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Posts tagged “gardening”

Design Talk by Fritz Haeg of Edible Estates

If the exceptionally dry weather this summer has a positive side, it's that it causes people to rethink their outdoor area and how much water is needed to sustain it. For those in dry climates with sh...

Look!: Yellow Planters at Flora Grubb

We stopped by Flora Grubb the other day and were tickled by these bright yellow planters. A large one would be perfect for a dwarf citrus tree of some type (lemon would be very nice), but we ended up ...

Flora Grubb

There's a little oasis out in the middle of the last place you'd expect it to be (Bayview), and it's wooing all sorts of gardeners - thumbs shades of green to, um, less so - to trek down and get inspi...

Non-Toxic Solution for Aphids

We recently read an article about nasturtiums on our sister site, The Kitchn. Most of the comments seemed to focus on finding a non-toxic way to get rid of the aphids that inevitably seem to come to f...

Caring for Plants While on Vacation
Real Simple

We'll preface this by saying that all tips in this article also work for those who, ahem, aren't necessarily on vacation, but need a little help remembering to water the plants, just the same....

Potted Vegetable Gardens
Domino Magazine

As city dwellers, we often lament our lack of garden space. Now especially, when all sorts of plants are beginning to bear their fruits, we start trying to figure out a way to have our own little harv...

What to Do in Your Garden Now
Sunset: April 2008

Despite our best intentions (and our overzealous purchasing at the nursery), we've been resigning ourselves lately to the possibility that our green thumb is, in reality, a few shades darker. But our ...