Annual plants - Page 2 of 4

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    Gardening on Grandma’s Farm

    My name is Elizabeth. I am 24 years old and live in Pennsylvania. My grandma is my best friend and has over 10 acres of farm land. On her farm…

  • various container plantings on a patio table
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    Revisiting Lisa’s North Carolina Garden

    Today we’re visiting with Lisa Chapman. Hi from Waxhaw, North Carolina (Zone 8a/7b). Thank you for featuring me in the GPOD this past November. It was absolutely the best early…

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    6 Fantastic Annuals to Grow From Seed in the Northwest

    There was a time when I used to eagerly await the arrival of seed catalogs in the mail each winter. Then I’d sit in the window and fold down the…

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    ‘Transformer’ Yellow Fennel Flower Is a Showy Annual

    At a glance, the most commonly grown love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena and cvs., annual) is just a charming little cottage garden annual, with spidery foliage and whirligig flowers in pastel shades…

  • various bright yellow flowers around a white picket fence
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    Keith’s Zone 3 Garden

    My name is Keith Irvine. I am 70 years old, and I am guessing that I started my first garden somewhere between the ages of 6 and 10. I grew…

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    An Artist’s Flower Farm

    Today we’re visiting with Valerie Miller. I am an artist and newish gardener. Three years ago I was a work-from-home artist and homeschool mom with three little boys (one, four,…

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    Native Annuals and Biennials for Rocky Mountain Gardens

    Over the last decade or so, the swelling interest in ecological gardening, particularly in the use of native rather than introduced plant species, has proven itself one of the most…

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    Wax Begonias and Other Annuals to Start Early

    When it comes to seed sowing, many of us in the North are eager to get things going as early as possible. More often than not, however, we are advised…

  • large bouquet of pink, purple, and white flowers
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    Tracy’s Flower Farm

    Hi, I'm Tracy Sundby—mom, wife, homemaker, and avant gardener extraordinaire in Stanwood, Washington. These last two years have brought a profound awakening to my soul. I became a mother, battled…

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    Scott’s New Love of Gardening

    Today we’re in northeastern Pennsylvania visiting with Scott. Growing up I had very little exposure to gardening, aside from my annual 2- to 3-week vacation to my father's house  in…