Growing Bachelor Button Flowers From Seed

Also known as cornflowers, bachelor buttons (Centaurea cyanus) are a joy in the summer garden. They come in a range of bright colors, most commonly blue, but also pink, maroon, and lavender. Bachelor buttons are easy to grow from seed, and they're great for attracting beneficial pollinators.
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How To Grow Herbs Indoors

How To Grow Herbs Indoors

Growing herbs indoors is an incredible way to keep the gardening spirit alive during winter. It's also an excellent activity to get the kids involved with, plus you get pungent,...

How To Grow Herbs Indoors

Growing herbs indoors is an incredible way to keep the gardening spirit alive during winter....

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Putting Your Garden to Bed For The Winter

Putting Your Garden to Bed For The Winter

But, before the cold temperatures take hold, we need to put the garden to bed and prepare it for next year. That's right; there's no time like now to take...

Putting Your Garden to Bed ...

But, before the cold temperatures take hold, we need to put the garden to bed...

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Sustainable Gardening Practices: Why It's Important For the Home Gardener

Sustainable Gardening Practices: Why It's Impor...

Introduction to sustainable gardening and it's importance for the home gardener. Easy methods to get started using sustainable practices in the vegetable garden.

Sustainable Gardening Pract...

Introduction to sustainable gardening and it's importance for the home gardener. Easy methods to get...

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All About The Pumpkins: Top 5 Varieties for the Home Garden

All About The Pumpkins: Top 5 Varieties for the...

While everyone else is eagerly anticipating pumpkin spice season, we wait for our garden pumpkins to mature. Pumpkins are incredible, diverse, and such delicious eating! The versatility of pumpkins goes...

All About The Pumpkins: Top...

While everyone else is eagerly anticipating pumpkin spice season, we wait for our garden pumpkins...

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What To Do With The Harvest: Storing & Preserving

What To Do With The Harvest: Storing & Preserving

It's so incredible to harvest a garden full of vegetables that you grew yourself. When all the labor, planning, and caretaking pays off with abundant rewards, it's a beautiful day....

What To Do With The Harvest...

It's so incredible to harvest a garden full of vegetables that you grew yourself. When...

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Ten Important Fall Garden Tasks and How To Get The Kids Out There Helping

Ten Important Fall Garden Tasks and How To Get ...

10 Ideas to get the kids involved in fall garden chores  and make them go a lot faster

Ten Important Fall Garden T...

10 Ideas to get the kids involved in fall garden chores  and make them go a...

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