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dirtwoman

Lexington, NC, US
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I have a lawn and garden business offering services such as landscape design, weeding, pruning, perennial division, bulb planting, etc.. Love the e-newsletter.


Recent comments


Re: Happy New Year!!

My resolution for 2012 in my garden is to continue to cut back on my container gardens ( I try and somehow always have to many to water!). I am also a "Plant Addict" and always think I have to have the newest additions in my garden. I have such a combination of plants and want to concentrate on letting my beds mature and develop each bed into a highlight of the species already in them. Hopefully....

posted: 10:15 am on January 2nd  

Re: A grand mid-summer display

Add Asters and Mums for lovely fall color!

posted: 5:46 am on August 8th  

Re: White cushions--impractical but gorgeous

Oh,yeah, once I sit down or lay down on those white cushions they would be the color of all my garden or my suntan lotion. But it is a nice touch for a photo shoot. I am sure they would be cooler than all the other colors available, but...

posted: 6:27 am on July 26th  

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

Wow, great ideas for areas of open space with a need for a character uplift. Hope to get the book soon. I will suggest to my local library as well. Thanks for the inspiration!

posted: 1:11 pm on August 2nd  

Re: What is this? I thought it was a Phlox??

Weed. Pull it out

posted: 1:05 pm on August 2nd