Forex Pole Bean in Flower
This Forex pole bean in flower made the gray skies of "June gloom" a little brighter.
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06, 2020
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06, 2020
Keyhole Garden Out of Control
It's official. I've completely lost control of the keyhole garden.
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06, 2020
First Sweet Corn of the Summer
These beauties are Allure, a bicolor organic synergistic sweet corn that can only be described as the purest, sweetest form of corn decadence.
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06, 2020
A Rustic Steel and Cedar Window Box
Weekend project for under $20 inspiration: How about a stylish rustic window box planter made from a cheap cedar fence pickets and a piece of corrugated steel?
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06, 2020
The Onion Harvest Rule
Grandpa always said "plant onions on the first day of spring, harvest them on the first day of fall." But here in the southwest, the first day of winter and summer are more like it.
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06, 2020
Aeonium
An aeonium in the new succulent garden I'm creating. The light through the yucca tree hit it in just such a way to bring together the colors and symmetry in an almost hypnotic display.
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06, 2020
Vegetable Garden Spring 2020: Then and Now
It's always fun to see how the vegetable garden has changed over the season. Here are some photos of mine on the first and last days of spring 2020.
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06, 2020
Making Summer Pickles
If you love authentic dill pickles, there's nothing better or simpler to make than old fashioned deli-style summer pickles. This recipe dates back to 1900 and uses just a few spices and natural fermentation to make some of the best homemade pickles you'll ever taste. No refrigeration or fancy gadgets required.
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06, 2020
Garden Path Refresh
I turned a drab wood walkway into a cool, colorful path through the tropical garden in a couple days for under $20. Here's how I did it.
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06, 2020
Peak Spring
All of our gardens -- shade, tropical, native, fragrance and dry -- are at their peak right now. Can you identify which flower lives in which garden?