Dress up your Home with Festive Live Plants - If you’re looking for ways to add a festive and unique touch to your home, think live plants. Rather than rummaging through basements and attics for holiday decorations or buying yet another centerpiece, plants add long-lasting year-round style and cheer to any home.

South American Gardens & Landscapes - After her recent trip to Uruguay and Buenos Aires, Garden Designer and Author Tracy DiSabato-Aust shares not only lessons she learned, but also the connections between the design elements of ancient ruins and the design elements found in South American gardens today.

It's Berry Time! Blueberries, raspberries and blackberries are among the easiest crops to grow in your edible landscape. They are delicious, super-healthy, have few pest or disease problems, and if you live in the middle of the country, now is the time to get them planted! Don Rosenberg shares his Berry Planting Tips!
 

Protect Plants from Sudden Frost or Freeze - Botanists have developed a ground-breaking spray that helps a plant survive hard frost and sudden freeze, extending the growing season by at least a month for most growers and gardeners. This non-toxic spray, called FreezePruf™, from the Liquid Fence® Company, improves a plant’s freeze tolerance up to 9.4° Fahrenheit, depending on the species. 

Planning Your Vegetable Garden - Doreen Pollack 'The Garden Goddess' summarizes the practices that support creating a more self sustaining garden that will produce higher yields and need less work and outside resources like fertilizers, water and You!
 

Gardening Tips for November -November is "clean-up" month in the garden, but it is also a great time to plant some trees, shrubs and spring bulbs. Winter does not need to be bleak, get your hardy winter annuals out if you want some quick color over the holidays. It is also time to think "protection" from sudden freezes.

Planning Your Vegetable Garden
Rain Water Harvesting
Composting: Turning Trash into Cash in the Garden – Doreen Pollack ‘The Garden Goddess,’ shares what compost is, how beneficial it is, and easy tips to get you composting!
Design Your Garden With Permaculture Principles
Creating a Backyard Wildlife Habitat is Environmentally Smart
Gardening is Good for the Heart and Soul
 

Margaret Grace - Award-winning Landscape Designer
Association of Professional Landscape Designers

How Much Value do you Place on Your "Free" Time?
Three Steps to Getting More Done

 

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