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• A Garden That Suits Your Life

  The gardening season is far from over in most parts of the country, but it's still a good time to take stock. Look around your garden and your property in general. Do you like what you see? If not, it's time to plan the changes that will allow... Posted Sep 08 2008, 09:27 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: garden planning, garden maintenance

• Self Sown

  Lately as I've been weeding the garden, I've noticed many self-sown seedlings, especially foxgloves, larkspur, perilla and even rose of Sharon. When I was a novice gardener, I never grubbed out unwanted seedlings, because I was afraid that if... Posted Aug 20 2008, 04:33 PM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: garden maintenance

• Cleaning Up

  If maintaining a beautiful garden is about creating a series of beautiful pictures, then the most important part of the act of creation is editing. To put it in a less artistic way--cleaning up is one of the best things you can do for your garden. For... Posted Aug 16 2008, 08:56 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: garden maintenance

• Individuality

  My upper back garden features a six by seven-foot plot that is home to a trumpet vine, a large peony and several clumps of daylilies, plus assorted hardy geraniums, bleeding heart and self-sown nigella ("love in a mist"). An abundance of rain... Posted Jun 12 2008, 08:27 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: garden maintenance