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February 01, 2016

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Thursday, One more and I am... - One more dress and I am onto September dresses. I am so excited! I feel like I am going to win this race. The shop is ahead of itself this year and I a...
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Building a Greenhouse from the Ground Down - Buried earth tubes, insulated growing beds, and plenty of family labor created a greenhouse that produces food and protects tender plants year-round
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Rambling in the Garden

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Mad Fientist

A Decade of Freedom - In the 10 years since I left my job, I'm more content than ever before, but I'm also more unsure about what the future holds. Read more → The post A Dec...
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IAVOM ~ 'In The Pink' - In my vase this Monday are : - Some shy cosmos. These were grown from seed back at the start of April and have made for small bushy plants whic...
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Spiced Peaches Recipe - This good old fashioned spiced peaches recipe is the perfect treat. I love to open... The post Spiced Peaches Recipe appeared first on The Frugal Farm Wi...
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Six on Saturday. Hello August. Could We Have Some Rain Please? - This summer we have had endless sun and and drought and it feels as if Europe is on fire. There have been terrifying fires in Spain, South West France and ...
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One Man And His Garden Trowel

Six on Saturday (1 August 2026) - It was rather nice and cool up in North East Wales last weekend when I went up to visit family. I even needed my rain coat when dispatched into town to do ...
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Off The Edge Gardening Blog

Six on Saturday – Tricky - It is almost as tricky as midwinter to find subjects for Six on Saturday at the moment. I am hopeful that the crisp and dry victims of this drought will sp...
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Strong Money Australia

There’s No Such Thing As Fixed Expenses - There’s a lot of standard finance assumptions I disagree with. One of them goes something like this… Things like rent, a mortgage, transport, insurances an...
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The survivors! - Drought tolerant planting that copes with wet winters too
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Fred, a French Gardener2

Six on Saturday 25-07-26 - It feels like I’m repeating myself week after week, but the gardens are dry. (Even though the heat isn’t quite as intense)Aside from a few nice discoveries...
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Down to Earth

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Not Buying Anything

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The Frustrated Gardener Blog

By: Noelle - I've just read your post of Primula Taigetos, which I managed to get thanks to a blogging friend sending me a piece from yet another garden. Yes I did see ...
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Blog - Jane Perrone

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A Permaculture Design Course Handbook

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our life hand-made

the book of the blog - OUT NOW in paperback (8.5″x11″) 231 pages, over 570 colour photographs and lots of words USA: https://a.co/d/6pMja17UK: https://amzn.eu/d/1oXmid2Germany: h...
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From Frugal To Free

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Early Retirement Extreme

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4 Ways to Lower a Medical Bill Before You Pay It - It’s happened to most Americans. You go to the doctor, you have an emergency procedure, or maybe some tests run and then before you know it you get a bill ...
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Powerstock Open Gardens - I think you all deserve some prettier photos to look at after Silly Solstice! On Sunday I went to Powerstock Open Gardens I love getting to see beyond the...
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Daniel's Pacific NW Garden

Bearded Irises Starting to Bloom. 4 May 25. - Some of the bearded irises have started to bloom. I had been frustrated about weeds - especially thistles - and worse, disease. Last summer, I dug up t...
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Cold Climate Gardening

Will I see you at the Galanthus Gala? - I'm going to the Galanthus Gala to see my virtual gardening friends in real life! Galanthus is the botanical name for snowdrops. And a gala is . . . well, ...
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Fringe Association

Lilac Forever Vest - With a slight mod to the knitting pattern, the Forever Vest becomes a near-perfect sleeveless turtleneck sweater The post Lilac Forever Vest appeared fir...
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Invitation to the Garden

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All the Blue Day

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The Propagator Blog

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Changing Back to Blogger - After a trial of 9 months on WordPress, I’m changing back to the Blogger platform. The main reason is how difficult it is for me to log on WordPress. Often...
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Imaginary Animal

Citrus Slide Socks - I haven't posted here in over a year, what with the ease of sharing on Instagram and all... But I kind of miss this space, so here's a pair of socks. The...
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