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Green Gardener Tips: SoyCandleLover-Maker
The Sprout is planted...
My Parents were Organic Gardeners. Well... not exactly. In the home where I grew up, my parents planted quite a few nice trees, spring bulbs and other perennial plants. Looking back on it now, I think my Dad plopped them into the soil, and that was that. We spent every summer at a lake cottage. We also took several road trips traveling from New York to California or Massachusetts. Each year we left our home within days of the school summer vacation and returned just days before school began...

Birdbaths - Decorating Ideas For Your Garden
Accent your garden space
From the practical to the whimsical, a birdbath can be a great addition to your home garden. Whether you prefer the aesthetic design of the bath itself, or you enjoy watching the birds frolic and splash, these accents are a great addition to your outdoor space. I remember when I was a child of about 8 or so, my grandmother purchased a painted concrete birdbath and placed it in her backyard, between two fruit trees. It was always entertaining to watch the birds bathing, hopping around and tos...

Gardens, Birds and Butterflies
Garden Tours start in your own backyard.
Focus on what you love and create an oasis in your life. A place of peace, reflection and refreshment. A simple water feature is always calming then add a few flowering plants that do well in your region and you have the beginning of your own oasis. Hang a hummingbird feeder or a simple bird feeder that will be easy to care for and you have widen out your oasis into a mini paradise even if all the space you have is a patio or a small balcony. Butterfly Branch Art Print Vess, Erica J. Buy at...

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Six Tricks For Organic Gardening
Six Tricks For Organic Gardening Organic gardening is the way of growing vegetables and fruits with the use of things only found in nature. Why would one want to indulge in organic gardening? 1.One can easily make compost from garden and kitchen waste. Though this is a bit more time-consuming than buying prepared chemical pesticides and fertilizers, it certainly helps to put garbage to good use and so saves the environment. 2. Organic farming does not use chemicals that may have an advers...