Whether you live 45 minutes from the nearest store or within driving distance to three of our garden centers, chances are you appreciate free things. In this particular article, I will share with you at least 7 things you likely have in and around your home that you can use as free (or almost free) […]

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Watering, Weeding and Weather Watering, weeding and the weather: as gardeners, some of us sure complain about these three subjects a lot. I call them “the Three W’s” because remembering them makes gardening easier. Also, I love alliteration. Alliteration is a good way to remember important things. I wish someone in my early gardening experiences […]

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In years past, late January was when I would sit by the woodstove, snowed in (as we usually have our first big snow fall in Virginia the third week of January) seed catalogs spread out before me, dreaming of eating fresh food straight from verdant lush gardens in July. The game has changed a bit […]

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