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Backyard Makeover Game
All About Starting Seeds
Video: Make a Straw-Bale Garden
Soil Testing is Worth the Effort
Garden Catalog Collector
10 Perennials Easily Grown from Seed
How to Start a Vegetable Garden
A gardener's checklist for early summer
Building a Compost Bin
25 Robust Summer Bloomers
Enchanting Japanese Maples
Variegated Plants Create Drama
15 Deer-Resistant Plants
Make Your Own Hypertufa Container
Lilacs: Time for a Fresh Look
Viburnums are Versatile Shrubs
Off With Their Heads: Deadheading Perennials
Find the Perfect Tomato
Perfect Edges for Your Beds and Borders
The Only Shrubs You Need to Grow
Big Flowers from Bigleaf Hydrangeas
Bold and Beautiful Zinnias
How to Grow Raspberries
Friendly Ways to Battle Garden Pests

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Re: READER PHOTOS! Benjamin's garden in Nebraska

Siesperanza--I do NOT irrigate. The garden is gently sloped, and the plants up top are dry loving, while the ones at the bottom are rain garden-esque. I may water once in August if it's been a dry summer, but that's it. The thick planting, and place-specific planting, seems to keep everyone happy and weed free. Thank you ALL for your comments! So happy to share with you! I do have some passive-aggressive gardening tips here (this is my first garden, btw): http://deepmiddle.blogspot.com/2011/09/fall-gardening-passive-aggressive-tips.html

posted: 9:14 am on March 13th

Re: The American Meadow Garden : Win A Free Copy of John Greenlee's Book!

My wife won't let me tear up the front lawn, chuck in some stones, then lots of prairie stuff. We live in Nebraska! Not like I'll put some bison out there, too, although....

posted: 3:41 pm on July 13th