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A Gardener’s Chess Set With REAL plants

May 6, 2009

While at the LA Garden Show, I saw this cute little chess set in one of the displays. I thought it was a great idea! Other posts on the show: Edible Plants Container Gardens

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Planting A Living Wreath

May 5, 2009

My mom knows how to throw a garden party! Every year at Easter, she has a fun project for the family to do and it usually involves the garden. This year, all the adults made Living Wreaths. We were each given a strong wire wreath frame, some moss and an assortment of plants to choose [...]

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Los Angeles Garden Show: Featuring Edible Plants

May 4, 2009

Yesterday, I went to the LA Garden Show at the Los Angeles Arboretum. It was fabulous! The theme was: EDIBLE PLANTS! WooHoo!  Yes, I was in heaven wondering acres of edible landscapes that could be grown in backyards, pots, and balconies. They featured organics and sustainable gardening practices and lots of cool garden designs. Here [...]

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Fragrantly Blogging Over at Herb Companion Magazine

April 8, 2009

As most of you know, I am a freelance garden/culinary writer. I write for newspapers, magazines, calendar publishers, etc. One of the magazines I write for is Herb Companion Magazine. I have been writing for them for about 18 years. I’ve covered everything from cooking, gardening, and crafts, to setting an herbal table and putting [...]

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Gardener Spa Treatments

December 24, 2008

A few people asked me to post photos of the gardener spa treatments I made for holiday gifts this year. I made lavender goat’s milk soap, lavender bath bombs, lavender fizzy bath salts and mint lip balm. I placed them in this galvanized planter. The paper sack in the back contains warm, fuzzy socks. The [...]

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A VERY Last Minute Gardener Gift

December 23, 2008

Okay, you are down to the wire now. Do you still have a gardener on your gift list? Give them bulbs! It's simple, it can be put together in minutes and they will love you for it. If you want to fancy it up….Paint a flowerpot with chalkboard paint. (2 coats takes about 5 minutes [...]

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Gifts From The Garden Series #2 – Moth Chaser Sachets

December 6, 2008

Here is the second post featuring ideas on how you can give a bit of your garden to others for the holidays. (First post is here.)  All the ideas are simple, fast and EASY. But the best part is that you will be giving someone a bit of your time and sharing either a piece [...]

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A Garage Sale Garden

December 4, 2008

My friend Michelle Yeaton planted some vintage stone urns with holiday colors and placed them on her front porch. They looked fabulous. I asked her if I could photograph them for the blog to illustrate ideas for “porch garden” decorating. She said yes and here is one of the urns… But while I was there, [...]

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Gifts From The Garden Series #1

November 27, 2008

Happy Turkey Day Everyone! Okay – The holiday season is officially on us and everyone is scrambling to get their gift lists together. Why not make a few gifts with garden ingredients this year? Today is the first post in a series featuring recipes, crafts and ideas on how you can give a bit of [...]

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Fireplace Herbs

November 12, 2008

 As you cut back any herbs in your garden in preparation for winter, save the cuttings and branches from the most fragrant plants such as bay, mint, lavender, lemon verbena, rosemary and sage. Why? Because after they dry, you can bundle them into small packages and then use them as fragrant fire starters through winter. [...]

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