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Browsing Archive: January, 2010

Outdoor Herb Gardening:

Posted by The Gardeners Guide on Sunday, January 31, 2010, In : Growing Herbs

If you choose to grow your herbs outdoors you have the choice to make your herbs part of your vegetable garden or grow them in a separate garden bed, which is recommended for the perennials. Deciding on the size of your herb garden will depend on the amount of variety you want. Generally, an herb garden can be in a (20x4 ft.) area. You should allow individual (12x18 inch) plots for each herb. You also may opt to grow some colourful and frequently used herbs as border plants, such as parsley a...
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Winter a good time to read about gardening

Posted by Annette Ipsan on Monday, January 11, 2010, In : Gardening

What do gardeners do in the winter? Relax, revel and read.

With no planting or weeding to be done, we breathe a sigh of contentment for another gardening year well done. We tuck in by the fire, wrap ourselves in a cozy afghan and dream dreams of next year's garden.

Perhaps Santa tucked a few garden books under your tree for inspiration. Maybe you stashed books for wintertime reading. Or you're planning a visit to your corner library, local bookstore or bookmarked Web site to catch up on ...