I am no novice to the noble act of sodbusting. I’ve broken shovels, pulled muscles, gained blisters. I can wield a shovel and make sod quake in its roots at the mere thought of what will happen when I rain my vengeance down upon it… Wait. That last part morphed into a kinda scary yet [...]
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Archive for June, 2010
How to Get Rid of Grass the Easy Way
by Colleen Vanderlinden • June 29, 2010 • Miscellaneous • 6 Comments
You Know You’re a Cheap Gardener When…
by Colleen Vanderlinden • June 28, 2010 • Miscellaneous • 9 Comments
As I was sanding the pre-printed plant name off of a plastic plant tag yesterday, I had a thought. “Girl, you are cheap!” There I was, pre-storm (and at the beginning of a tornado warning, which I was not aware of), getting ready to plant up a few more porch pots with basil seeds. And [...]
Read more →Today’s Giveaway: Win a Fiskars Rain Barrel System!!
by Colleen Vanderlinden • June 25, 2010 • Miscellaneous • 64 Comments
When I was brainstorming ideas for this giveaway, I was really trying to think of those items that I wish everyone had. As I looked around my yard, many things caught my eye, but the most obvious one was my Fiskars rain barrel. I love this thing. The only items I water in my garden [...]
Read more →Today’s Giveaway: Annie’s Annuals
by Colleen Vanderlinden • June 24, 2010 • Miscellaneous • 64 Comments
Back when a few of us were giving away compost tumblers, one of my Twitter pals said something along the lines of “why aren’t plants ever given away in these gardening giveaways?” Very true — what is gardening without all of the plants? And if it’s uncommon, insanely gorgeous plants you want, you can’t do [...]
Read more →Today’s Giveaway: A Handy Compost Pail and “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Composting”
by Colleen Vanderlinden • June 23, 2010 • Miscellaneous • 38 Comments
We can’t do a giveaway of my favorite gardening things without devoting some time to compost! My friend, garden writer Chris McLaughlin, wrote a great book, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Composting and has generously donated a copy to my blogiversary giveaway. I’ve read it, and if Chris’ book can’t make you get out there [...]
Read more →Today’s Giveaway: Grow Great Grub and Botanical Interests Seeds!
by Colleen Vanderlinden • June 22, 2010 • Miscellaneous • 40 Comments
My one true love (right after my husband and kids, of course!) is edible gardening. The sense of accomplishment you get from growing your own food, the knowledge that the food you’re feeding your family isn’t loaded with pesticides, lessening your impact on the environment – all of it comes together to make edible gardening [...]
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