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Mother Earth’s Garden

Archive for the ‘Naturalizing’ Category

April 20th, 2008

Violets Are Blue

…and yellow, or white. I really enjoy violets, I love their tiny delicate blooms. I don’t have them in my flower garden because they can be a little aggressive for such a tiny plant. I do use them as a ground cover around my lilac bush because they do so well in the shade. […]

By linette -- 7 comments

April 3rd, 2008

Grow Green Gardens and Lawns, Not Green Streams and Rivers

Since Earth Day is April 22nd, I wanted to start the month with information on what you can do to help keep our streams and rivers clean.
What you do in your yard or garden can affect streams and rivers miles away.
Since the property we live on all runs down hill to a creek […]

By linette -- 3 comments

March 27th, 2008

Daffodils - One Of Springs Natural Beauties

It’s spring flower time! Actually I guess it’s April shower time, and some of you know that better than others with the recent flooding. The showers should bring us some blooming spring flowers in the upcoming weeks.
One of my favorite spring flowers is daffodils. They are so easy to grow, and a great […]

By linette -- 0 comments

March 17th, 2008

Create a Haven For Toads In Your Garden

Toads are hopping bug zappers. They love to eat the bugs in your garden, from Japanese beetles, to earwigs. To encourage toads to live in your garden, bury a large flower pot saucer (the bottom part of the flower pot that catches the water).  Place rocks in the saucer and keep it full of water […]

By linette -- 5 comments

January 24th, 2008

Gardening Around Ponds Part 2

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 […]

By linette -- 0 comments

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