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Want to keep mosquitoes and gnats from bugging you this summer? Here are 25 Mosquito Repellent Plants and tips for creating your own planter to keep the bugs away and have things look beautiful at the same time.

25 Mosquito Repellent Plants for Your Garden

I love spending time outdoors, but I despise mosquitos and gnats. I don’t want to kill all of the bugs; bats and birds need to eat.  I just want to keep them away while we are are enjoying the backyard. Enter in the mosquito repellent plants!   While these have not kept all of the …

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You can get a jump on your spring and summer garden by starting your seeds indoors in February.  Garden centers, as well as Home Depot and Lowes, are already well stocked with seed starting supplies and tons of fruit, vegetable, herb, and flower seeds.  

Start Your Spring Garden Now!

You can get a jump on your spring and summer garden by starting your seeds indoors in February.  Garden centers, as well as Home Depot and Lowes, are already well stocked with seed starting supplies and tons of fruit, vegetable, herb, and flower seeds.   Most fruits and vegetables can be started indoors and then transplanted …

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Gifts for Gardeners

Whether you are shopping for Christmas or any other celebration, these gifts for gardeners are sure to be a hit! As a gardener, I always have a wish list of things that I would like for myself – various books and magazines, certain plants I want to grow, and tools I need to make the …

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Growing Garlic - Plant now for summer harvests. Like spring flowers, garlic likes to be in the ground over winter before growing and producing throughout the spring.

Growing Garlic – Plant Now for Summer Harvest

Last year, we had our first successful garlic harvest.  This week, I am breaking apart two heads of garlic to replant, and so that we will have another harvest this coming summer.  It’s the perfect crop to get started in your fall garden! Garlic cloves are the individual bulbs that when planted will each become …

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It may be November, but there's still a lot going on in the garden! From final harvests and a few stray blooms, to prepping for next spring.

November’s Garden in Pictures

I haven’t been into gardening as much in the last few months as I usually am.  I have been dealing with a lot of health issues and they have completely zapped my energy, so I’ve done as little as possible.  Thankfully, gardeners have a lot of optimism.  We always believe in a better tomorrow.  We …

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