Gardens Inspired

by Debra Anchors It happens to all of us. Trying to find the perfect gift for that person on your list "who has everything" can be a daunting task. Here are a few suggestions which are certain ...

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by Debra Anchors IMAGE - CHERRY HILL COTTAGE Feed wild birds to add beauty and music to your yard. You can simply hang a bird feeder and watch the ensuing feast, or create a few of these ...

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by Debra Anchors Never settle for a boring autumn garden! Whether transplanted into your garden beds or positioned in decorative pots at your door, a dull and uninspired fall display is ver...

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by Debra Anchors What can you do with a city yard so compact you can reach out and touch your neighbors? How about borders thick with irresistible roses and flowering perennials? Why not consid...

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by Debra Anchors Ferns are nothing short of gorgeous. Best of all, they are so easy to care for that most gardeners meet with success. Even those who lust only for colorful flower gardens find ...

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by Debra Anchors A SUCCULENT ROCK GARDEN Cacti and succulents often seem intimidating, but they are actually forgiving plants that respond to a gardener’s attentions by multiplying freely...

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by Debra Anchors ILLUSTRATION BY DON BOUSQUET It’s no joke:  Roof runoff can be captured in a rain barrel and used later for irrigation, which not only reduces the amount of polluted wa...

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by Debra Anchors Fragrant flowers lure us into the garden, and keep us there.  The spicy scent of lily-of-the-valley may remind us of a favorite neighbor, while a whiff of honeysuckle transpor...

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by Debra Anchors THE COMMON MOLE - IMAGE FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Contrary to popular belief, moles are not rodents; they are insectivores. Averaging 7-inches long, these tiny eating mach...

http://gardensinspired.blogspot.com/2013/03/about-moles-in-your-garden-and-landscape.html

by Debra Anchors THE MANY BENEFITS OF GREEN TEA (YOU ARE FREE TO USE THIS IMAGE) Green tea is derived from unfermented leaves that contain the highest concentration of powerful antioxidants...

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by Debra Anchors Image courtesy of University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension With containers of herbs on your windowsill, you can enjoy gardening even on the wintriest days.  A...

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by Debra Anchors The Enabling Garden at The Garden Club of America When we garden, time stands still; cares and woes simply fall by the wayside.  This is why, as we age or confront phy...

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by Debra Anchors Few cooks can imagine life without the bulb fondly known as garlic.  While still snubbed by a few cultures, most of the world enjoys garlic – for flavor, for excitement, an...

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by Debra Anchors Keukenhof Flower Garden by VERA KRATOCHVIL Bulbs are a variety of plants that have one thing in common - they store food in a plump structure regularly referred to as a...

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- by Debra Anchors TULIPS IN SPRING During the past few weeks, I have been busy creating new garden areas to visit here. Please sit back, relax and tour the new garden rooms by using the do...

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- by Debra Anchors Salad burnet -Image from UBC Botanical Garden   The herb, salad burnet, traveled to America with the Pilgrims and has provided us with wintertime greens ever since. ...

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-by Debra Anchors HOT MULLED CIDER Here We Go A' Wassailing is a song which references wassail, a traditional holiday beverage featuring mulling spices.  Mulling spices are wonderful t...

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- BY DEBRA ANCHORS Creating handmade soap is affordable and is the perfect solution to add a personal touch to your lavatory or to offer as gifts to friends. Soap making, while a very old prac...

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-by Debra Anchors RED SPIDER-MITE Are your houseplants’ leaves suddenly speckled with yellow? Is your azalea’s foliage dull and falling from its stems? Sap-feeding red spider mites may ...

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- by Debra Anchors The gardens are just getting ready for their winter’s sleep and already I am dreaming of additions I will make in next spring.  There are some stunning new varieties of pl...

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- by Debra Anchors Morning glories in marvelous shades of blue, purple, pink, red, and ivory bring visions of old-fashioned romance, whether wrapping a mailbox, cascading over a picket fence, ...

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HEAD FOR THE PRODUCE AISLE TO FIGHT CANCER AND OTHER LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES - by Debra Anchors We all know that eating fruits and vegetables is good for us. But now scientists have pro...

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- by Debra Anchors JACK-O'-LANTERNS Photo courtesy of Nicholas Myers It wouldn't be fall without a carved pumpkin, but the joy can be fleeting because jack-o’-lanterns often rot quickl...

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- by Debra Anchors EXPRESS YOUR STYLE WITH A SCARECROW With the autumn season upon us, I decided to focus on the scarecrow, a familiar symbol of the fall harvest. Have you ever considered the...

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- by Debra Anchors WOOLY BEAR CATERPILLAR According to legend, the wider a wooly bear caterpillar’s middle brown section, the more mild the coming winter will be. A narrow brown band at ...

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