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May 1, 2017

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Protect Your Favorite Plants with Trap Crops

By Sappho Charney | Amaranthus, Annuals, Basil, Brassica, Broccoli, Cabbage, Companion planting, Cucumber, Dill, Fall gardening, Flowers, Fragrance, Garden Info, Gardening Tips, Geranium, Grasses, Herbs, Lettuce, Marigold, Mustard, Nasturtium, okra, Organic, pest repellent, Radish, Rose, Seed, Squash, strawberry, Summer sowing, Sunflower, Tips and Techniques, Vegetables, Zinnia | No Comments

If you are trying to go pesticide-free in the garden, consider a version of companion planting that actually has one…

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January 27, 2017

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Your Sweet Peppers’ Best Friends

By Sappho Charney | Basil, Carrot, Chives, Companion planting, Cosmos, Fragrance, Gardening Tips, Garlic, gazania, Geranium, Herbs, leek, Lettuce, Marigold, marjoram, Nasturtium, okra, parsley, Peppers, pest repellent, Petunia, scallion, Sunflower, swiss chard, Tomatoes, Vegetables, Zinnia | 2 Comments

Peppers, particularly the hotter types, are a great friend to many other plants in the garden. Their spicy scent can…

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June 21, 2016

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Secret Pollinators

By Sappho Charney | Companion planting, Fragrance, Native plants, Night garden, Open pollinated, pest repellent, Pollinators, Uncategorized | No Comments

Gardeners everywhere plant specific varieties to lure pollinators into the garden, welcoming the sight of beautiful butterflies, buzzing bees, and…

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May 20, 2016

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The Evening Garden

By ParkSeed | Angel's Trumpet, Annuals, butterflies, Clematis, Container Gardening, Coreopsis, Cosmos, Daisy, Flowering Vines, Foxglove, Fragrance, Gardening Tips, Hosta, lavender, Marigold, Moonflower, Night garden, Perennials, Phlox, Pollinators, Shasta Daisy, Tips and Techniques, Trees, Shrubs, Zinnia | No Comments

If you’re like me, much of your best time in the garden is in the evening.  There are few things…

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February 8, 2016

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Munstead Lavender is 100 Years Old!

By Sappho Charney | Fragrance, Gertrude Jekyll, Heirloom Seed, lavender, Perennials | No Comments

One hundred years ago, a new English Lavender named ‘Munstead‘ was introduced to Edwardian gardeners. Its name was instantly recognizable:…

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January 25, 2016

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Attract Pollinators and Repel Pests!

By Sappho Charney | Allium, Bees, Bio Dome, butterflies, Carrot, Fragrance, Fruit, Garden Info, Gardening Tips, Herbs, Hummingbirds, Marigold, Onion, pest repellent, Seed, strawberry, Tomatoes, Vegetables | No Comments

Want to bring butterflies, bees, and hummingbids into the garden without having to create a special “theme” planting or buy…

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January 1, 2016

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New Seeds for a New Year

By Sappho Charney | Annuals, Beet, Berlandiera lyrata, Calibrachoa, Daisy, Fragrance, Multiseed pellet, Nemesia, Spring, Tomatoes, Vegetables | No Comments

Happy New Year from our garden to yours! We would like to begin 2016 with a peek at a few…

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December 18, 2015

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Fragrant, Easy Calamint

By Sappho Charney | butterflies, Calamint, Container Gardening, Cut Flowers, Fleuroselect, Flowers, Fragrance, Herbs, Open pollinated, Perennials, Seed | No Comments

Put it at the top of your “must grow” list for spring — the gorgeous Marvelette Calamints in bright blue…

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