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Low Price Gardening Containers in Supermarkets

  Low priced gardening containers found in supermarkets? Keep your eyes open and you will find super deals for gardening products in unlikely places such as your local grocery store. This is one of my favorite stories of how I…

22 Comments / 315 View / April 17, 2012

Kalanchoe video-how-to-multiply-this-plant-by-cuttings Shirley Bovshow

Video of the Week: Multiply a Kalanchoe Plant

Kalanchoe video-how-to-multiply-this-plant-by-cuttings Shirley Bovshow

The video of the week will teach you how to multiply a Kalanchoe plant.   I can't believe how popular Kalanchoe, or "Flapjack" plants are these days! I see them planted in landscapes and used in container gardens for indoors…

0 Comments / 1597 View / March 13, 2012

Lobelia, chrysanthemum and papayrus garden bed

Proven Winners Plants: The Forum Carlsbad Shopping Center

Lobelia, chrysanthemum and papayrus garden bed

  The Forum Carlsbad Shopping Center gardens featuring Proven Winners plants is an example of exceptional public landscaping. When was the last time you visited an outdoor shopping center and left with tons of garden design ideas!   A custom…

1 Comment / 835 View / March 9, 2012

potted garden vignette for the spring with junipers harry lauder walking stick tree daffodils

Create a “Winter to Spring” Garden Vignette With Potted Plants!

potted garden vignette for the spring with junipers harry lauder walking stick tree daffodils

Create a transitional,  "winter to spring" garden vignette using potted plants while you wait for the sun to shine. I appeared on "Good Things Utah" recently to present some container garden ideas that are realistic for cold winter areas.  …

5 Comments / 574 View / March 1, 2012

Apartment Therapy The Gardenist Before and After Shirley's Country Garden

Press: Country Garden in ApartmentTherapy.com

Apartment Therapy The Gardenist Before and After Shirley's Country Garden

  I'm happy to see that  ApartmentTherapy.com  is featuring my "Country Garden" project on their site today! Rochelle Greayer, "The Gardenist" wrote an article  titled,   "Before and After: Shirley's Country Garden"  about one of my small, affordable garden designs.  …

0 Comments / 312 View / February 29, 2012

Curb Appeal Front Yard Porch and Gardens

Curb Appeal: Five Inexpensive Front Yard Enhancements

Curb Appeal Front Yard Porch and Gardens

Enhancing the curb appeal of your house doesn't have to be expensive. Wether you are interested in improving the look of your  front yard for personal enjoyment or for  selling your home, here are a few of my top recommendations….

4 Comments / 7154 View / February 28, 2012

Self Watering Containers From Recycled Soda Bottles

Self watering containers from recycled soda bottles are gaining in popularity because they work and are inexpensive! You probably have soda bottles right now in your pantry or in the recycle bin that you can use to make "free" planters….

2 Comments / 1878 View / February 24, 2012

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