Gardening

Late Winter and Early Spring in Your Garden

by Terra Hangen February 26, 2012
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Attention, all! See the marvels of God! He plants flowers and trees all over the earth. —Psalms 46:8 (The Message) February can be a quiet month for gardeners, and in many climates it is the coldest month. Yet, gardeners can keep busy and prune, fertilize, plant bare root trees and shrubs and buy bulbs and [...]

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Bird Gardens: Attracting Birds

by Terra Hangen July 1, 2011
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Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. —Chinese proverb The cooing from mourning doves sounds like a soft note from heaven, as the afternoon sun lowers in the sky, and warm breezes ripple along my garden plants and tree branches. Other birds add their chirps and songs, and [...]

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Climbing Roses for You

by Terra Hangen April 2, 2011
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If you are willing to learn, the rose will teach you. —Cynthia Westcott Roses are hardy plants, and if you have a sunny spot with six hours or more of direct sun each day, you can easily find a perfect rose for your garden. There are even roses for shady spots, although most do best [...]

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Weeping Trees Full of Grace

by Terra Hangen February 6, 2011
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You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. —Isaiah 55:12 Are you a fan of the graceful forms of weeping trees? In addition to their beauty, some provide fruit, and [...]

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Christmas Gifts for Gardeners

by Terra Hangen December 4, 2010
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Gardeners are often easy to shop for since there are many Christmas gifts your gardener will love. Oilcloth Tool Organizer I found a brightly decorated floral oilcloth garden tool organizer that wraps around a five gallon bucket (you supply the bucket). The cheery and easy to clean organizer has 24 pockets for tools, seeds and [...]

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Bearded Iris in a Rainbow of Colors

by Terra Hangen October 10, 2010
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Gardening is an activity God endorses and growing bearded irises is a way to add beauty to your garden. “Build houses and settle down, plant gardens and eat what they produce” (Jeremiah 29:5). “If I am lukewarm about the dahlia, I am red hot about the bearded iris. I like it without qualification and would [...]

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Clematis, Queen of Climbers

by Terra Hangen August 5, 2010
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Hi all. With this column I am celebrating my fourth anniversary writing garden columns for Positively Feminine. Yes, that’s right. My first column Garden Chocolates appeared here in August 2006. Today I present Clematis, which you can pronounce CLEM-a-tis, Clem-ah-tis or Clem-A-tis, and each of these pronunciations are correct. Whichever way we say it, these [...]

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Ten Flowers for Color and Beauty

by Terra Hangen June 4, 2010
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If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk in my garden forever. —Alfred Lord Tennyson The poet beautifully links flowers and love and friendship, and for color in your garden for you and loved ones to enjoy here are ten flowers I recommend. Cosmos These daisy type flowers [...]

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Our Own Gardens

by Terra Hangen April 9, 2010
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Most of my readers have their own garden. It may be a lush balcony garden, packed full of plants in pots, a messy garden in town like mine, a tidy garden and manicured lawns, a huge garden on a farm, or so many other styles. Our gardens are precious to us, and also, gardens we [...]

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Forsythia Means Spring Is On the Way

by Terra Hangen February 7, 2010
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Forsythia is pure joy. There is not an ounce, not a glimmer of sadness or even knowledge in forsythia. Pure, undiluted, untouched joy. —Anne Morrow Lindbergh We can all use more joy in our gardens, and Anne Morrow Lindbergh saw clearly that this is a happy shrub. Forsythia reliably flowers in the very early days [...]

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Garden Books That Celebrate Gardening

by Terra Hangen January 14, 2010
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He covers the heavens with clouds And prepares rain for the earth; He makes grass to grow upon the mountains And green plants to serve mankind. —Psalm 147:8-9 This is an ideal time of year to read gardening books for inspiration and garden dreaming, as we enjoy the enthusiasm and expertise of other gardeners in [...]

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