Mother Earth's Garden

I can’t resist, I have to get in on the action. I’m going to add an extra giveaway for the Bloggy Giveaways. In addition to the January Get This Garden Started Giveaway (which ends January 31st), I’m going to add an extra giveaway.
I’m giving away a copy of the All New Square Foot Gardening. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post by midnight February 3rd. I’ll post the lucky winner early next week.
** You must be in the United States to be eligible for this giveaway.
I’m also giving away  2 Fairy books …read more

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I heard about a cool company that crafts flowers out of recycled aluminum. The flowers are handcrafted and handpainted by disabled artists who live in the Appalachian region. The company is called Passion Works Studios, and they collaborate with artists, some with disabilities. The artists create one of a kind artwork such as these beautiful passion flowers.
Passion works has rusted, stainless steel, and original passion flowers (like the one pictured here).
Passion Flowers were recently featured in Ohio Magazine’s as the “Best Addition to Your Garden” section. I have to agree, I think these beautiful flowers would make a wonderful and …read more

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I would love to hear from you. What are some of your favorite gardening tips you’d like to share with others.
I’ll get it started with a couple of my favorite gardening tips. A few little gardening tricks I’ve learned through the years.
All you have to do to add to the list is leave your tip in the comment section. We’d love to hear from you, share your gardening knowledge with the world.
Here are a couple of my gardening tips:
1. Use old spice shakers, or Parmesan cheese cans to spread small seeds in the garden. Just put the seeds in …read more

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Maybe I should call them mushrooms. Growing your own mushrooms is a great project for the winter gardener. Mushrooms grow very well in indoors in the cooler winter months.
Most of the kits you available have everything you need to have your own little mushroom patch up and running within a few days. Most contain manure-based compost (many are organic), a large bag or container to grow the mushrooms in, and the mushroom spores.
Many kits will have you harvesting several pounds of mushrooms, spread over a two to three month period. Imagine picking your home grown fresh mushrooms for salads, or …read more

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The Lifestyles Network always has some great things for garden minded people. Here are some things I thought you might want to take a look at this week.
Deb at Simply Thrifty encourages you to buy your produce at local farmers markets, and support your local farmers.
Gayla at Super Nanny Rules continues the local theme with some information on Florida’s Natural. Find out why Florida’s Natural only uses Florida oranges, and the creative ways they dispose of other oranges.
Maricar at Keeping the Castle tells you how to clean naturally with vinegar.
Katlyn at Stamping Mad has instructions to make a beautiful Bird …read more

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HGTV has a really cute way to store your seeds, and can the clutter. Recycle your tin cans to store seeds, and other small gardening tools. These storage containers are already pre-labeled to identify your favorite vegetable seeds. Check out the HGTV article for more ways to use your recycled cans for storage.

Photo from HGTV

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Before Christmas I found out I was a gardening geek (OK, I already knew I was a geek). Now I find out I have GADS- Gardening Attention Distraction Syndrome.  Thanks to Carol at May Dreams Gardens I know what to call the constant state of distraction I have when I’m gardening.
According to Carol you may have GADS if you’ve ever gone into your garden to do one thing (like pull weeds), and ended up plucking tomatoes, clipping gladiolas, turning that compost pile, plucking some mint… When you get back in the house you remember you went out to pull weeds, …read more

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If you have a pond you would like to naturalize, a great way to do that is with wildflowers, especially wildflowers and plants that are native to your area. You’ll want to look for plants which require low maintenance, and can hold their own against weeds. You’ll also want to stick with plants that are either hardy perennials in your area or reseeding annuals to help keep them maintenance free year after year.
Check with your local county extension office, or  a local garden center to find out which plants are great for naturalizing in your area. Some good bets for …read more

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When you’re deciding what you want to plant around a pond there are several things to consider.

What are the chances of flooding, or the pond coming over its banks on a regular basis?
How wet will the soil be around the edges of your pond? Some ponds have a very gradual drop off, with damp edges, others drop off sharply, and are dry at the edges.
What about splash from fountains, or aerators in the pond?

These are just some of the things you need to think about when deciding what to plant around the edges of …read more

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I have a couple gardening coupons, freebies, and discounts to share.
1. Lowe’s has $10 off houseplant coupons, valid through 1/31/08. You can find a copy of the coupon at A Full Cup (scroll down).
2. Deborah NG has a link for free trees and plants at Simply Thrifty, all you pay is the shipping. You can order some if there are any left when I’m done.
3. $20 FREE off your first order at Gardens Alive! (order must be $40 or more)
If you know of any great gardening deals, please let us know!

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