking for new and exciting ways of displaying my plants. I have numerous types of hanging baskets and planters that hold my favorite plants but when it comes to my herbs I am… Full Story »
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Sourcing Plants and SeedsPart III - Plants for a headstart
The Veggie Patch Re-imagined &bull Jan 11, 2012
You want to buy that cool pear-sorbus hybrid or that nifty variegated form of sorrel, prepare to be frustrated. Though there are lots of plants for the buying in Canada, many google searches will leave you slavering over the unattainable… Full Story »
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Indulge in Chocolate and Lemon Scented Plants
About.com - Gardening &bull Jan 11, 2012
A lot of plants like to masquerade as something they are not. Rose scented geraniums, caraway thyme, lucky bamboo... It's kind of nice to be fooled, once in awhile. Two things I actually love in the garden are flowers that… Full Story »
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Harvest Monday - Checking the cellar
The Veggie Patch Re-imagined &bull Jan 10, 2012
Winter and summer squash are stored here along with citron - a hard rind watermelon. White scallop summer squash left to ripen fully and harden has stored well so far and still have the a summer squash texture and flavour. I see a slightly wrinkly butternut which probably didn't fully ripen before I took them in but it will still taste delicious in summer.… Full Story »
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Kale Is Good
The Vermont Gardener &bull Jan 8, 2012
Just 6 PM and the temperature is dropping here on the mountain. Gail just returned from her walk with Karl the Wonder Dog and they both pushed hard to get in the door at the same time. My digital weather… Full Story »
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Growing Herbs Indoors: Fragrant Herb at Your Fingertips Year Round
Dave's Garden &bull Jan 7, 2012
Editor's Note: This article was originally published on December 4, 2007. The first, and one of the most important things to consider, is drainage. Be sure that the pot has sufficient drainage holes as most herbs don't like to have wet feet.… Full Story »
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Building Raised Garden Beds for Organic Gardening with Vegetables, Flowers and Herbs
Healthy Vegetable Garden Beds &bull Dec 31, 2011
Hi I am Doug Green from www.douggreensgarden.con and I want to demonstrate you how to develop raised garden beds with a minimal of fuss and muss. Carpentry comes 1st - The very first stage after nailing together the boards (they're… Full Story »
