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June 2009

Dealing With Pests In a Container Garden: Squirrels

June 15, 2009

Last month I started a new series on dealing with pests in container gardens. First up was one of the grossest pests around: snails and slugs. I shared my snail control ideas, and you all shared some great ideas too. This month, let’s discuss squirrels. They’re pesky enough when your garden is on the ground, […]

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Hot or Not? Neat Asian-Inspired Pot or Silly Waste of Pot Space?

June 14, 2009

I saw this at a nursery last week and I can’t decide, hot or not? Feel free to leave your commentary or just vote in the poll. [poll id=”4″]

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Tillandsia The Perfect Indoor Plant for People With Modern Tastes or Black Thumbs

June 12, 2009

Those tacky little air plants glued onto magnets and stuck on refrigerators everywhere during the 1980s are making a comeback. And for good reason. They’re pretty, cheap, easy to care for, and don’t make a mess. What more could you ask for in a house plant? A couple months back I saw tillandsia used to […]

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Win a Copy of Green Gardener’s Guide

June 11, 2009

Share your thoughts on small space gardening and and you could win one of 250 copies of The Green Gardener’s Guide by Joe Lamp’l that are being given away by Cool Springs Press. Seems pretty win-win to me. Why are you still here? Click over already!

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How to Grow an Olive Tree in a Container

June 10, 2009

Growing olive trees (holy land or domestically grown varieties) definitely falls into the category of delayed gratification. That being said, like many things in life, they’re worth the wait. Under the proper conditions, olives don’t begin to bear fruit until they are about five years old. This means that the tree you purchase at a […]

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Umbrella Stand + Flower Pot = Beautiful Spot in the Shade

June 8, 2009

When researching ideas for a client, I came across several articles on how to make a flower pot umbrella stand. What a great idea! Often times we balcony and patio gardeners could use an umbrella, but the standard umbrella stands are ugly and we don’t usually have room for a table that also holds the […]

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Great Weekend Reading

June 5, 2009

I’m headed out the door for a weekend cruise with my family. I’m super excited to spend a lot of time with my brothers, one lives in Philadelphia, and the other just finished his first year of college in Vermont. I’ll be back on Monday and will have a new post up then. I hope […]

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Poppy’s Succulent Pizzas

June 3, 2009

A couple of months ago I discovered this wonderful succulent container on Flickr, designed by the obviously talented gardener Poppy2323. Maybe if we all oooh and ahhhh, Poppy would share her secrets? Are you reading this Poppy? I’m begging!

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Flickr Group: How Many Plants Can You Cram on One Balcony?

June 3, 2009

I’m not sure you can beat any of these folks, but let’s see your balconies! Add them to the Life on the Balcony Flickr Group. Photo by Annie in Beziers Photo by Annie in Beziers Photo by Tashian Photo by Arboreality I saved the best for last. How cute is this dog?! I’m not even […]

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Have I Told You Lately…

June 2, 2009

…That I love variegated foliage? How come no one told me that there is a variegated strawberry plant out there?! If you were lucky enough to have a six pack of these, how would you use them?

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