Birds & Blooms magazine

10 Ways to Add Color to Your Garden Without Plants

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Summer Pruning and a ‘Substitute’ Gardener

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Have you ever had a 'substitute' teacher?  As most of you know, a substitute teacher doesn't do things the same way our regular teacher does. A few years ago, I was asked to step in as a 'substitute' gardener for my father-in-law's…
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Underused White Flowering Beauty – Little Leaf Cordia

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There are some plants in the landscape that are underused through not fault of their own. This can be for a number of reasons, one of which, is that it isn't stocked at local nurseries.  Customers often walk into their local nursery…
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DIY Herb Salt Blends From the Garden

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I am always on the lookout for new things to make from the garden. Recently I learned how to make specially flavored salts using herbs from my garden.  'Herb salts' have become a popular flavoring tool in the culinary community and…
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How to Grow Herbs Indoors

Do you like using fresh herbs when you cook? I do.  But, I don't like buying herbs from the store because they can be expensive and often aren't very fresh looking. Photo: Purple basil and chives I enjoy growing herbs…
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Got Basil? Create Delicious Herb Salt

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I enjoy DIY projects - particularly when they involve things that I have grown in my garden. It seems that a lot of the things that I make from the garden include herbs.  I have dried herbs, frozen them into ice cubes and have…
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Perennials for a Drought Tolerant Garden & Radio Interview

Earlier this week, I mentioned I was being interviewed about drought tolerant gardening for several radio stations throughout the country.     This morning, I am doing a live interview for the public radio station, KERA…
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10 Tips for Drought Tolerant Gardening

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Do you live in an area that has been affected by drought?   You may be surprised at the answer.  Periods of drought aren't uncommon for those of us who live in the Western United States, but more recently drought has expanded…
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Overcrowded, Overpruned Shrubs and How to Avoid Them

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Have you ever seen shrubs that have been planted too closely together? At first glance, it looks like the new plants in the landscape above fit just fine into this area.   But, what if I told you that those small shrubs…
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Unique Containers: Day 7 – Don’t Sit on These Planters!

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This is my last post on unique containers.  To date, we have looked at containers on four, two and one wheels, one that fits on your feet as well as some 'trashy' ones as well. Today, I'd like to show you two containers that you shouldn't…
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