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Indoor Gardening Tips
Bring the green inside! These low-maintenance plants are great for cleaning the air and emitting a fresh, feel-good ambiance in your...
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Jul 19, 20191 min read


Fresh Cut Flowers
Use a clean mason jar, old wine bottle, regular vase, or any decorative vase Fill container with fresh cold water Add a splash of Sprite...
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Jul 6, 20191 min read


Summer Container Gardening
Freshen Up Containers for Summer By now your spring containers may be getting dull. Swap out the old with some of these summer-loving...
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Jun 29, 20191 min read


Cooking with Herbs and Veggies
Pizza Garden Get the kids gardening this summer with a pizza garden! Help them identify the plants they’re growing and cooking with by...
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Jun 21, 20191 min read


Summer Art Festival Preview
Summer Art Festival Preview Party Friday, July 19, 2019 from 6-9PM Be the first to see amazing artwork from over 20 local artists! Start...
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Jun 14, 20191 min read


How to Avoid the August Garden Lull
Yes, it starts NOW! A bit of advanced planning during the late-spring-to-early-summer planting season will help ensure that in August, as...
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Jun 7, 20191 min read


Summer Cocktails with Herbs
Simple Syrup Ingredients: Sugar Water Herbs Directions: add sugar and water to bowl and stir. Add herbs and let steep for about 30...
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May 29, 20191 min read


Hydrangeas and Essential Garden Tools
Hydrangeas Shade varieties: The large leaf or “old fashioned” hydrangeas. These hydrangeas can be a blue or pink depending on the soil...
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May 24, 20191 min read


Garden Tricks and Hacks
Rotisserie chicken containers = mini green houses You know those delicious rotisserie chickens you love? Save the containers to use as...
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May 17, 20191 min read


DIY Bug Catchers & Mother’s Day butterfly baskets from Idlewild Butterfly Farm
Making homemade bug catchers is a fun way to get the kiddos outside this summer! Blair Leano-Helvey from Idlewild Butterfly Farm will...
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May 11, 20191 min read


Designing with Succulents
Not only do succulents offer amazing color and sculptural design for your indoor or outdoor space, they’re super trendy and easy to...
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May 3, 20191 min read


Summer Annuals Cheat Sheet
Annuals are the eye candy of the summer garden, and if you’re not already shopping for them, we’re betting you will be soon. Who can...
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Apr 26, 20194 min read


How to Make a Terrarium
It’s the ever so popular mini forest in a glass jar! Here’s our step-by-step guide to making your own terrarium: What you’ll need:...
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Apr 25, 20191 min read


Repurposed Garden Art
These hidden treasures could be hiding in your shed! Here are a few ways to upcycle regular household items into pieces of art: Create an...
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Apr 22, 20191 min read


Container Gardening
Container Gardening is not just for summer time! You can do containers all year long! Here are Jeff Wallitsch’s top plants to use for all...
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Apr 12, 20191 min read


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Mar 6, 20190 min read


2019 Garden Trends by Monrovia
For the past few years, Monrovia has reported on the shifting consciousness of gardeners toward an embrace of nature, the impact of all...
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Feb 14, 20193 min read


Winter Decorating with Evergreen
There are always a few bits and pieces left over from holiday DIY projects using evergreen branches and clippings. While you could...
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Dec 10, 20181 min read


Plant a Berry Garden for Winter Birds
Foraging birds need a diet of heavy-duty foods full of sugars and fats on a regular basis to thrive over the cold winter months. Planting...
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Nov 8, 20182 min read


5 Shrubs for Fall-into-Winter Containers
Now, in fall, is the ideal time to start thinking about what will fill all your (now likely empty) containers this winter. Here are five...
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Oct 2, 20182 min read
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