I have a friend who has a fantastic perennial border, and I get so many emails about how to build one, I asked if I could borrow some pictures of hers, and discuss it with her. Her top piece of advice is this: Make sure the soil and sun are …
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Comments - 2As fall slowly spreads its cool weather across the country, countless home gardens begin to lose their vibrant colors of spring and summer, and take on a more dreary shade of brown as plants and flowers begin to die or go dormant. With the advent of hybridizing certain species of …
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Comments - 0Don’t argue with Mother Nature. Plant Wildflower Seeds in fall. OK, most people plant them in spring, and that’s fine. But think about it. In the wild, when wildflowers “go to seed” after the flowers fade, that’s when the seed is dropped. It simply falls to the ground and waits …
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Comments - 12Educational Ideas & Tips for Fun! Summer’s almost over. School schedules, sports and homework are on the horizon. Before you’re inundated with responsibilities, take a little time to enjoy the last days of freedom with the kids. We’ve got some great ideas for you! All of us at Eden Brothers are committed to …
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Comments - 0Hi. I’m Eric Allen at EdenBrothers.com, and I would like to show you a butterfly and bee buffet created by our staff horticulturalist at Eden Brothers headquarters. He put together a mixture of tall zinnias, the California Giants, and sunflowers. They’re the Mammoth Grey Stripe variety, the most popular, the …
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Comments - 0Hi, I’m Eric Allen at EdenBrothers.com, and today we will be talking about how to grow lavender from seed. Everybody loves lavender. When you see the plants in garden centers, they’re quite expensive, so why not save some money and start your lavender plants from seed. They’re perennial and winter-hardy …
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Comments - 0Ah, spinach. So good. There are a few important things to know about growing it, however, so let’s take a look at them first. It is a cold season crop. It is planted as soon as the ground is thawed and the soil can be worked. Even a few late …
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Comments - 0Hi, I’m Eric Allen from edenbrothers.com, and today we will be growing white California poppy from seed. California poppy, eschscholzia californica, are a small seed that packs a wonderful punch. In warm weather, like its namesake, California, it is a perineal. While in areas that have a winter season, it …
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Comments - 0Hi, I’m Eric Allen from EdenBrothers.com, and today we will be growing California Poppy from seed. California Poppy, Eschscholzia californica, are a small seed that packs a wonderful punch. In warm weather like its namesake California, it is a perennial, while in areas that have a winter season it acts …
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Comments - 0In true Halloween spirit, we racked our minds for the spookiest gardening topics. Sure, carnivorous plants are plenty spooky, but that subject appears on every gardening blogs towards the end of October. Then it clicked, one thing that happens to every flower, unfortunately, is that they will eventually die. In …
Read more Off With Their Heads! Deadheading FAQs
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