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The Tools Every Beginner Gardener Needs

April 21, 2020
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These tips and gardening tools will get the beginner gardener started on creating a beautiful, flourishing backyard vegetable garden! This post may contain affiliate links.  Making a purchase through one of these links helps support this blog. So you want to grow a backyard garden, huh?  There’s nothing more satisfying than seeing your garden start to flourish and ultimately provide you with fresh fruits, vegetables, and beautiful flowers!  Once the garden bug hits you, you’ll find yourself counting down to…

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How to Create a Butterfly Garden

March 24, 2020
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Fill your yard with colorful flowers and host plants this spring and create a beautiful butterfly garden that will attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds! This post may contain affiliate links.  Making a purchase through one of these links helps support this blog. Last year, I was so excited to get started on my black flower garden! I had a lot of success starting my flowers in a seed starting tray and transplanting them around Mother’s Day.  As much as I…

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DIY Outdoor Planters – 20 Creative Projects to Add to Your Garden

May 16, 2019

This post may contain affiliate links.  Making a purchase through one of these links helps support this blog. Get crafty in your backyard this spring and summer with 20 creative DIY outdoor planters that will add a little handmade charm your garden! Gardening season has officially begun here in New Jersey!  Of course, we were cleaning up the yard the moment the ground thawed!  This year, we got a super early start on gardening season.  My husband built a fence…

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How to Grow a Black Flower Garden

April 25, 2019

Bring a little drama to the outdoors this summer with a unique and magical looking black flower garden! Get started with these gardening tips and flowers! This post may contain affiliate links.  Making a purchase through one of these links helps support this blog. A few years ago, I visited a small, local greenhouse looking for some spring flowers to plant in pots in our yard.  I had to do a double-take when I passed by a table of velvety…

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