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Mother Earth’s Garden

Archive for April 2008

April 18th, 2008

Yellow Daffodils

We have yellow daffodils blooming. These are the same daffodils that were just starting to bud on Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day. Enjoy!

Photo (c) Linette Gerlach
Technorati Tags: yellow daffodils,daffodil blooms,spring blooms

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April 18th, 2008

Go Dig in the Dirt For Earth Day!

Gardening is a great way to get reconnected as a family with Mother Earth. You can start a garden even in a small space, or container. Earth Day is a great day to start your garden this year if you haven’t already started digging in the dirt. Go plant a new tree, or some […]

By linette -- 2 comments

April 17th, 2008

Spring’s Beauty

I found these little Spring Beauties in the backyard tonight. They started coming up on their own a few years ago under one of our big trees. A little birdie must have planted them there.

Image: (c) Linette Gerlach
Technorati Tags: Spring Beauty,Spring blooms,blue spring flowers

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April 15th, 2008

April Garden Bloom Day 2008

I have daffodils blooming just in time for garden blogger’s bloom day. This spring seems so late, my tulips were really close to blooming last year at this time. This year all I have is leaves so far. My pussy willow bloomed a couple weeks ago, then it was loaded with bees for a couple […]

By linette -- 4 comments

April 14th, 2008

6 Ways to Encourage Children To Enjoy Gardening

Gardening doesn’t have to be a dreaded chore for children, a way for parents to torture them every summer (unless you want to torture your children every summer).
Here are a 6 ways you can encourage your children to enjoy their time in the garden.
1. Let them have their own spot in the […]

By linette -- 4 comments

April 12th, 2008

Everyone’s Talking Garden at Lifestyles

Everyone is talking about gardening. There are so many great links this week, I’m excited to bring you my weekend links post. Check out all these great posts.
Junk Creation has the many uses of baked orange cups, and WWII helmets made into turtle sculptures for the garden.
Kettle and Cup invites you to grow […]

By linette -- 2 comments

April 11th, 2008

I Have Daffodil Buds

It seems like everyone else has daffodil blooms, I’ve had daffodil envy for the last couple weeks. Now I have a few buds that are going to be blooms in time for this month’s Garden Bloom Day. I always get so excited about those first Spring blooms.
Here are my daffodil buds getting cozy with […]

By linette -- 2 comments

April 11th, 2008

$30 Cash Winner

The $30 cash winner from the April giveaway at Mother Earth’s Garden is Erica Brunt, selected by Random.org. I will be contacting Erica in the next day or two to find out where to Paypal her cash to.
A huge thank you to everyone who participated. I have a great selection of post ideas […]

By linette -- 0 comments

April 9th, 2008

Cooking Light From The Garden

I’m ready for some early spring greens, onions, and potatoes. Especially now, since prices are so high at the grocery. I recently had the opportunity to take a look at the new Cooking Light Complete Cookbook: A Fresh New Way to Cook from Cooking Light of course. They have a whole section on using […]

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April 8th, 2008

6 Reasons To Get Your Children Involved In Gardening

Why should you get your children involved in gardening? Here are some reasons I came up with, please feel free to add your own in the comment section.
1. Gardening is a great outdoor hobby for children, they have plenty of indoor hobbies (watching TV, playing video games Ugh!). Get them outside in the […]

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