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Container Gardening

How to Turn a Dingy Old BBQ into an Herb Container Garden

by Fern on August 13, 2010

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Awhile back I heard about repurposing a mini-BBQ into an herb planter. I loved it, knew I wanted to try it myself, and immediately set about trying to track down a small grill on Craigslist. Buying anything on Craigslist is always an interesting experience, you get exposed to such a bizarre element of society. But that will have to be a post for another day…

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Has Summer Brought Forth Bounty or Taken Its Toll…

by Fern on July 26, 2010

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Sorry for the late start today, I battled a bout of food poisoning last night and this morning. I’ll spare you the details, but it wasn’t fun. Luckily, there were lots of wonderful carnival posts to brighten my spirits. You all covered such an interesting array of topics on how your container garden has fared this summer. Everything from the joy of seeing how a garden has progressed after a week-long vacation to a photographic tour of beautiful containers, some featuring stunning black petunias. Without further ado…

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Learning From Other’s Container Gardening Mistakes

July 13, 2010
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This past weekend I had a wonderful time just outside of Denver celebrating the wedding of one of my cousins. It was nice to get away for a little bit and see a different part of the country. Of course, while there, I couldn’t resist checking out some local container gardens. As far as I [...]

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Container Gardening Grab Bag 7/2

July 2, 2010
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Container Gardening Blog Posts This is a neat shot of Marie of 66 Square Feet’s terrace. Also, check out her roof farm. Almost everyone can use frugal gardening tips these days. Mike over at Urban Organic Gardener has got you covered. Adriana has a roundup of photos from her Anarchy in the Garden booth at [...]

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Container Gardening Grab Bag 04/09

April 9, 2010
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Last week’s grab bag was well received, so I decided to make it an ongoing series. This week’s post includes everything from bad garden humor to succulent container garden photos to one of the hottest topics in gardening this week: window farming.

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Spring Container Gardening Guide

March 21, 2010
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Spring has sprung! If you’re looking for some good container gardening reading on a lazy Sunday, look no farther than this collection of posts…

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5 Sneaky Tips to Create a Smokin’ Hot Container Garden

January 19, 2010
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Sometimes I like to look at Cosmo Magazine. Not because I’m interested in any of their tips for spicing things up in the bedroom or advice on how to apply my eye shadow. What I like to look at are their headlines. They are hilarious! “How to Be a Total Man-Magnet,” “10 Sneaky Tricks to [...]

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Fern’s Balcony – January 2010

January 17, 2010
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I have been putting off sharing photos of my new balcony, even though I promised them, because my balcony is largely in pretty sorry shape. With so much going on, I just haven’t had time to repot everything I wanted to repot, and I think I also need some new planters for some of my [...]

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

December 29, 2009
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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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Autumn Crocus

December 1, 2009
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This past September 26th came and went without a birthday card or any other acknowledgement from my two brothers. I thought they both somehow forgot. It seemed pretty hard to believe. My birthday has been on the 26th of September for the past 28 years, and they were alive for 26 and 19 of those [...]

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An Evolving Gardening Philosophy

November 23, 2009
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Lately, I’ve been reading The New Low-Maintenance Garden by Valerie Easton. In the book, Easton makes a poetic case for gardens that are sensuous and enjoyable, ones that–as the title alludes–don’t require a lot of work. The book has caused me to take a closer look at my own gardening style. I’ve looked at the [...]

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Different Perspectives on Fertilizing Container Gardens

October 30, 2009

I recently Tweeted about fertilizing container gardens and asked for feedback about what other gardeners do. I received many different responses, including: @containergarden: I use fish emulsion and seaweed combo. Also mix in Bradfield Organics’ All Purpose fertilizer into soil. @DebraLBaldwin: For succulents, add 1 T timed release fertilizer per gallon of cactus mix. Liquid [...]

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