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I have always treasured Japanese Maples. Long ago I decided that Acer Palmatum were precious and began to covet them, and since then, my feelings have only grown stronger. I live in the redwood forest, where the trees are all evergreens. One reason I’m so attracted to the Japanese Maples is because they are one […]
Today is Earth Day and the 40th anniversary of it to boot! To celebrate dear Mother Earth, we’ve rounded up our favorite gardening projects and post from this month. Learn how to plan a mod container garden above or try out some of these great projects below! Projects: How-To: Garden to Go Flashback: Fiesta Explosion […]
Sheila Higgins shows us how to create a cold frame to extend your gardening season: Cold frame gardening is a simple way to extend your harvest season, allowing for fresh crops year-round. The structure consists of a bottomless box that sits on the soil and a glass “light”. Construction is easy–the cold frame can be […]
By Katie Goodman Spring is the prime time for planting greens and lettuces. One of my favorites to plant is spinach. There are several great benefits of growing spinach. Spinach easily grows in a pot, whatever size you’d like — big or small — which is great for apartment dwellers or people who prefer to […]
Our new Bazaar is up focused on all things gardening, like these lovely herb garden plant markers by Nina Gibson Designs. (You can visit Bazaar or any of our other sections anytime via the gray sub-navigation above.) As an added treat today, Susan Beal brings us two great garden book reviews, Growing Vegetables West of […]
Billbergia nutans is the most unusual bromeliad I have ever seen. Named Queen’s Tears, this hearty plant is called one of the most commonly grown bromeliads by Wikipedia, but I think she is a rare beauty. I picked up my first Queen’s Tears from a Brazilian at the Sebastopol flea market 8 years ago, and […]
With our Crafty Chica Garden Glam Challenge in full swing, I thought it only perfect to Flashback to the Crafty Chica Kathy Cano Murillo’s first contribution to the pages of CRAFT magazine. In CRAFT Volume 01, the Crafty Chica taught us how to take standard plain terra cotta pots and infuse them with some signature […]
