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Tomato Lovers: It’s Time! Make Your Decisions!

Heirloom Vegetable Seeds by Sandy Swegel If you don’t already have your tomatoes growing….this is The Day. April 1st is my official day to start my tomatoes indoors. I’m in Zone 5 and last frost is six weeks away. You may start yours earlier if you live in a warmer place or have walls of […]

Learning from Kid’s Gardens

What We Can Learn from Kids’ Gardens Gardening Tips There are tons of books and articles on how to teach kids about gardening. And it is lots of fun to teach young gardeners and show them how to pull a carrot or find an earthworm. But kids who like to garden do it for the […]

In a Vase on Monday

Wildflower Seeds Oh, Welcome Happy Spring! After our snow dump of 15 inches this weekend and now 60 degrees of sunshine today, Spring flowers are erupting everywhere. Cutting a few flowering branches to bring indoors is always a favorite Spring thing to do, but this week I am inspired by UK garden blogger Cathy at […]