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The Imperfect Gardener #17

The Imperfect Gardener #17

Posted: January 26, 2017

This indecisive weather is causing turmoil in my garden life.  Am I frightfully late in ordering plants or is this exactly the right time to be doing so?   Is my design idea for the new garden space woefully late …

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Categories: Cincinnati, garden, Gardening Tips, Uncategorized
Tags: Civic Garden Center

The Imperfect Gardener #16

Posted: January 6, 2017

My Garden New Years Resolutions As tradition dictates, it’s time to make our New Years resolutions. Here are my garden resolutions. Start early!  I will clean tools, sharpen blades and clean pots before the frost breaks! Give them up! There …

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Categories: Cincinnati, favorite, Flowering, garden, Gardening Tips
Tags: Civic Garden Center

The Imperfect Gardener #15

Posted: December 31, 2016

  Before you get panicky and anxious, this is not a post about the election, politics or a state of the Union in any shape or form. No, this is more of a look back at what I won’t miss …

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Categories: garden, Gardening Tips, Plant
Tags: Civic Garden Center, flowers, garden, Home and Garden

The Imperfect Gardener #11

Posted: October 22, 2016

Let’s Get This Done!! Now is the time to plant your spring flowering bulbs. I know it’s tempting to wait a bit, but around here, you never know when the days will get bitterly cold, so enjoy playing in the …

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Categories: events, flower, Flowering, garden, Gardening Tips, Plant
Tags: Cincinnati, flowers

The Imperfect Gardener #10

Posted: October 17, 2016

What Savvy Gardeners are Doing Right Now! A change in season means a new garden to-do list. Have you ever met a gardener who always seems to have it together, never seems flustered and whose garden always looks great? The …

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Categories: community, garden, Gardening Tips
Tags: Civic Garden Center, Home and Garden

The Imperfect Gardener #9

Posted: October 10, 2016

The Garden Memory Shadow In the military there is something called an acoustical shadow, an area of the field where the sounds of cannon fire and such can’t be heard. Generals continue dining in their tents, playing cards or napping completely …

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Categories: garden, Gardening Tips
Tags: Cincinnati, Civic Garden Center, Home and Garden

The Imperfect Gardener #8

Posted: October 1, 2016

Now that the days and nights are getting cooler, it’s time to start closing up the garden. But, since we are blessed to be gardening in Cincinnati, there is a good chance we could see temperatures reach 80 a few …

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Categories: Cincinnati, garden, Gardening Tips
Tags: Civic Garden Center, flowers, garden, gardens

The Imperfect Gardener #6 Embracing the Garden Walk About

Posted: August 30, 2016

I am sure there isn’t a gardener amongst us that doesn’t get a little nervous before a tour of their garden. We have visitors each day at the gardens and I still worry about what their reaction will be to …

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Categories: garden, Gardening Tips
Tags: Civic Garden Center, community garden

In the Perfect Gardening World …

Posted: July 22, 2016

In the perfect gardening world we would know exactly how much rain, runoff, sun and wind a garden receives. In reality, we don’t. Dratt. Even in a garden or garden space we have had for years we may suddenly realize …

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Categories: Cincinnati, garden, Gardening Tips
Tags: Cincinnati, Home and Garden

Bring the Gold to Your Garden

Posted: July 15, 2016

Aralia Cordata Sun King CGC

Aralia Cordata ‘Sun Kin’g is a Gold Winner Savvy gardeners know how to create visual interest in a garden that is primarily foliage. Perennial shade gardens are not often known for their abundance of long-lasting blooms, but for their awesome …

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Categories: garden, Gardening Tips
Tags: Cincinnati, Home and Garden, outdoor
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