Read more about the article 03-21-14 Finally, It’s Spring
April 26, 10-4 p.m. Just one of the great garden tours around.

03-21-14 Finally, It’s Spring

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In this issue: March in the Garden Garden Tours Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Planting Tomatoes Gardenerd Product of the Month: Gardening for Geeks 1. March in the Garden Vernal Equinox: the arrival of spring, a time of "equal night" when day and night are the same length. To gardeners it means planting season is officially underway (though some of us got started in February). There's something in the energy of the earth that shifts. Can you smell the change…

Read more about the article 02-13-14 Seeds of Love
Pruning now will bring rewards in spring

02-13-14 Seeds of Love

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In this issue: February in the Garden Seed School Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Yearly Rose Pruning How-To Gardenerd Product of the Month: Gardening for Geeks   1. February in the Garden Is your garden waking up yet? Or has it been going all winter? No matter what the state of your garden is, the same mood strikes the heart of every gardener this time of year. The longing, the love of gardening. Soon it will be here. Soon we…

Read more about the article 01-16-14 A Fresh Start
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01-16-14 A Fresh Start

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In this issue: January in the Garden January To-Do List Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Water Leaks mean $$ Leaks Gardenerd Product of the Month: New Gardenerd Sweatshirt   1. January in the Garden It's strange out there: record low temperatures in the Midwest, record highs in the West. Our garden climate is not what it used to be. This odd weather welcomes us to the New Year, and it's a fresh start to make new plans for our spring…

Read more about the article 12-12-13 That Holiday Feeling
A client's herb garden is going strong

12-12-13 That Holiday Feeling

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In this issue: December in the Garden Gifts from the Garden Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Monarch Habitat for Survival Gardenerd Product of the Month: Gardening for Geeks   1. December in the Garden Brrr, it's cold out there. Even here in Los Angeles, we're experiencing frost in some places. The good news is we're getting our chill hours for stone-fruit trees. Without at least 500 hours of temperatures below 45 degrees, we will not have fruit next year. So…

11-14-13 Gratitude

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In this issue: November in the Garden Ideas for Thanksgiving Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Planting Alfalfa - why it's important Gardenerd Product of the Month: Gardening for Geeks   1. November in the Garden We're hearing from people across the country this week about temperatures in the -teens, killing frosts and snow falls. We're also hearing about the mad rush to bring in the last harvest from the garden. What to do with all those green tomatoes? We've got…

Read more about the article 10-17-13 A Transformative Fall
Small squash makes a great centerpiece

10-17-13 A Transformative Fall

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In this issue: October in the Garden Halloween Candy and GMOs Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Harvesting and Storing Peppers Gardenerd Product of the Month: Gardenerd Flower Pot Mug   1. October in the Garden Killing frosts are taking down gardens left and right, but for those with warmer climates or protected gardens, the season continues to provide abundance. October brings falling leaves and color changes, cooler weather and wind...lots of wind. We're seeing pumpkin patches all around and seasonal…

Read more about the article 09-17-13 Here Comes Fall
Big poblano peppers weighing down the plant

09-17-13 Here Comes Fall

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In this issue: September in the Garden Milkweed for Monarchs Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Planting Prennials Gardenerd Product of the Month: Gardenerd Grocery Tote   1. September in the Garden Signs of fall are creeping in: long shadows, shorter days, hens laying fewer eggs, and gardens that look...well, less than stellar. Autumn officially begins this weekend and we're excited for the change. Still, there are tomatoes and peppers and squash to harvest and eat. And basil, don't forget the…

08-23-13 No Rest for the Gardener

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In this issue: August in the Garden Visiting Quebec City's Gardens Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Cleaning Hose Nozzles Gardenerd Product of the Month: Gardenerd T-Shirts   1. August in the Garden In some ways, it's not pretty out there. The hot weather in our neck of the woods has taken its toll on plants. In other ways, however, the garden is going gangbusters. I just returned from a trip to Quebec City, and it nice to come home to…

07-25-13 Growing Through Summer

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In this issue: July in the Garden Recipes for Summer Harvest Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Re-purposed Container Garden Gardenerd Product of the Month: Gardenerd Infant Creeper   1. July in the Garden Right about now, many of us look up from whatever we're doing and realize it is July. Not April, not even May, but suddenly July...half the year is officially over. Where did the time go? I don't know about you, but every year it triggers something in…

06-21-13 Summer Lovin’

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In this issue: June in the Garden Blight - the Summer Bad Boy Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Pick Your Own Lavender Gardenerd Product of the Month: Gardenerd Tank Top 1. June in the Garden Summer officially begins this Friday, June 21st, and dads and grads are celebrated this month. I see kids gathering for summer camp and my mind is filled with memories of that time when freedom from obligation (school) meant true happiness. I recall reading for six…

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