Fall is Planting Time
Fall is the best time of year for planting trees, shrubs and many perennials – including all those fabulous bulbs […]
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frugal, garden, plants, propagation, tips, trees
Front Yard – 2014 Update
We’ve lived in our little house for about eight years, but the front yard was the last garden I really
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design, frugal, plants, propagation
April To Do List
April on the homestead means the lilacs are just starting to open up, our fruit trees are flowering and there
Fall Plantings
Fall is a great time of year to plant new trees and perennial shrubs for two big reasons: it gives
Propagating Grapevines
Springtime means pruning and our grapevines were more than overdue for their annual haircut. We love the Glenora and Himrod
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garden, plants, propagation, vines
Get Busy!
The growing season is not too far around the corner! Witch hazel is already blooming and my flowering quince buds
Eugene Grafting Fair
The Eugene Permaculture Guild hosts an annual, free Spring Propagation Fair that I recently attended. The event included a fruit
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events, propagation, trees, workshopExperimenting with Propagation
Last Fall, my grandmother gave me some cuttings from a hydrangea shrub. She advised me to make a fresh cut,
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frugal, propagation