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June 05, 2014

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Fine Gardening

A November Garden Walk in Downtown Milwaukee - Late-fall highlights from some of my favorite neighborhood gardens
21 hours ago
Reclaiming Paradise

Merry November - Regular readers will know that November is not my favourite month. This year I am going to try and overcome my Novemberitis, partly helped by having reduce...
1 day ago
Out My Window

Monday, Good Grief - Thank you for all the comments on my beloved Slugs passing. Aunty is in the final stages, and I don't expect her to last until the end of the week. Last...
1 day ago
The Frugal Farm Wife

Mashed Sweet Potatoes Recipe - These mashed sweet potatoes are a perfect sweet and savory side dish for fall. With... The post Mashed Sweet Potatoes Recipe appeared first on The Frugal...
1 day ago
Rambling in the Garden

In a Vase on Monday: Tickle Your Fancy - Ebullient Salvia ‘Phyllis Fancy’ was certainly beckoning me when I roamed the garden yesterday to choose material for today’s vase. I was able to pick gene...
1 day ago
The Irish Aesthete

Unquestionable Charm - The ffrench family liked to trace their ancestry back to Rollo the Strong, a ninth-century Viking warrior so big that no horse was able to carry him. Aroun...
2 days ago
fit for a queen

Is a Pizza Always Round - Last week I purchased a new sourdough starter from Parker at BasilandBloom.com The first loaf came out pretty darn nice: But, I had about 100 grams of star...
3 days ago
The Blooming Garden

Six on Saturday. Halloween. - Like all the other Six on Saturday enthusiasts, I pride myself on always having interesting plants to look at all year round. I can’t just pack my garden a...
3 days ago
One Man And His Garden Trowel

Six on Saturday (31 October 2026) - Hmm, what happened to October? It seems to have flown by. It felt proper autumnal yesterday morning and distinctly chilly – although we’ve not had a frost ...
3 days ago
Off The Edge Gardening Blog

Six on Saturday – Another Story - I don’t want you to think that I am a fairweather blogger. I did attempt a Six last week. Here is the first and only sentence of my unpublished post. “I ca...
3 days ago
Strong Money Australia

#54. How to Never Run Out of Money in Retirement - In this episode I explain why the biggest thing that everyone worries about – running out of money – is really quite overblown. I go through a whole bunch ...
4 days ago
Green Tapestry

Wordless Wednesday ~ Mushroom Magic -
6 days ago
Talking Plants

Land of the blue pollen - As the sky is blue, pollen is yellow. Except when they aren't. Clouds, dust and the setting and rising of the sun turn the sky grey, red, or even yellow...
1 week ago
Fred, a French Gardener2

Six on Saturday 24-10-26 - Hello, quite a change in the weather, isn’t it! On Monday morning, 3°C was expected … it was 2°C in a sheltered spot, and I even had frost on my windshield...
1 week ago
Gardening know how Archives - The Middle-Sized Garden

Bare-Root Plants – The Cheapest Way to Plant Trees, Roses, Hedges and More - Bare-root plants can save you a lot of money. And now – between late autumn and early spring – is the time to plant them. So what are bare-root plants?.....
2 weeks ago
Murtagh's Meadow

Silent Sunday – 11th October 2026 -
3 weeks ago
Canarella

How to Roast Pumpkin Seed's - Glad to see you have joined us !You obviously followed the link or have been searching on the internet with a simple little recipe.This Good Old Time of t...
5 weeks ago
Mr. Money Mustache

Will the AI Bubble Destroy our Retirement? - Wow, how about that stock market? It’s a phrase we keep having to dust off and use again, as the years go by and the market keeps surprising us. When it ...
5 weeks ago
Good Life Permaculture

Another Disaster, More Art - Like a lot of people, I’ve watched the footage of the insane floods in Nepal. Actually I glimpsed some footage in horror and then looked away- watching peo...
2 months ago
The Nostalgic Gardener

Small garden? 7 smart space-saving ideas - Garden design ideas for small spaces Quite a few of the gardens I design are small spaces, from your average Brussels town garden of around 15mx6m, to tiny...
2 months ago
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...
2 months ago
The Pink Shed

SUCCESSION SOWING MADE SIMPLE - Succession sowing is the ultimate trick to maximising an allotment plot. By staggering small seed batches every 2 to 3... The post SUCCESSION SOWING MADE...
3 months ago
The Impractical Architect

Casting Off - There comes a time in a life when the familiar structures begin to loosen. It doesn’t happen with drama or catastrophe. It happens quietly, almost impercep...
3 months ago
Down to Earth

The blog is closing - I shouldn’t have reopened my blog. I should have gone with my instincts and just disappeared. There have been so many new visitors since I reopened but ver...
8 months ago
Not Buying Anything

Not Buying Anything’s 21 Slogans for Simplicity – Core Messages After All These Years - This environmental slogan was memorable for a lot of people because it worked. Slogans are the way to go. (That's one right there.) We all know adverti...
9 months ago
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 ...
9 months ago
Blog - Jane Perrone

Legends of the Leaf is BACK! - Back in April 2023, my houseplant book Legends of the Leaf was published after I raised more than £35,000 in crowdfunding - a great deal of which came f...
10 months ago
A Permaculture Design Course Handbook

The butternut circle: Whole Systems Management - Butternut, sacrifice pastures, ruminant love for this squash, cycling energy, rich meals, storage crop, so much more in this blog about circular systems ...
10 months ago
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...
1 year ago
From Frugal To Free

Trading US Equities From the UK: Cross-Border Alpha and Liquidity Considerations for Professional Traders - Geographic boundaries are increasingly irrelevant in trading. For professional UK-based traders seeking diversification, deep liquidity, and exposure to ...
1 year ago
Early Retirement Extreme

Who needs a college degree anyway? - I think that in many cases a college degree is a waste of money! I do believe that university educations should only be for a select few. In particular I d...
1 year ago
Frugal Debt Free Life

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 ...
1 year ago
Wild Daffodil

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...
1 year ago
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...
1 year ago
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, ...
1 year ago
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...
1 year ago
Invitation to the Garden

Bogged Down Again - Last month’s new beginning got bogged down again. Our usually sunny January of dazzling snow shrunk into dirty slush under heavy grey skies. Bright skies r...
2 years ago
All the Blue Day

New Beginnings - Hello to you, my lovelies. It is I, I have returned from a long space of reflection and reorientation after my Dad died. It has been discombobulating, bu...
2 years ago
Vertical Veg

Why chillies are such a great choice to grow in containers - … Why chillies are such a great choice to grow in containers READ MORE The post Why chillies are such a great choice to grow in containers appeared firs...
3 years ago
Wood Cookstove Cooking

Cole's Hot Blast Ranges and Cookstoves - In my occasional trollings through Ebay, I sometimes run across some interesting cookstove ephemera that I want to share here on the blog. Tonight, we ha...
3 years ago
For the Love of Iris

March Gardening Tip – Protect your growing gardens from slugs and snails this spring! - Spring showers bring not only flowers! Slug and snail season is upon us and these slimy gastropods love, love, loveto chomp away at iris and daylily foliag...
3 years ago
Home | Homestead Honey: Radical Homesteading Blog and Off the Grid Living

70+ Best Storage Varieties for Root Cellaring - Root cellaring is one of my favorite methods of food preservation. Once you have a root cellar, and have learned more about ideal conditions for root cel...
3 years ago
Dividends Down Under

DDU Dividend Update: September 2022 - Author: Mr and Mrs DDU. *Disclaimer: Stocks mentioned on this blog are for general entertainment/documentation purposes only, following our own investmen...
3 years ago
The Propagator

Six on Saturday – Transition - As you may have gathered from the decreasing levels of enthusiasm in my weekly posts, gardening has become something of a chore in the last year, much lowe...
4 years ago
The Propagator Blog

Six on Saturday – Transition - As you may have gathered from the decreasing levels of enthusiasm in my weekly posts, gardening has become something of a chore in the last year, much lowe...
4 years ago
Freshisle Fibers

Onwards and Upwards - 6 short weeks ago our lives exploded! Literally turned upside down and sideways! Long story. Last fall I advertised the mobile shop and remaining inventory...
4 years ago
Home -

Investment Bonds – A diabolically ineffective investment structure - I do not write many blog posts these days. I hope that means what I do produce is something that I am passionate about and that comes through when I type...
5 years ago
The Flying Fleece

Window Shopping: Dear Golden Vintage - When I lived in Michigan, I used to walk by Dear Golden just to see their window displays. Now that I am far away, I look at their spectacular knitwear on ...
5 years ago
a hopeful nature

Little Lavender Pillows - Little lavender pillows, sewn from squares of beautiful fabric and filled with fragrant dried lavender flowers, make simple and lovely handmade gifts. Litt...
5 years ago
Growing A Pacific NorthWest Garden

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...
6 years ago
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...
6 years ago
Kitty Cotten

Tips for Decorating a Living Room with Dark, Bold Paint Color - This video and post is in partnership with Article. Welcome to my friend Jen’s front sitting room. This is first room that greets you when you walk into th...
6 years ago
Surviving the Suburbs

Balancing? - I like to stand in a crane position, with my right foot on my left thigh, balancing on that single left foot. It's a stretch, too, and it feels good. I l...
6 years ago
The Woolly Whiskers

Self care Nettie - This summer. Wow. It was rough. I bought this fabric a while ago, to make my boyfriend a t-shirt. That boyfriend is now my ex, and I quickly decided I need...
7 years ago
integral permaculture

Nourishing a Qualitative Orientation - “We need a philosophy we can smell, a pheromonal philosophy that draws us into the liminal and gives us the tools to navigate it. And it will not be the in...
7 years ago
The Poor Farm

Chicken Dinners Coming Soon to a Homestead Near You - In about three weeks Keith and I will venture south to Central Illinois Poultry Processing in Arthur Illinois with our fifty broilers we've been raisi...
7 years ago
Beach Clean Art Blog

Branscombe: 4th. March - A quick beach clean in icy winds
8 years ago
Wardrobe Ecology – making things, asking questions

A year in garments, made & imagined - When I started thinking back on my creative projects throughout 2017: two lists emerged, one of garments and goods completed, one of those unfulfilled. Jus...
8 years ago
Suits Me

Burda 7525 – A Chambray Shirt for my Honey - For Christmas last year my Honey asked for a replacement for a much loved chambray shirt that had seen better days. I couldn’t find anything similar onlin...
9 years ago
A Country Farmhouse

Spring Greetings - Greetings dear friends! Thank you for all of your wonderful notes over the past several months, and please accept my sincere apologizes for not posting...
9 years ago
Blog - Aussie Firebug

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