An upside down idea
Kayla Ropp, OR To avoid damaging the roots of her seedlings, Kayla plants seeds in upside-down drinking cups. Cut the bottoms off the cups, fill them with potting mix and place them upside down in a plastic storage tote. When it’s time to plant or repot, just hold the cup over the planting hole and slightly squeeze the cup to release the plant. As long as the leaves and stem are still small enough to fit through the hole, the soil and the seedling will transplant unharmed.
A cool craft
Donna Van Horn, IA Here’s a clever way to revamp an old box fan into a spinning ornament for the garden: Donna thought the blade assembly resembled a flower so she removed it, spray painted it and added details with acrylic paint. Finishing it off with a clear sealing spray paint rated for outdoor use would help it last longer outdoors.
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Dreaming of Summer
Unless you are lucky enough to live where it’s warm year round, when winter starts to drag on, it may feel as if the garden is awash in dreary, monochromatic browns and grays. Time to close your eyes and dream of summer—a colorful season when foliage is vibrant, fl owers are blooming and pollinators are active. If you need a bit of summer inspiration, here are three colorful low-maintenance combos that will also attract wildlife. Who wouldn’t dream of that?
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As the buzz of busy bees gave way to the rustle of fallen leaves in my autumn garden, the last of the bumblebee stragglers hit up fading mountain mint blooms. Day by day, fewer sparkly green sweat bees and dwarf carpenter bees nectared on the asters, eventually vanishing along with the fluffy field thistle seeds.
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