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In this week’s video, I share with you what I feel are the best gardening tools. And as I explain, I don’t have affiliate relationships with any of the companies so I don’t benefit from recommending them. Two things of particular interest that you’ll see are my new garden apron and Bill’s ingenious invention to keep me comfortable out in […]
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Do you have some gardeners on your gift list? Or are you looking for ideas to give to Santa? Well, this year’s Gardener’s Gift Guide is packed with some wonderful suggestions. You’ll find well-made, handy tools. There are books to help you increase your gardening knowledge and success. And lovely items to add beauty to your garden. Any links that […]
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If you’re not familiar with the term “adaptive gardening,” it refers to the use of specialized tools or methods so a person can garden more comfortably and safely. If you’re picturing elderly gardeners, be aware that this concept can help folks with injuries or other physical limitations at any stage of their life. Adaptive gardening is the topic of my […]
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Ho ho ho! Are you a gardener? Do you have gardening friends and family members who would love a garden-related gift? Well, I’ve put together a holiday gift guide that is sure to please you all! I’m frequently asked about the garden tools you see me using in my videos, as well as about garden book recommendations. Take a look […]
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As you probably already know, I’m a huge fan of using row covers in my garden. This includes floating row cover, bridal veil netting, shade cloth and bird netting. That is the topic of this week’s garden column, which you can read in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Covers help keep vegetable crops happy and healthy. (or you can read […]
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As much as I enjoy growing vegetables and eating all of that tasty produce, I really love growing flowers. And not just perennials and bulbs, but annual flowers. That’s the topic of my garden column, which you can read in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Annuals brighten the garden with colorful blooms. (You can also read the text of my […]
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It’s time to talk about seed starting! I know that beginning and seasoned gardeners alike want to hit the ground running so they’re ready for this year’s growing season so that’s the topic for this week’s video. I should to warn you in advance that it’s longer than most of my videos but seed starting is such a useful skill […]
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Whether you’re growing vegetables or flowers (or both), this is the perfect time to order your seeds and focus on the right timing for your seed-starting activities. And I’ve got some helpful tools and information right here on this website to help you out. First of all, you might want to check out which veggies I’ll be growing in my […]
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Book review: The Lifelong Gardener: Garden with Ease & Joy at Any Age by Toni Gattone (Timber Press, 214 pp., $19.95) While I was at this year’s Garden Communicators’ conference in Salt Lake City, I met a delightful lady by the name of Toni Gattone. She told me she’d recently written a book and even though it had just been […]
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As much as I love gardening, I have to admit I’m getting older. This means the concept of making gardening easier is starting to sound very appealing to me! That’s the topic for this week’s garden column in The Spokesman-Review: Tips to make gardening easier as we get older. In the first part of the column, I discuss a few […]
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