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Summer Container Gardening Care and The Tools Needed to Get …

Summer flowering containers add interest, color, texture, depth and a unique sense of personality to your outdoor spaces. With so many options available during the summer months, filling up your co...

Design a Tropical, Low-Maintenance Summer Container Garden

Our gardens can have many different looks, themes, and characteristics to give us that unique feel we all crave as gardeners, and one look many of us seek year after year is a bold, tropical look. ...

Summer Harvest Abundance in Outdoor Container Gardens

Summer is the season of abundant harvests! From loads of tasty tomatoes and peppers to delicious fresh herbs, growing your favorite food crops in a container garden has never been easier thanks to ...

Plant Based Recipes for Kids

Plant Based Recipes for Kids

The stories of a passionate brown thumb gardener and cook. I have to confess that I am one of those mother’s that sends the oddest packed lunches to school. It’s a good thing my kids are growing up in this decade, and not in the 80’s as I did. I can guarantee my...

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Transitioning Through Seasons with Crescent Containers

Transitioning Through Seasons with Crescent Containers

I’ve always said planting in containers is a great entry point into gardening. I also love the convenience of container gardening. It’s easy to change out plants from season-to-season, and, especially with the lightweight nature of Crescent containers, it’s easy to...

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Summer, Succulents, and Seashells

Summer, Succulents, and Seashells

Summer, Succulents, and Seashells: Wondering what to do with all those seashells you brought home from the beach? Here's a fun project you can get done in less than an hour this summer combining those shells with heat-loving succulents. Here's what you will need: An...

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Growing  Safe, Healthy Food in Containers, By P. Allen Smith

Growing Safe, Healthy Food in Containers, By P. Allen Smith

I’ve been growing my own food for decades. Coming from a family of farmers, I guess you could say it’s in my blood. I just love going outside, picking or digging up whatever is ripe, and planning a whole meal around those fruits and vegetables. It doesn’t get more farm-to-table than that!

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