When you learn how to make cool weather container gardens, you can mix and match plants from fall to spring and, with any luck, back again. This combination featuring snapdragons and pansies served me
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Great Southeast Pollinator Census 2025 Dates
If you believe in the power of pollinators and want to be a part of protecting them, sign up for the Great Southeast
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Growing Waxed Amaryllis Bulbs
Growing waxed amaryllis bulbs is pretty simple: open package, place plant on surface, watch as it grows a little bit
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Crane-fly orchid
Crane-fly orchid is a native plant that's found in woodlands in the Southeastern United States. And it grows in my
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My Favorite Houseplant
My favorite houseplant is the one I haven't killed. This is my true confession: I'm pretty rough on houseplants. Over
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Finster Fest @ Howard Finster Paradise Gardens
Howard Finster was a Man of Visions. He was a preacher, folk artist and celebrity in his own time. He passed in 2001,
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Smoked Fish Dip Recipe (To Live For)
This story first appeared in my blogspot blog in October 2012.
It's such a funny notion that a food could be
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Colcannon Recipe for St. Patrick’s Day
This colcannon recipe originally appeared on my blog in March 2011.
Oh, what with shaking imaginary shillelaghs and
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Winter Sowing Seeds
There's an old-fashioned seed-starting technique that's getting a lot of attention and I decided to try my hand at it
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Weekend in Greenville, SC
Greenville, SC, is just a few hours' drive from Atlanta and perfect for a weekend getaway. Especially when the getaway
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