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In My Garden, May 29, 2013

Not too much has changed since last week, but things are moving in the right direction . . . {in the whiskey barrel are poppies, I didn’t thin them out so I’m not sure how many I’ll get} {instead of planting them in containers, I put the cucumbers and tomatoes in the bed. They weren’t […]

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Friday Flowers: Floret

Floret is a flower farm and design studio located in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. The farm is run by Erin Benzakein and her family  and is certified organic. She runs trials of each variety before they grow them at a larger scale, and publishes her findings in her monthly column in Growing for […]

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In My Garden May 22, 2013

Yesterday, one of my favorite bloggers, Amanda Soule (aka Soulemama) announced a new feature on her site. “This Week in My Garden” is a periodic update on what’s growing that week in photos and notes. Since I am still a beginner gardener, I thought it would be fun and helpful to follow along and compare […]

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