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Not Your Typical Garden Story

It’s hard not to think about life and death in the garden because you’re witnessing it over and over throughout the growing season. My garden story is that each year I plant a number of perennials in the flower gardens hoping they stay bright and alive all season long in one way or another, but […]

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Garden Rescues Gone Right

Let’s talk about the life and times of garden abandonment and garden rescues. See, there comes a time in the life of a garden when you need to take a break. Personally, I find this particularly true with landscapes and flowers because they require so much darned weeding. When we first bought our house, the […]

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Seeking: Plant Friends

Do you have plant friends? I love my plant best friends (or PBFs); They’re where I get my cuttings, divisions, and heirloom seeds. In fact, one year, a friend of mine cross-pollinated her hot peppers with bell peppers and shared her seeds with me, and the next year I had the most delightfully spicy bell […]

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Gardening Humor for “Real” Gardeners

Do you remember when you were a young budding gardener, and you thought, “one day I’ll be like those other gardeners, with their perfectly pruned tomatoes, their pollinator gardens, and their field of home-grown corn”? I do, but the more time I spend surrounded by “real” gardeners, the more I’ve come to see my hard […]

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My Garden Story of Revenge

Revenge or fair play? That’s what my garden story is about today. Are you ready to be the judge in a case of a garden crime? We all have that favorite plant. You know the one that you’ve tried to grow for years and is finally thriving? That’s the plant I’m talking about here. It […]

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Did You Throw a Tomato?

If you’re going to throw a tomato at someone’s car, you would do it in Summer, right? After all, Summer is when all those juicy, ripe, delicious tomatoes are in season. You have plenty to enjoy for yourself, and some leftover for throwing. But what about late-Winter? Assuming you could find a wonderfully ripe, juicy, […]

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When Can I Plant Snow Peas?

Those first vegetables of early Spring are like an oasis in the desert. Sunshine on a cloudy day. A smile when you’re feeling down. I think that’s why so many gardeners like to plant snow peas, radishes, kale, and other early season veggies. Yes, the vegetables are delightful, but after a long Winter, they feed […]

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Roses for Dummies? I’m Not So Sure

Okay, maybe the writer of today’s story could use a Roses for Dummies tutorial. But then we wouldn’t have this enjoyable story about learning some gardening lessons the hard way. But then, we’ve all had our gardening moments, right? Whether it’s Roses for Dummies or How Not to Overwater Your Ficus, Amanda!, almost every gardener […]

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A Funny Garden Department Moment

We all have a funny garden story or humorous plant escapade. Heck, there are tons of them here in GreenPrints Magazine. There’s the story about the chickens that ate all the tomatoes, more than a few stories about composting, and even some amusing asparagus tales. And you thought asparagus was a serious vegetable! The garden […]

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Vegetable Gardening for Dummies: The Tiller

At times when I’m in the garden, I feel like I could be the star of any story about vegetable gardening for dummies. Most of the time I know what I’m doing, but every now and then the stars align (or would that be misalign?) and I feel like I’m pulling zucchini seedlings instead of […]

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