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I get lots of gardening questions from folks who read my social media posts, visit my website or watch my videos. I don’t mind answering them at all. But one question has been surfacing lately so I want to address it today. What’s the question? “Why Won’t My Hydrangea Bloom?” Hydrangeas are amazing flowering shrubs that are very popular with […]
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You’ve seen our vegetable garden dozens (hundreds?) of times, right? Well, it’s high time I give you a flower garden tour. I did one in the spring but the garden always goes through a transformation throughout the seasons. So that’s the topic of this week’s video! As I explain in the introduction, my husband Bill and I live on 5 […]
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How would you like to take a stroll through our vegetable garden? Well, you can RIGHT NOW! For this week’s video, I shot my July vegetable garden tour and it’s the next best thing to being here. As I explain in the video, I always shoot a monthly tour of the garden throughout the growing season. I’ve been doing this […]
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Is this your first season to grow garlic? Or have you been puzzled about the right time to harvest garlic? Well, I’ve got a new video to help you out! Here’s what you’ll learn: As I mention in the video, fall is the best time to plant garlic. Then you harvest it the following summer. If you planted yours this […]
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I know you’re used to seeing my regular, weekly garden videos, right? But in addition to that, I’ve got an extra treat for you this week. I’ve created a video slideshow of many photos I took while we were on our trip to Provence, France. A lot of the photos are garden-related, such as container gardens or pretty landscaping. And […]
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There’s nothing tougher for a gardener than trying to enjoy a vacation while worrying about their garden! That was the case for me: we took a lovely trip to the Provence region of France. It was wonderful but I was also wondering about my broccoli plants. And more specifically, I knew it would be time to harvest broccoli. (yeah, I […]
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I’ve been on vacation for two weeks so am currently playing catch-up! In my newest video, I take you on a vegetable garden tour for the month of June. During the garden season, I plan to give you monthly updates on how everything is growing. You’ll see which crops are excelling, any problems we’re encountering and how we address them. […]
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With the title of this week’s video, you might fear a lot of things can go wrong with a garden. For the most part, we have minimal problems because we really stay in tune with what’s going on out there. It’s so important that we gardeners engage in a bit of vegetable garden troubleshooting to nip problems in the bud. […]
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Our spring has had a lot of crazy temperature extremes which has slowed me down somewhat. But I finally felt safe planting up my two GreenStalk planters. This year marks my 5th year of using these well-designed vertical planters. My annual tradition is to shoot a video showing how the planters go together and share what I’ll be growing. For […]
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I am so lucky to have a smart, creative husband! Bill just came up with an ingenious way to protect blueberries from nibbling birds. And it’s so cool, I wanted to share the idea with you. A bit of background first… We’ve grown high-bush blueberries for over 30 years. There are early, mid- and late season varieties in our little […]
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