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Gardening in the Shade

Making a Coleus Topiary

July 30, 2008

Coleus is a great group of plants. They have beautiful burgandy and green foliage and like living in the shade, which makes them great for many balcony gardens, or even for use indoors if you have no gardening space outdoors (or none left!). Recently, there have even been new hybrids that tolerate full-sun. While flipping [...]

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Better Homes & Gardens Tips and Plans for Shade Gardening

July 11, 2008

No sooner than I publish a post on great plants for shady container gardens do I get an email newsletter from Better Homes & Gardens talking about tons of great ideas for gardening in the shade. If you haven’t checked out Better Homes and Gardens’ website, you really should. They have tons of FREE garden [...]

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Book Review: Fine Gardening’s Gardening in Containers

July 8, 2008

Gardening in Containers: Creative Ideas from America’s Best Gardeners is a great book if you want specific project ideas with instructions. The book is divided into five sections: Containers in the Garden, Designing Container Plantings, Selecting Containers, Container Gardening Primer, and Great Container Plants. Each section is divided into projects (there are 27 projects in [...]

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Ideas for Shady Container Gardening

July 7, 2008

A common problem that many small space gardeners face is shade. Maybe your balcony is on the shady side of the building, or the building next door is so close that it casts a shadow over your entire balcony for most of the day. Or, your garden might be like my brother’s–it’s so small that [...]

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