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Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) How to grow an easy flower garden: 4 of 13

I used to wonder how it was that two people of like intelligence could open a cookbook and follow the same recipe and produce two entirely different results - one heavenly, and one quite leaden. I began to understand it though, when I began to garden. I used the same book others who had beautiful gardens had used - I read it...
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) How to create a secret garden of your own: 1 of 1

Is there anyone among us who at one time hasn't wished for a secret garden? A garden for privacy, tranquillity, escape or contemplation? Somehow our notion of secret gardens seem to have been molded by the book of that name. I dreamt of that as a child, but the space behind the mandatory yew hedge in front of our house was a...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Yard art, the plague of lawns: 2 of 3

Donald Featherstone- the guy who created the ubiquitous pink flamingo said it best when he said that until the invention of plastic no one but the rich could afford to be tacky. Yes - tacky is now within the reach of everyone, regardless of income or social status. Of course, not everyone who is tacky knows it. Not everyone ...
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) Tips for drought-proofing a backyard garden: 3 of 3

Many of us greet the forecast of drought with dismay. First it is the lack of rain that makes hauling the hose seem like an unending chore. Then authorities begin to impose water restrictions and even rationing on us. For some of us drought can be such a problem that we feel guilty running enough water to brush our teeth, an...
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) Gardening tips for seniors: 2 of 2

It's time to face facts. A huge number of us who are out there on our hands and knees planting bulbs and getting ready for winter are aging baby boomers. We may look young, think young and even feel young but our knees are creaking when we get up, and our joints protests a bit more every time we get back down. My favorite bu...