Beginner Gardening Blog


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And all of it aimed squarely at the beginning gardener.

You can even ask questions on the relevant pages and receive help from other readers.

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It's like having a ready-made stream of gardening information coming your way (and some you ignore or delete but others you read)

I hope you find it useful and interesting.

Doug

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Building Raised Garden Beds  I think the video is pretty self-explanatory about how I constructed this inexpensive raised bed. And yes, we'll probably rebuild them in a few years ...

Landscaping Ideas: Garden Benches 



When it comes to great landscaping ideas - the first one I suggest folks think about is always garden benches or seating of some kind.

The thing ...

Guidelines for When to Plant Seeds  How do I figure out when to plant my seeds?

Well, I confess I read the back of the seed packages when I have a new variety. Most of the good seed ...

Planting Bulbs  Here's a timely post on planting bulbs - this is a rule of thumb kind of video post. If you really need more help than this - around timing, problems ...

Creative Uses of Spring Flower Bulbs  Here's the real deal on growing tulips cretively. You're only limited by your imagination. These flower bulb pictures only show 4 ways to use potted ...

Deadheading Perennial Flowers Video 



When it comes to growing a great perennial flower garden, there are a few things to learn. One of those things is how to prune perennial flowers....

Water Gardening in Containers  If you're interested in water gardening in containers, here's a quick project to get you started.

It doesn't take much time (the longest time I spent ...

Dividing Perennial Flowers - Daylilies  Here's the deal with dividing and propagating daylilies - it's easy and you can do it at almost any time of year. Give them a bit of extra water and you'...









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