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Fifteen Garden Ideas

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Now it is summer in the garden. I started this fifteen garden ideas post in winter. Originally, it contained fifteen ideas looking ahead to the summer. Now I find that it is summer and some of those ideas worked out. Others not so much. Here are the fifteen garden ideas that actually were implemented this spring. Put up the fence. Simple wire fence with t-posts that we take down at the end of the growing season. With the addition of an electric fence along the top to keep the deer out. Fixed an old bird feeder and added it to … Continue reading Fifteen Garden Ideas

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Three Garden Benefits of Catnip

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I planted catnip (aka catmint) a couple of years ago. Popular in landscaping, it produces small purple flowers essentially from spring to fall. As it turns out, the deer leave it alone while demolishing hostess and every other supposedly deer-resistant ornamental. Although, we did salvage a few veggies. Here are the top three garden benefits of catnip that shows up right away. (Not counting that the cat loves it.) Since then, I planted a bunch more, and this is why: It looks nice. A compact, rounded shrub, it does not seem inclined to spread and forms an orderly procession right … Continue reading Three Garden Benefits of Catnip