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Nurse Rock

Gardening Tips by Sandy Swegel Sometimes there’s a difficult spot in a garden when plants just keep failing. Or sometimes there’s a plant you really want in your garden (you know who you are butterfly weed) that keeps dying even though you think you are giving it perfect conditions. The easy thing to do is […]

Baby’s Breath

Baby’s Breath…growing for whimsy by Sandy Swegel Some plants aren’t the most efficient plants to grow, but you have to do it just because it’s fun.  Annual baby’s breath fits that category for me this week.  I visited a lovely garden where the perennial baby’s breath was allowed to grow and fall where it may […]

Squash Bee

Peponapis: A Squash Lovin’ Bee Jul 19, 2016 04:54 pm | thebeeswaggle by Jessica Goldstrohm Did you know some bees are very dependent on particular species of flowers? This lovely bee is the squash bee, and I was fortunate enough to discover her, along with may others nestled inside squash flowers of a good friend’s […]