Making a Raised-Bed Garden05.30.08

Back in 2002 when we landscaped our yard and started our garden we decided to create a raised bed garden.
We decided on raised bed gardening for a number of reason. The main reason being the soil in our yard seemed to be composed of mostly sand and clay. It was dry and difficult […]

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Time to enjoy Thanksgiving and Christmas Catus’11.23.07

I have two cactus like plants. One is a Thanksgiving Cactus and the other is of the same species, Schlumbergera, and is known as a Christmas Cactus.

General care for plants of the Schlumbergera species is to give them moderate to bright light in the Spring and Summer months. Lighting depends upon exactly which […]

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Living green can save you money07.12.07

As a follow up to the post I wrote about whether the Live Earth concert would make a difference in the way people live I thought I’d write about one of the comments on the Go Smell the Flowers site that inspired my post in the first place.

One of the posters seemed to believe […]

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Replacement parts for lawn mowers and outdoor equipment06.19.07

So how are you lawn mowers holding up now that summer is here and the grass is growing?
Many of the new lawn mowers that you can buy these days have many parts don’t they? Some come with all the accessories that you could possibly need and others have accessories that you can purchase separately.

I’m bringing […]

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