What About the Dirt?

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Posted by Green Thumb Gardener | Posted in Garden Maintenance, Green Thumb Gardening | Posted on 16-04-2011

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You’ve picked out a nice spot for your garden – just the right amount of sun, shade. Have you checked the dirt? After all, that’s where your plants are going to live, right? Read the rest of this entry »

Decorating Your Summer Garden with Style

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Posted by Green Thumb Gardener | Posted in Garden Maintenance, Summer Garden | Posted on 17-08-2010

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Most people spend a great deal of time planning the landscape, flowers, and greenery of their summer gardens but very little time planning the decorative items that will make this little spot of heaven on earth even more enjoyable for man, woman, child, and pet. There are many things that can add to your comfort when enjoying your summer garden but here is a list of things you might want to seriously consider including in your own personal oasis from the world.

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What is the Ideal Place for my Garden?

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Posted by Green Thumb Gardener | Posted in Garden Maintenance, Green Thumb Gardening | Posted on 11-08-2010

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Once you have picked what kind of garden you want, there are many other factors you need to decide before you actually get to work with your gardening tools. Mainly you need to choose its location. This is usually decided by several factors: How you will water it, how much shade it needs, etc. Some of these questions can be very important in deciding whether your garden lives or dies, so don’t take them lightly. You need to take each one into special consideration.

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Green Thumb Gardening: The HORRORS of Hail!

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Posted by Green Thumb Gardener | Posted in Garden Maintenance, Green Thumb Gardening, Summer Garden | Posted on 08-08-2010

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One of the most hazardous things that can happen to your plants is weather. Many a garden has been demolished overnight because of this phenomenon. And seemingly, there is nothing we can do to prevent it. Of course, if weather didn’t exist at all then we wouldn’t have those nice sunny days that are beneficial to the growth of our plants. But then again, we wouldn’t have the tragic hailstorms that tear down everything we’ve worked for so many hours to grow.

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Extending the Life of Your Summer Garden

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Posted by Green Thumb Gardener | Posted in Autumn Garden, Fall Garden, Garden Maintenance, Gardening for Fun, Summer Garden | Posted on 07-08-2010

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We all love our summer gardens. Whether our gardens are meant to produce colorful blooms and fragrant flowers that delight the senses or plenty of vegetables that will keep our families fed throughout the long cold winter months, there is much to be said and enjoyed about keeping a summer garden growing and thriving. In fact, many of us look for ways to prolong the lives of our summer gardens in order to get that little bit of extra life from the flowers, plants, and vegetables that we plant in them. Keep reading to discover a few ways that you can prolong the life of your summer garden for a few more days, weeks, or even perhaps an extra month of color or vegetable production.

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