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Swearing for Gardeners: Holy @#$#%#!
4 commentsHey, I'm ALL for trees. And I'm all for enthusiastically trying to reproduce oneself all over the place. Wait. Whaaa?
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Chic Garden Stuff (Totally Disappointment Free!): The Chicago Botanic Garden's Antique and Garden Fair
I've seen a lot of stuff lately and most of it has bummed me out. This left me buzzzzzzzzzing!
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Push Th' Little Daisies
2 commentsWhile I'm not totally anti-lawn, I do think you can have too much lawn.... And I do.
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The Boring Post About Houseplants
3 commentsEvery garden blogger has to do a post about their houseplants at least once a year. Today's the day.
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Oooh Afternoon Delight!
1 commentIt's the perfect time of year to get away to a good greenhouse and buy yourself some plants and breathe in some warm and steamy plant-filled air. Restorative, really.
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I Would If I Could, But I Can't
2 commentsI have the time, the itch- But not the weather...
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The Case of the Rapidly Diminishing Hedge Apples
2 commentsThey were there, then they weren't.... Whodunit?
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Winter Containers: The Good, But Possibly Iffy (Part 2)
Now, these may not all be my personal taste, but they are all done well and you can tell that it is the homeowners' taste, for reals.
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: An Encyclopedia of Outdoor Winter Decor (Part 1: The Train Wrecks)
2 commentsThere just isn't enough info out there on how-to (or how not to) do your winter pots, beds and garlands. Here is all you need to know, in 3 (maybe 4) parts...
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Asterzilla vs. Mumthra
4 commentsClearly, I'm an aster person. I wouldn't have named my blog (and most of my life) Kiss My Aster if I wasn't in love with them. But I wasn't always...
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Hey Girl- The Autumn Edition
Gardener Gosling is feelin' the season and wants to watch It's the Great Pumpkin,Charlie Brown with you after a fun-filled day of leaf raking.
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About this blog
Big, loud and fun, Amanda Thomsen landscapes by day and blogs at night. Her blog, Kiss My Aster, has alienated/enraptured dozens for at least 6 years.
She is the less popular half of the podcasting team, Good Enough Gardening, which makes her feel like the "Roy" of of Siegfried and Roy, but without the mauling. She lives in Chicago and does not EVER put ketchup on hot dogs.














