Image via WikipediaI had a question from a new reader.
Karen, desperate to save her flowers asks how to deal with hungry rabbits that find her flowers quite tasty.
Nothing is more disheartening that to look at how well your flowers are doing just before you go to bed and then wake up to find that rabbits [...]

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Image by ThrasherDave via FlickrSome say roses aren’t climbers by nature and must be taught. Just think….a climber that can grow to forty feet up a tree, yes, it’s possible! If you prefer a smaller version, there is also the miniature climber to consider. Any rose is beautiful, but you might say climbers have a [...]

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Image by Jon Wiley via FlickrMiniature roses are actual roses but bred to stay small in size. Most mini roses also have smaller flowers than standard rose bushes but they come in a variety of types and colors. Miniature roses are quite hardy plants despite their small size. In fact, they are more winter hardy [...]

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A week ago I was wondering if spring was really here or if it was some cruel trick from Mother Nature. We still had a couple of feet of snow in our backyard and no sign of dirt.
Today we have our first Crocus of the season and chutes are shooting up all over the place.
I [...]

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Even though we didn’t really have a backyard garden at any of the homes we have rented or owned we usually had a little garden of some sort, mostly flowers but the odd tomato plant.
I have always had plants indoors, some of which did quite well outdoors during the heat of summer. My wife on [...]

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