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For this week’s video, I felt water conservation would be a useful topic. After all, so many regions — within the United States and around the world — are dealing with severe drought conditions. While this is a depressing subject, my video is filled with positive, actionable items we can address in our gardens. Some might seem obvious while others […]
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If you are really tired of winter, I have just what you need! My newest video focuses on wonderful perennial flowers that are sure to brighten your outlook. I love growing annuals and perennials. While I love both, perennials are a great deal because they come back year after year. As I explain in the video, annual flowers will bloom, […]
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Did you know that sunlight is absolutely crucial for growing veggies? That’s the topic of this week’s video, in which I help you choose your best vegetable garden site. The great news is that if you don’t have a super sunny vegetable garden, you’ve still got plenty of options! Here’s what I cover in my video about choosing your vegetable […]
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What a gorgeous fall we’ve been experiencing! I just love those fall colors. Over the past 35 years, we’ve been planting trees and shrubs that have beautiful fall foliage. Boy has that been worth it! I suddenly realized that a lot of folks might want to add more beautiful fall colors to their gardens, too. So that’s where the idea […]
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Did you know that fall is an excellent time to make changes to your garden and add new plants? That’s why I’m doing a landscape redesign in our back garden. And it’s the focus of this week’s video as well as next week’s. Why do I need to do a landscape redesign? I have to admit I’ve been dreading this […]
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My husband Bill and I have just returned from a quick trip to Victoria, British Columbia. And anytime we go there, a visit to the renowned Butchart Gardens is a must. You know what that means, right? I took a lot of photographs and have put together a video slideshow to share with you! As I sorted through my photos, […]
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Pruning tasks can literally be a pain at times… specifically in our hands from all that repetition. My new favorite tools are battery-powered pruners. What a difference they’ve made! I subscribe to the wonderful British gardening magazine called Gardener’s World. Early this year, I saw an article about battery-powered pruners and I recall thinking that seemed unnecessary. But the more […]
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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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I have a tendency to focus my videos in our vegetable garden because growing food is my passion. But I also enjoy ornamental gardening… a LOT! So for this week’s video, I take you on a spring garden tour. In it, I take you through our back garden where we’ve created some really nice landscape beds. You’ll get to see […]
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My husband Bill and I have engaged in raised bed gardening since 1981. I know, that’s a long time ago, isn’t it? It all started with a wonderful “Better Homes & Gardens” magazine article on that very topic. Over the years, we’ve gone through a few iterations of the bed design. First, we used a rototiller and a lot of […]
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