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My Trug Tub Love

Try saying that three times fast. TrugTubLove. TrugTubLove... Anyway. Gayla's post about Lee Valley got me to thinking about my last Lee Valley impulse purchase. I had stopped there on my way back from picking up a load of compost, and tried very hard to restrain myself
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Emira : April 26th, 2006 : 8 Comments
Posted in: Reviews, Link

The Lee Valley Lure

The one-stop crack distribution depo of the Canadian gardening world recently opened a store in downtown Toronto, and... ummm... I have been there twice in two days. I want to state for the record that prior to this I have never purchased a Lee Valley product,
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Gayla : April 26th, 2006 : 10 Comments
Posted in: Reviews, Link, Seeds

Local vs Certified organic

Last week I went to a film and discussion series entited "Label Me Confused: What organic, free range, and all those other words really mean" at a local theater. Several organic farmers gathered to discuss the benefits of choosing to eat locally produced and/or organic foods rather
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Christina : April 24th, 2006 : 5 Comments
Posted in: Link, Info, Ecology

Hide and Seek

Over the past few weeks, while I've been only half paying attention, my backyard flowerbeds have been totally taken over by bluebells. At first I was fairly pleased to see them full up with lovely green lush growth; however, slowly (but definitely surely) they have become totally overtaken
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Emira : April 23rd, 2006 : No Comments
Posted in: Journal, Flowers, Link

Reminder to Self: Plant more bulbs!

purple.jpgI've just finished putting my Spring planting bulbs from Botanus in the ground (mostly hostas and some peonies) and the ones planted last fall are at now really hitting their stride. When I made my choices last Fall I picked most of
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Emira : April 20th, 2006 : 2 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Flowers, Bulbs

Phase 1 Complete

Phase 1 of "Project Deck Garden 2006" was enacted yesterday afternoon. It was inspired by a sunny day and a headache that wouldn't quit, which not surprisingly, was abated after a few hours in the fresh air. I won't bore you with the details as Phase
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Gayla : April 19th, 2006 : 15 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Flowers, Veggies, Seasonal, Containers, Seeds, Gayla's Gardens

Birds and Blooms

I disovered a cool magazine when I was visiting my grandmother a couple of weekends ago. It's called Birds and Blooms (Beauty in Your Own Backyard). It's an American publication dedicated to showcasing...well, you guessed it: birds and plants (and butterflies too).
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Amy : April 17th, 2006 : 2 Comments
Posted in: Reviews, Link

How to be greener

I work at a university that has finally decided to develop a "sustainability initiative." Because I am a librarian, I was asked to create a bibliography of resources to enhance our faculty's understanding of the concept and how they might incorporate it into their departments' curricula.
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Christina : April 15th, 2006 : No Comments
Posted in: Reviews, Link, Info, Gardening 101, Ecology

Siftin’ for Gold

Some how we missed spring here in the Piedmont of North Carolina. The cool breezy afternoons have passed us over, and we went from weather in the 30's to weather in the 80's. What is a girl to do? I say its time to put some funk into
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Renee : April 13th, 2006 : 1 Comment
Posted in: Link, Ecology

Getting My Seeds Started, Right

This year will go down in history as the year I not only started seeds on time, organized all seeds by category (direct sow, indoor starts, and never-going-to-grow-it-so-trade-it-already), AND managed to draw up some kind of "plan" beyond casual (and quickly forgetten) mental lists. I rule.
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Gayla : April 8th, 2006 : 4 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Veggies, Projects, Info, Seeds
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