Spill the Beans

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Shrub planting instructions-UC Davis Arboretum
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Installing new plants

May 2nd, 2022
Melody Kendall It has been my observation that, by nature, gardeners love new plants and because of this their gardens change and evolve each season.
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you can still see the edges of each section of the sod
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Kurapia

April 25th, 2022
by Cynthia Kerson This is the third installment of our kurapia saga. We re-laid the kurapia mid-March, so it has been on the ground for about six weeks. A crew of four laid it in about 3 hours. It took my husband and me 2 days in 2019.
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Indoor Seed Starting

April 18th, 2022
by Melody Kendall From an early age growing plants from seeds has been a continual source of awe, amazement and satisfaction for me. Those tiny little bundles of life emerge into cute green sprouts and then into larger, sometimes mind bogglingly huge plants.
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Blooming Tree Peony
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Tree Peonies

April 11th, 2022
by Julie Pramuk When we moved into our new home last December, there were two bare trees flanking a camellia tree. I had no idea what they were, but I pruned off the dead branches until I thought I'd left a healthy looking structure. Then, I waited.
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Spring Garden Planning

April 4th, 2022
by Melody Kendall Spring is in the air and my enthusiasm for gardening has increased more than ever. To get ready for spring planting, now is the time to prepare my garden.
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