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Archive for April 2008

April 30th, 2008

Lilac Anticipation

I showed you a photo of my almost lilac blooms the other day. I hoped they’d be in full bloom by now, but damp, cool, cloudy weather seems to have slowed them down. It’s finally sunny today so I’m hoping to bring you lilacs in full bloom later today or tomorrow.

While you’re waiting […]

By linette -- 1 comment

April 30th, 2008

Chocolate and Gardening The Perfect Combination

I had a blast doing a guest post for Chocolate Bytes. I enjoy planning parties, decorating cakes, and gardening. This guest post gave me the opportunity to do all three, with chocolate!
Melted chocolates make great cupcake or cake toppers. I think these garden molded chocolates would be fun for a cookout, or just […]

By linette -- 0 comments

April 30th, 2008

The View From My Window

The Lifestyles Channel here at b5media is letting the world know where we blog. In the winter I either blog in my office, which is not impressive and usually messy. Sometimes I blog on the living room couch, not real glamorous.
In the spring I can’t stand to be inside, so I either blog outside, […]

By linette -- 17 comments

April 30th, 2008

Last Day For April Garden Poll

There’s one more day to get entered in the April poll here at Mother Earth’s Garden. Check it out in the sidebar, and let us know how much you spend on gardening.
We’ll have a new poll the first of May.
Technorati Tags: garden polls,garden spending,garden budget
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By linette -- 0 comments

April 29th, 2008

Desperate Landscapes on DIY

The DIY network has a new show called Desperate Landscapes. They’ll take the ugliest yards and transform them into outdoor show places. It’s really interesting to watch them make changes to the landscaping, then see the end result.
They also invite you to submit a photo of your yard to their website (whether your yard […]

By linette -- 0 comments

April 28th, 2008

Leapin Lemurs and Panda Puff Giveaway Results

We have five lucky winners for the Leapin Lemurs and Panda Puffs giveaway. I want to give a huge thank you to the contest sponsor Nature’s Path for being so generous and allowing me to giveaway 5 boxes of both Leapin Lemurs and Panda Puffs. Each winner will receive 2 boxes of Envirokidz Cereal!
The […]

By linette -- 1 comment

April 28th, 2008

Let It Rot! Winner

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Let It Rot! giveaway. I enjoyed all the fun composting comments. I love the feedback, it helps me determine what would be helpful to cover here at Mother Earth’s Garden.
The winner was picked by Random.org, comment number 36. The lucky winner of Let it Rot!: […]

By linette -- 0 comments

April 26th, 2008

Bloom Report ~ Cherry Blossoms

My little cherry tree is in full bloom right now. I just hope the frost warning we have for next week doesn’t turn into a freeze warning.

I have a peach tree that’s blooming for the first time this year. It’s the peach tree with nine lives. I planted 4 of them a couple […]

By linette -- 0 comments

April 25th, 2008

What Can You Add To The Compost Pile?

That seems to be the question everyone has, what can or cannot be added to the compost pile.
Here’s a quick list of what you can and can’t include in your compost.
What can you add to compost:eggshellsgrass clippingshorse or cow manurerabbit droppingsvegetable peelsstrawleavesrotting fruits of vegetablesshredded newspaperweeds(but watch for seeds)used coffee groundsseaweed
What not to […]

By linette -- 6 comments

April 24th, 2008

Lifestyles Channel Bloggy Giveaways Round 2

I told you giveaways at the Lifestyles Network are popping up like dandelions. Earlier this week we posted a list of our first round of giveaways here on the b5media Lifestyles Channel.  Those giveaways aren’t even over and here comes wave Two!  How fun is that?
If you haven’t signed up for the first round, check […]

By linette -- 0 comments

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