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Watchdog 30 Stars - Garden Crossings
They offered their plants in a 5½-inch size.In that first year, Garden Crossings (GC) had an inventory of 80 perennials and clematis. This is the first of a series of articles spotlighting Garden Watchdog's Watchdog 30 companies.
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Mail Order Plants: Is What You See What You Get?
I cross out and re-write. He secretly disposes of my catalogs, hoping to head off another digging and planting spree. In the midst of all this gray and white, there is one bright spot: the colorful catalogs that fill my mailbox every day! I can almost...
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Mail Order Gardening: Then and Now
Here in Central Oregon, there is something like 9 days that have not had a recorded frost. In England, William Lucas sent out a seed price list to his customers in 1677, and this concept was carried across the Atlantic to the new colonies.W. Atlee Burpee...
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Wait! Don\'t throw those plant catalogs away! Turn them into Garden Art.
I have been saving my old light bulbs, and figure that I need a few thousand more if I plan to use up all these wonderful pictures that are in the oldMy thanks to Becky for sharing her time and her talents with me.
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El Segundo
The Garden Watchdog Top 5 Awards
Be sure to leave feedback for the companies you've ordered from. At first, we recognized 10 companies. Not only will it benefit other readers who see it, but companies need regular feedback in order to stay current.By reviewing your experiences, you also...
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Gardener / Masochist
As the tip of my nail made contact with the outermost cell of the twig, the entire branch snapped off. Now there's a thought! Gardener's Hippocratic Oath? I did not want to give up on it, as it had been very expensive.
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El Segundo
Buying annual plants (and other stuff) on eBay -- is it a good idea?
Either way, the Classiifieds change frequently, so if you think you might like to partake of that merchandise, check back often. Or, if the buyer wants to sell something specifically to you, she can create an auction that only you can see.
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When Seed Selling Was A Seedling - a brief history of mail order seeds in the United States
Without potatoes from the New World crossing back to the Old World, there would be no Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s and hence fewer Irish immigrants to North America. (And my best friend—my husband—is the child of Irish immigrants, so let's keep...
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Spotlight on the Garden Watchdog and How It Works
These awards are based on reviews for the previous year. These vendors have consistently proved themselves by giving good customer service and listening to their customers and it is a huge honor to be among this group.The next list that readers will see...
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The Top Ten Daylilies - a List From Gemini Gardens
Look no farther then Starman's Quest. Being a Diploid and evergreen you know this will be a champion in your garden for years to come. Thank you to hemlady for the wonderful photo.Larry Grace – The last on this list but by far the least, Larry Grace...
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Quest for the Black Rose
Here are some more 'almost black', deep, dark, velvety red roses.series. (Note: I did not have the proper permissions to use the picture of 'Ruby Celebration' indicated in the quote.
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Mail ordering succulents and cacti: my experiences
Even the actual number of individuals remaining, so if you order something, they will have it.I have never once been told they ran out of something that they said they had.Once they do run out, the plant immediately disappears from their site.They have...
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El Segundo
Save your money: Delicious cups of wonder from the world of COFFEE
From growing coffee to drinking coffee to using coffee in your garden, join us each day to read something different about the beverage that says "Good morning!" to so many of us.Not a coffee drinker?
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El Segundo
Plant Catalog Organization Not for the Faint of Heart
(You may add more; you can never have too few categories.)Cross-postings (like number 3 above, but kind of like somewhere else)Subtractums (I don't know what this is; I made it up)You will need a lot of binders so it is a good idea to purchase more than...
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The Coffee Bean Tree
Actually I could make do with one cup, since I run like a spinning top through most of my days anyway, but by the time I sip my second cup, I am awake enough to appreciate its flavor, its aroma, just a little more.
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Coffee tasting on the Big Island of Hawaii
OK, it was still priced like Kona, but for our weekend "treat" coffee it would be just fine. Hawaii's "Kona Coast" has some of the best coffee in the world! Compared to the cost of even a regular black coffee in one of those cups with the familiar green...
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Bird Lovers, Wake Up and Smell the Shade Coffee!
Many migratory songbirds have turned to coffee plantations for their winter homes. Brand recognition? Multi-cropping and other nitrogen-fixing vegetation also help to provide organic material, eliminating the need for synthetic fertilizers.
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El Segundo
Take the Plunge, It\'s Iris Sale Time!
Members dig and divide hundreds of rhizomes from their gardens. This time of year, you'll find many iris rhizome offers posted both in the. Whether you're new to irises or have beds filled with hundreds of carefully labeled varieties, this is an exciting...
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Indoor Coffee Bean Plants: How To Sprout Coffee Seeds
Don't press the soil down. If, however, you do happen to reside in a coffee producing country, pick ripe coffee cherries by hand, pulp them, wash, and ferment in a container until the pulp flops off.
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Willoughby
New Salad Greens for 2008 - Part III: Variety Greens
It's missing something. A salad bowl filled with nothing but lettuce even a variety of lettuces - is like a monochrome picture or a chorus without harmony. In describing these greens, days to maturity are not given, as most of them will be picked for...
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New Salad Greens for 2008 - Part II: Lettuce
Bolting and tipburn resistant with superior flavor, not bitter.Fedco and Johnny's Selected Seeds both offer organic seeds.Another heat-tolerant full-sized Romaine with dark green leaves.This one is available from Johnny's Selected Seeds only in a pelleted...
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Coffee Plant Care – Growing Coffee Plants Indoors
Setting your coffee plant on a water-filled pebble tray will help with humidity. Considered to be among the easiest and hardiest of houseplants, coffee plant is great for both experienced or beginner gardeners.
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Pruning Coffee Plants Indoors: How To Prune A Coffee Plant
Using clean, sharp pruning shears, cut the stem at a 45-degree angle, ¼-inch above where the leaf attaches to the stem (axil), paying attention to top growth to retard size. Purchase the cultivar‘Nana' if you desire a plant with more compact growth,...
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Willoughby
Banking on Diversity: Have you saved a seed lately?
Afterward, they place the seeds in sealed, airtight containers.The final storage step is to freeze the seeds at minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 20 degrees Celsius).Difficult-to-store seeds may respond better to cryopreservation, or to in-vitro storage.
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Confessions of a Coffee-aholic
This household can go through 2 liters a day, almost 9 cups, of cream, just for coffee. The only thing I have ever knocked on a neighbors door for, is a cup of coffee grounds. Research is showing coffee to be more healthy than it is harmful.So go ahead,...
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Happy, Hunting Grounds
I am adamantly addicted to gathering used coffee grounds as a soil amendment for my garden beds. All copyrights reserved.Today is day four of the Dave's Garden focus on coffee. Coffee grounds are just about the most perfect organic additive that any gardener...
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Fun feature: Spotlight on Holiday Resources
It was always a shock when the puny sapling that Dad insisted would be big enough, miracuously grew to touch the ceiling when brought inside. The Garden Watchdog is a helpful tool and we encourage you to rate your favorite companies so others can learn...
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