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Where creativity and frugality are always in bloom.

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Grow

Tips and tutorials for growing vegetables, annuals, perennials (lots of flowers), vines, trees, and shrubs.

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Outdoor Gardening Tips by Season

Spring

Seedlings that may fail to germinate or stop growing.
Seeds Not Germinating or Dying Early? Find Out Why
Various hardy and annual lavender plants.
How to Identify Lavender (Hardy & Annual)
Hand holding seeds to sow for the garden.
How to Choose the Right Seeds for Your Garden
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Summer

Freshly harvested potatoes
Tips for Harvesting & Storing Homegrown Potatoes
How to Catch Japanese Beetles (Invasive Pest Tip)
Make a Tree Branch Crib for a Beneficial Ecosystem
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Fall & Winter

Growing hardwood plant cutting.
How to Grow Shrubs & Vines from Hardwood Cuttings
25 Fruits That Ripen After Picking (and Those That Don't)
Loppers (pruning tool) in winter garden.
What to Prune in Winter
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Indoor Gardening Tips

Houseplants

Does Talking to Plants Really Help Them Grow?
Examples of bulbs you can force to flower indoors including hyacinth and tulips.
How to Force Flowering Bulbs Indoors and Get the Timing Just Right
A pineapple top for propagation and a pineapple plant in a pot.
How to Grow a Pineapple from the Grocery Store
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Indoor Food Growing

Growing tomatoes indoors in pots on a windowsill.
Grow Vegetables Indoors (Easy Beginner’s Guide)
Green peas growing indoors.
How to Grow Peas Indoors
7 Fruits & Veggies to Regrow: Kitchen Propagation Handbook
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Make

Make unique garden art from repurposed items plus DIY raised beds, ponds, and more.

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Unique DIY Projects

Examples of crafts made from glass gems including treasure jars.
19 Glass Gem Garden Art Craft Projects
How to Make Plate Hangers
Fast & Creative Pumpkin Decorating Tips (No Carving)
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Ideas

Explore the galleries to grab ideas for your home and garden.

Various arbors, trellises, and obelisks in home gardens.
30 Arbor, Trellis, & Obelisk Ideas for Home Gardens
Examples of back and knee-friendly garden solutions including tall raised beds.
7 Back & Knee-Friendly Solutions for Gardeners
Examples of rusty garden art including bird statues.
29 Rusty Garden Junk Art Ideas
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Books

Available for instant download.

Vegetables growing in the garden including tomato and zucchini.
Week-By-Week Vegetable Seed Sowing Plan (Indoors & Outdoors)
20 Garden Art Project Tip Sheets (Printables)
Creative + Frugal Garden Ideas | Free Ebook
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~Melissa the Empress of Dirt ♛

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I’m Melissa J. Will
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(Ontario, Canada).
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