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December 2009

Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010!

by Fern on December 31, 2009

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In order to bring in the good things that I hope 2010 has to come, I thought I would get started on the last day of 2009 with something special for Life on the Balcony readers. I really appreciate the comments, support, and suggestions, and wanted to give you all something to say “Thanks!”

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My Plans For My New Balcony

by Fern on December 30, 2009

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I have gotten 99% of my plants over to the new place. Unfortunately most of them are hiding out in the garage, which isn’t exactly a great place for a living thing that needs light to survive. The problem is, my plants are in really large heavy pots, and until last night, I hadn’t even worked out where to place them on my balcony. I allowed myself to procrastinate on lugging them up the stairs until I had a plan.

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5 “Been There, Done That” Tips for Moving With Your Potted Plants

December 29, 2009

Last year I shared tips from a master gardener on how to move your plants to a new balcony with as little damage as possible. They were pretty good tips, but required you to move your plants inside an enclosed moving van and not in a car or the bed of a pickup truck. But [...]

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Short Hiatus

December 27, 2009

I wanted to take a second to apologize for the lack of posts this week. I’m in the midst of moving and I thought I would be able to keep on top of writing posts for LOTB, but obviously I underestimated how exhausting moving is and my need for more than 2 or 3 hours [...]

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How Long Should I Wait Before Complaining About My Neighbor’s Christmas Lights?!

December 23, 2009

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The condo association in charge of our new place has all sorts of rules, most of which I see my neighbors breaking left and right. For example, you’re not supposed to hang any planters on the railings of the balcony, but I have seen at least two people doing just that. And [...]

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What Was Your Favorite Life on the Balcony Post of 2009?

December 21, 2009

We’re getting to that time of year when “Best of…” lists become popular, and I’m not immune. Of course, I have my favorites, but I thought I’d include a reader’s favorite too. The posts included in the polls are the ten posts with the most pageviews in 2009. Vote below for the post you enjoyed [...]

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Involuntary Plantslaughter – You’re Not Alone!

December 20, 2009

There is no doubt about it, killing a plant is a real bummer. But don’t feel too bad, everyone has done it. Any gardener that tells you they’ve never killed anything is either lying or hasn’t been gardening for very long.

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Honest Scrap Award

December 19, 2009

Laura of Punk Rock Gardens tagged me with an Honest Scrap Award, which as far as I can tell, means I have to tell you ten interesting–and honest–things about myself. As hard as this is to believe, I really hate talking about myself (what kind of dork has a blog but doesn’t like to be [...]

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Is it Too Early to Talk About Resolutions?

December 18, 2009

I know it’s only’s December 18th, but is it too early to start thinking about what we should do better next year? Because I already have a couple of resolutions in mind.
For starters, I don’t want to buy a single plant in 2010. I’m going to grow everything from seed or propagate them from my [...]

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How to Grow Jasmine Indoors

December 16, 2009

Can you imagine the wonderful smell of jasmine scenting your home? Not to mention how beautiful it would look!

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Comment Contest Winner…

December 15, 2009

Congrats to Lisa of Craft My Bride. Your comment was randomly selected to win the Botanical Interests container vegetable gift collection. Botanical Interests will be shipping out your prize ASAP, so you should receive it before Christmas. Enjoy! And best wishes for a happy marriage!!!

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Three DIY Garden-Inspired Gift Ideas

December 15, 2009

I hope there are some hard core gift buying procrastinators like me out there, because this post was originally scheduled for last week. I just couldn’t get all the little odds and ends I needed in time to create these gifts in time. Luckily Chanukah is 8 days long and Christmas is 10 days away. [...]

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