Tag: garden
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How to Grow Amaryllis & Paperwhites for Christmas
I first found out about amaryllis and paperwhite flowers when I started getting into gardening a few years ago. I had never heard of growing flowers indoors for the holidays. I didn’t even know you could grow flowers inside so easily. Then one day I was watching Garden Answer on YouTube & she did a…
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How to Plant Garlic for Delicious Culinary Rewards
Garlic has always been the plant that I recommend growing to anyone who doesn’t really have a lot of experience gardening. You can grow garlic, yes you! Even if you have a black thumb. Even if you don’t have a lot of time to devote to gardening. Garlic is just that easy to grow. It’s…
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How to Roast Pumpkins & Make Fresh Pumpkin Puree
Happy Halloween, everyone! We’re right in the midst of pumpkin season (one of my favorite seasons). Every year I decorate my house with pumpkins & explore new pumpkin culinary pursuits. A few years ago I decided to try making fresh pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving, instead of canned pumpkin & I’ve never looked back. Fresh pumpkin…
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Throw it in the Crockpot Apple Butter Recipe
When I started this blog I intended on sharing recipes featuring ingredients that I’ve grown myself, but I’m going to have a fudge a little here for this recipe. I just can’t pass up posting my apple butter recipe because you need to make this. You need this apple butter in your life. So, even…
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How to Create a Dark Garden that Morticia Addams Would Love
Halloween is just around the corner, so I thought it was the perfect time to talk about one of my gardening goals: a section of my garden devoted entirely to dark plants. There is just something so intriguing about dark-colored plants to me. I am drawn to them whenever I’m browsing at a plant nursery…
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Mouthwateringly Good Grilled Cheeseburgers with Homegrown Tomatoes & Basil Recipe
It’s national cheeseburger day & it’s also the last week of summer. Celebrate this glorious day & these last few days of summer by throwing a couple of burgers on the grill. Burgers have always been my favorite food & grilling them over charcoal on a Weber grill is just a taste that cannot be…
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Rose Review: Bewitched Rose
I have another rose to review for you today from my rose garden, the Bewitched Hybrid Tea Rose. I bought this rose 2 years ago from a local plant nursery. Yes, I did partially purchase this rose because of the name. I have so many fond childhood memories of watching reruns of Bewitched & I…
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Fresh from the Garden Tomato Sauce Recipe
One of the greatest joys of gardening is being able to cook the food that you grow and share it with others. Tomato sauce is super easy to make, though it can take quite a bit of prep work. However, once you taste this sauce all that prep work won’t matter a single bit. Read…
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Beginner/Intermediate Home Gardeners: 3 Best Tips for Planting Fall Vegetables
As a beginner to intermediate gardener, you know that fall is coming up quick and you only have so much time left to plant your fall vegetables. As a home gardener with a few years of gardening experience under my belt, who is taking a social media class from Northwestern University through Coursera.com, I found…
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How to Make a Cinder Block Garden
Are you looking to add vertical interest to your garden? A cinder block garden is a great, budget-friendly way to add structure to your landscaping. It’s very easy to make and it can be low maintenance too if you choose drought-tolerant plants. I built my cinder block garden last year and it’s one of the…
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