Gardening

Eight Easy-To-Grow Edible Flowers

May 17, 2010

Wake up your taste buds with these eight edible flowers that taste as good as they look. Rose photo copyright Isabel Gomes.

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Ten Tips for Trouble-Free Tomatoes

May 13, 2010

Want fewer troubles with your tomatoes? Consider these ten tips: Choose the right location: Tomatoes need at least six hours of direct sunlight a day. Leave plenty of space between plants for good circulation; staking plants also helps. Rotate crops: Many disease spores can live in the soil for years. Don’t grow tomatoes or related plants […]

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Heirloom Tomatoes to Try

May 10, 2010

It’s that time again. A wonderous time of year, celebrated annually here after the last average frost date (around May 10). This is when those juicy tomatoes and other yummy summer vegetables can be planted in my garden (Zone 6b). And over the years, I’ve grown everything from ‘Green Zebra’ and ‘Purple Cherokee’ to ‘Brandywine,’ – often at the […]

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Five Experts Share Their Must-Have Plants

May 5, 2010

It’s early May, and no doubt many gardeners are asking themselves what to grow this year. So, I turned to five experts for advice on some of their favorite plants. These folks are landscape designers, garden bloggers, journalists and ordinary citizens from around the nation. But the one thing they have in common is their […]

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Feng Shui Garden Podcast

April 27, 2010

If you’ve been following my Feng Shui in the Garden series (part one and part two) … then you don’t want to miss my Nest in Style podcast interview with Feng Shui expert Linda Binns. In the podcast, Linda demystifies the ancient art and science of Feng Shui (“fung schway”) and explains how these principles can be applied easily […]

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Feng Shui in the Garden – Part II

April 14, 2010

The ancient art and science of Feng Shui can be applied not only to your home but also to your garden, as revealed in Part I of this post. In fact, the exterior of your home and garden are important ways to create harmony inside the house, according to Feng Shui consultant Linda Binns, who owns […]

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Feng Shui in the Garden – Part I

April 8, 2010

It’s no secret that a beautiful landscape can lift the spirits. But many gardeners are moving beyond just creating a lovely garden, and are applying the ancient principles of Feng Shui to their outdoor spaces as well. Feng Shui – pronounced “fung schway” – is an ancient art and science developed more than 3,000 years ago […]

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Seed Advice, Heirloom Seeds, Plant Lists

March 16, 2010

Purple carrots, blue corn, spotted lettuce and rose pink beans. These are just some of the unusual and delicious vegetables you can grow from seeds in your garden. Nest in Style Podcast: Eager to learn more about seed starting? Have questions about heirlooms and hybrids? Or, just want more professional garden design tips? Don’t miss this Nest in Style […]

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Crop Rotation and Vegetable Plant Families

March 15, 2010

  For healthy vegetable gardens, it’s best to rotate your crops each year. By rotating your vegetable crops each year, you’ll reduce pests and pathogens and add nutrients to the soil. That’s why you should avoid growing vegetables from the same family in the same place more than once over a three-year period. It’s not always easy to remember which vegetables […]

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A Tour of Naples Botanical Garden

March 10, 2010

Driving up to the Naples Botanical Garden in the seaside town of Naples, Florida, you can’t help but notice the bromeliads. They are everywhere in shocking oranges, yellows, reds and greens, scattered among the snow-white stone mulch. Even on a cloudy, surprisingly chilly day in February, the contemporary design cheered the mood of our small group.

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