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4 Hydrangea Myths Busted - National Garden Bureau

4 Hydrangea Myths Busted

How-to, Plant Care & MaintenanceApril 7, 2022gail
Gardeners are waking up all over the country. How do I know this? I am seeing all sorts of garden-related info flash across my devices, from Yahoo News to horticultural sites, to personal blogs. But what gets most of my attention these days is all of the bad info about hydrangeas. So let’s do some...
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Goth Garden: Spooky and Beautiful - National Garden Bureau

Goth Garden: Spooky and Beautiful

Garden Planning & Design, How-toMarch 24, 2022gail
Do you gravitate to graveyards, finding ancient tombstones creepily intriguing? Prefer reading Daphne du Maurier to Sophie Kinsella? Relish an antique aesthetic rather than farmhouse chic? If your personal taste leans more toward creepy, mysterious vibes than pretty, perky designs, then a goth garden may be the perfect solution for your outdoor space. What is...
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Make Your Own Zen Garden: Why and How To - National Garden Bureau

Create Your Own Zen Garden: Why and How To

Gardening as Therapy, How-toFebruary 9, 2022gail
Destress, Embrace Tranquility, and Journey to Enlightenment with a Zen Garden Are you having a hard time channeling your inner Zen? Peace and tranquility may feel in short supply these days, but gardening elevates mental health and provides a great escape from relentless news cycles and the stressful state of the world. While any chance...
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Tips for Making Your Poinsettia Shine Through the Season and Beyond - National Garden Bureau

Tips for Making Your Poinsettia Shine Through the Season and Beyond

How-to, Indoor GardeningDecember 2, 2021gail
Ask The Experts about Poinsettias! Few plants are as iconic as the poinsettia. The eye-catching blooms are a holiday tradition around the world. But the blooms aren’t a flower at all, they’re actually the leaves, or bracts, of the plant. Poinsettia are native to Central America, and in 1825, those stunning red leaves captured the attention of the United States ambassador to...
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Go outside and collect some natural material to make these fun crafts - National Garden Bureau

Making Winter Crafts with Natural Items

DIY Crafts & Gifts, How-toNovember 29, 2021gail
Make your own winter crafts using the material you find in nature. Mother Nature’s Cabinet of Curiosities “The world is but a canvas to our imaginations.” Henry David Thoreau At no other season of the year is nature so generous with her gifts as in autumn/early winter. Children gain a large body of valuable knowledge...
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Crafting with Luffa Sponges is fun and easy to do - National Garden Bureau

Crafting with Luffa Sponge Gourds

DIY Crafts & Gifts, How-toAugust 26, 2021gail
Luffas can be used in a variety of ways as a food source, skin scrubber, and home cleaning sponge. The dried fibrous skeleton of the gourd also makes a great natural craft material. You can create fiber crafts, mixed media art projects, and home items using dried vines, gourds, and seeds.  Luffa vines are sturdy...
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Epsom Salts in the Garden is it good or bad?

Epsom Salts for Tomatoes? An Expert Weighs In

How-to, Soil, Compost and MulchAugust 4, 2021diane
Epsom salts in the garden…good or bad? The Good News: Epsom salts CAN have a purpose in the garden. The Bad News:  Epsom salts straight out of the package, as a granulated product in the soil, can be highly detrimental to plants! The Right Way: ALWAYS dilute Epsom salts in water before using. Use this...
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Garden Hangouts and Hideaways are perfect for a summer of fun in the garden - National Garden Bureau

Garden Hangouts and Hideaways for Kids

DIY Crafts & Gifts, How-to, Kid's GardeningMay 27, 2021gail
Create a new kind of summer camp in your own backyard with flower forts, bean tunnels, vine-covered teepees, and other secret garden structures for kids. Pry the kids away from their screens and create a special outdoor space just for them! Everyone needs a space of their own, a place to unwind and relax, especially as...
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Beware of the Hydrangea Danger Zone when pruning your Hydrangeas - National Garden Bureau

Hydrangea Danger Zone

How-to, Plant Care & MaintenanceMarch 18, 2021gail
Oh, no! Something else to worry about? Yes, I’m afraid there is. What is the Hydrangea Danger Zone™? Right now you and all other gardeners who grow hydrangeas could be in the Hydrangea Danger Zone. It’s that time between the fall when your “old wood” hydrangeas set their flower buds, and the coming spring when...
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Victory Garden 2.0 Soil Basics - National Garden Bureau

Victory Garden 2.0 Soil Basics

How-to, Soil, Compost and MulchMarch 3, 2021diane
Building Your Garden from the Ground Up: Basic Tips for Improving Garden Soil Quality  You’re dreaming of spring, eager to grow a gorgeous garden filled with fresh food and beautiful blooms. But before you sow your first seed or order perennials from your favorite nursery, take the time to dig deep into your soil. Understanding...
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