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The reason for pruning. How to prune and what’s the point of d…

Gardening tips and photography Weblog | August 25th 2008 by Neil.b

To grow attractive looking perennial plants most need to be pruned otherwise they become too big, untidy and produce unimpressive flowers. Many people new to gardening are nervous when it comes to pruning. This is because there’s a baffling amount read more

brown is in

Lost in the Landscape | August 20th 2008 by James

Maybe I was inspired by the garden designs of Piet Oudolf. Maybe I was inspired by my recent trip to see things turning brown in Los Peñasquitos Preserve. Or maybe I’m just a little busy and/or slacker-ey in the doldrums of summer. Whatev read more

Time spend on gardening

BuddyGarden Blog | July 6th 2008 by BuddyGarden

I started thinking about how much time I spend on gardening. During the week, I spend about 30 minutes every morning on watering and deadheading. Weekends I spend up to an hour a day to watering, deadheading, prunning, and fertilizing, etc. So in tot read more

sharing with the birds

Lost in the Landscape | July 2nd 2008 by James

I don’t deadhead every flowering plant in the garden—That would drive me crazy! Besides there are plants that produce seeds that keep the local bird population happy, and many of these plants are annuals that would only come back next yea read more

Deadheading

BuddyGarden Blog | July 1st 2008 by BuddyGarden

Removing dead flowers is very important to make sure your flowers bloom all summer. Just pinch off the dead flowers with your fingers or a pair of scissors. read more

deadheading, or, forever 21

Lost in the Landscape | July 1st 2008 by James

You probably know someone like this: Through their young adulthood, through the prime dating years, they hit the gym hard, run, watch what they eat, and pay close attention to styles so that they were always immaculately dressed. But then they eventu read more