Mother Earth’s Garden

July 20th, 2008

A Couple Quick Lifestyles Weekend Links

I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend. I have a few quick links for your weekend reading.
In honor of the Olympics you can get your friends together and have your own backyard Olympic games.
Check out this dish dryer and herb grower. It solves the problem of remembering to water your plants, and recycles […]

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July 18th, 2008

Start Thinking About Your Christmas Creations

I know it’s hard to start thinking about Christmas when it’s only July, but… If you want to have dried, or pressed flowers, seeds or seed heads to use for your Christmas ornaments, holiday decorations, and cards you need to start harvesting them now.
I’ve been pressing and drying miniature roses, hydrangea, yellow yarrow, […]

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July 18th, 2008

Homemade Insect Repellant Bar

It’s getting very buggy outside, especially in and around my flower garden. I think all the extra rain we’ve had has made a wonderful breeding ground for mosquitos and other bugs this year.
I’m allergic to the scents in many of the commercial insect repellents out there. Most of them throw me into a […]

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July 16th, 2008

July Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day

I’m very late getting this in today, but here’s what’s blooming in my garden this month.
My containers are going strong, especially these fuchsia geraniums. 

The coreopsis is still going strong.

I have some black eyed susan’s starting to bloom.

The lilies are still going strong. 

 
I need to clip some of this […]

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July 15th, 2008

If Your Kids Won’t Eat Their Vegetables…

If your kids won’t eat their vegetables have them wear them instead. Check out these cute new jammies for kids. New Jammies is the first certified organic collection of infant and children’s wear, in the U.S.
These cute pajamas come with companion books that help encourage your children to eat their fruits and vegetables. […]

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July 13th, 2008

Fun Weekend Garden Links For July 13th

I have some fun garden links for your weekend entertainment. I think I’m hungry, because most of them involve food. Enjoy!
First here’s a photo of a cute little cottage garden I visited this week. I’ll probably have more photos in the days to come. Now on to the links.
If you don’t have enough room […]

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July 12th, 2008

Yucca Plants In Bloom

I really enjoy yucca plants when they’re in bloom. They’re one of those plants that can also look attractive before they bloom. I enjoy their spikey foliage in the spring, and their seed pods add extra interest to the fall garden.
I also enjoy them for their easy care, they don’t seem to care if […]

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July 11th, 2008

Versatile Coleus

Coleus has always been one of my favorite foliage plants. I really enjoy its cheery, bright leaves. It’s such a versatile plant, it can look beautiful in the shade or in full sun.
Coleus is a relatively easy to care for annual, that looks good all summer. To keep your coleus from getting leggy, simply […]

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July 10th, 2008

Controlling Hornworms on Tomatoes

This time of year tomato leaves and stems start disappearing mysteriously. This disappearance can often be traced to the tomato hornworm.
Hornworms can cause massive damage to your tomato crop in a short time. They’re called “hornworms” because of the “horn” sticking up on their rear end. They not only chew the leaves and stems […]

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July 9th, 2008

Recycled Garden Containers

I enjoy checking out garden containers that were originally used for other things. I showed you several recycled containers last spring, and old boot, and a bicycle, to name a few.
We’ve been traveling lately, so here are a couple more unique containers I’ve come across recently.
Here are a couple old shoes, recycled to […]

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