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Anyone who enjoys working in a garden, be it flower or
vegetable,
knows that wonderful sense of peace, accomplishment and restoration
that comes from their labors. This page is for them...
     
What
a joy to work so closely with Nature....
the smell of the earth, the delicacy of a
petal, the interplay
of bees and butterflies, that special feeling
of oneness
that is too often overlooked. By
clicking on the flora links below...
I hope to share with you some sites that you
might enjoy and find informative.
Dean's Raised Garden Beds
Zone 5 Plants & Planting
Golden Harvest
Organics
Backyard Gardener
Garden Center
Perennials Zone 5
Design
How to Start a Vegetable Garden
A comprehensive
gardening guide
  
 
Click
our Frog to Visit Our Orchid Page
All
About Herbs
Recipes
and More...
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growing, preparing, harvesting,
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CREATING A
CUTTING GARDEN
Many gardeners
grow flowers for the pleasure of having fresh bouquets
to decorate their homes or to give away to friends. But
they also enjoy the display of color flowers provide in
the landscape, and therein lies the dilemma--to cut or
not to cut. But there is a simple solution,
according to the National Garden Bureau, and that is to
plant a separate flower garden just for cutting. Then
you can have your flowers, and pick them, too!
http://www.uvm.edu/pss/ppp/articles/cutgardn.html
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Butterfly Gardening
Planning
a Butterfly Garden
You
need only a small garden bed to create an
inviting oasis for butterflies. Both
butterflies and plants like sun so plan your
garden with a southern exposure or in a site
that gets at least six hours of sun each day.
A site sheltered from the wind by trees,
shrubs, or a building will prevent tall plants
from blowing over, and allow your butterflies
to feed, mate, and lay eggs in relative
tranquility.
Flowers
& Herbs To Attract Butterflies
Nectar
Flowers
Nectar flowers provide a source of food for
adult butterflies. Butterflies are attracted
to brightly colored, sweet-smelling flowers
that allow them easy access. Composite
daisy-like flowers are favorites. Some of the
preferred, easy-to-grow nectar plants are:
aster, black-eyed Susan, butterfly bush,
butterfly weed, cosmos, goldenrod, lantana,
lavender, liatris, marigold, purple
coneflower, and zinnia. Butterflies are
attracted to masses of color and fragrance, so
try to plant groups of flowers instead of
single plants. If space is limited, however,
even window boxes can catch butterflies'
attention.
Plant
World
Incredible
international sites and photos...you can even
choose the language in
which you wish to view them....definitely
worth your time!
"Imagine
being able to take a stroll through some of
the world's most beautiful
gardens. . .
or designing your own outdoor living space
with just the right combination of
accessories, furniture and landscaping to
reflect your moods and interests . . . or
learning about new gardening techniques and
sharing ideas with master gardeners from all
over the world. Now, imagine you can do all
this with just a click of your
computer mouse. Stop imagining, because these
are just a few of the delights contained when
you enter the secret realm of Plant
World."
Water
Gardens
 
Organic
Gardening
 Planting
Seeds
Garden
Merchants
...has
tips, tricks and tools for all
sorts of gardening....both domestic and
foreign.
 
 A
rose is a rose is a rose....
Here
are some fantastic links that will sweep you
across a galaxy
of the rose universe...everything from secret
gardens, to rose societies
(including the American Rose Society),
to
frequently asked questions, jungle roses, old
fashioned roses....
even rose recipes!!!
A
veritable feast for the senses !!!!
Internet
gardening:
"Will
the day soon come when a computer sits in the
garden shed beside the spade, hoe, and tiller? Gardening
is often a solitary pleasure, enhanced at times by back fence conversations with our neighbors. Some gardeners are using the
Internet to extend their
conversations and share their knowledge and
their gardening pleasures.
Some pages from individuals will be listed
here from time to time."
....along with magazines, discussion groups,
community services
and reference materials!
 
earthworms....
growing
tomatoes....marigolds.... and much more? 
Everything
you wanted to know about bulbs
.....and then some !
  
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