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Is your home garden ready for Summer ?

Summer is a wonderful time to enjoy your garden and backyard. With a little preparation, you can ensure that your outdoor space is both beautiful and functional. Here are...

Landscape Architect Visit: Scott Lewis Turns A Small SF Backyard Into an Urban Oasis

“We had this idea of making a green cube in the back of the garden,” says San Francisco-based...

Inspiring backyard greenhouse ideas for every gardener

If anyone in my family is looking for me in the summer, the first place they’ll look is my greenhouse (picture above). A greenhouse is a must have for the enthusiastic gardener. Yes, it is a place to sow seeds, pot on plants and grow tender vegetables. But it is also a haven, a place ... Read more The post Inspiring backyard greenhouse ideas for every gardener appeared first on Gardening Step by Step.

The Seed Shopping Handbook: Tips for Buying Seeds for Gardening

If I could have every seed in the world, I would. But I know that when it comes...

Current Obsessions: Quiet, Please

Here’s to a restorative weekend! Below, things that have tickled us, moved us, distracted us from the news....
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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day & Foliage Follow-Up: The Subtle Beauty of a December Garden

Welcome! Welcome to my December Long Island garden! The garden now rests as we approach the official start of winter here in the northeast, starting...

Poinsettia-the History, the Folklore…the Plant

Feature Plant: Poinsettia Welcome to This Month in the Garden! With the month of December upon us, I thought it would be a good time...

Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day & Foliage Follow-Up November: Autumn Views and Blooms!

Welcome! Fall is a wonderful time of year as the landscape transitions into an array of changing color. It has been one of the warmest...

This Month in the Garden: The Beauty of Autumn

Welcome! Welcome to This Month in the Garden! The words of Albert Camus ~"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower", repeats through ones mind this...

Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day & Foliage Follow-Up October: Long Island Garden Autumnal Views

Welcome! Welcome to my zone 7b Long Island garden! Fall has officially arrived and there are signs everywhere as the landscape starts to transition into...

Feature Plant: Balloon Flower (Platycodon)

Welcome to This Month in the Garden! This month's feature is Balloon flower. One of my favorite perennials in the garden, Balloon Flower is scientifically...
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