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October 25, 2022 By Karen Creel

Hi, Im Karen, and I am so glad you are here. I believe there is something powerful in the simple act of growing.  Whether it is harvesting fresh, organic vegetables in your own backyard garden, or creating a butterfly oasis on your patio, growing helps us reconnect with nature. It has been shown that gardening… 

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Calendula Salve

October 19, 2022 By Karen Creel

Calendula Flowers

Whether you are a kid or grown up,  cuts, scrapes, and scratches are inevitable.  You can purchase a first aide salve at the store, or  the treatment may be just out your back door.  If you have an herb garden, you don’t have to look very far to discover that nature has provided us with many natural… 

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Landscaping: Creating Art with Plants

September 22, 2022 By Karen Creel

Landscape Design

I’ve been growing vegetables for years, and over the last few I’ve developed a no fuss garden system that has been successful, and allows me to enjoy fresh vegetables for 8 months out of the year.  I also incorporate flowers and herbs into my garden plan for companion planting.  But that’s where my talent stops. … 

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How to Revive an Overgrown Garden Part One

September 22, 2022 By Karen Creel

How to revitalize an overgrown garden

I am embarassed to show this eyesore of a garden.  I’m not sure how it got so out of control.  A busy summer of working, teaching classes, and tending my own vegetable garden, allowed me to keep putting this perennial garden on the backburner.  It is right beside the drive way coming into my house…. 

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How Do You Grow Blueberries

September 20, 2022 By Karen Creel

How do you plant blueberry bushes?

I had a couple of blueberry bushes that were “under performers”.  I have had them for a few years and they have only given me a few handfuls of blueberries.  I decided to just remove them and start all over.  Before going out to buy them, I wanted to do a little research on how… 

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Preparing Your Lawn and Garden For Winter

September 15, 2022 By Karen Creel

Fall is the time of the year when many gardeners start thinking about the best methods to prepare their gardens,and lawns for the coming winter months.  Even if you know your average first frost, you need to be ready for an unexpected,  sudden frost or unseasonably freezing temperatures.  Many of your plants, such as annual… 

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Fall Garden Vegetable List

September 8, 2022 By Karen Creel

Printable Fall Garden Vegetable List

Here’s a handy Fall Garden Vegetable List you can print out and take with you to the fall plant sales.  Plan your garden first, determine how much space you will need, then purchase what you need. Tips: Some fall vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and brussel sprouts have a longer time to maturity, and… 

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4 Steps to Create A Versatile Garden

September 6, 2022 By Karen Creel

Create a pollinator garden

I have been growing vegetable gardens for years, but I feel I’ve neglected creating the inviting space that has been missing in my yard.  I hope to take time during the winter months this year to take a course in garden design and incorporate some of the ideas in the following contributed post that offers… 

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Ham and Collard Soup

September 6, 2022 By Karen Creel

Fresh Ham and Collard Soup

If you had asked me two weeks ago if I liked collards, that would have been a NO!.  I really can’t tell you why, maybe it was the collards and bacon grease my grandfather made when I was young. Or was that turnip greens? Either way, I was convinced I didn’t like collard greens, and… 

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Printable Recipe Binder

August 29, 2022 By Karen Creel

July and August are all about harvesting in the garden.  You may have had such a bountiful harvest that you preserved some of it by freezing and canning. Or like me, still have summer vegetables still waiting to be harvested as you plan your fall garden.   Now you need a place store all of your… 

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