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Horticultists

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Garden Design, Gardening
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...New York Times, “Marriage is Yard Work.” The article details the San Diego garden of Ryan Benoit and his wife Chantal Aida Gordon. The two have created a DIY oasis worthy of dwell magazine. What’s noteworthy about this couple’s garden is that neither of them are professionals, the hardscaping is done largely with salvaged materials and it’s all portable since they are renters not homeowners. Benoit and Gordon also have a blog I’m looking forward t...

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Saturday Linkages: Yet More Potty Talk

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Saturday Linkages
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....html … Gardens How to Win Friends and Influence the Environment: Put on a Garden Tour by Susan Harris » good read http://gardenrant.com/2013/08/how-to-win-friends-and-influence-the-environment-put-on-a-garden-tour.html?utm_source=feedly … Bike Rantings We still don’t really know how bicycles work http://www.newstatesman.com/2013/07/mysteries-bicycle … L.A.’s Real Growth Is in Car-Free and Car-Lite Families http://disq.us/8egmh7 Can you say “misce...

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How To Stop Powdery Mildew

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Gardening, Pests, Vegetable Gardening
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...em might also be too much nitrogen–my infected squash is in our straw bale garden and I had to apply a lot of blood meal to get it going. More sun would also help but that would involve cutting down a very large tree. I’ll update this post later in the season. Let’s hear from you . . . What powdery mildew treatment have you tried and how did it work? Leave a comment and join the conversation! And I put the question out on the Root Simple twitter f...

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Saturday Linkages: Sidewalk Koi, Papercrete, Jaywalking and How to Grow Fresh Air

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Saturday Linkages
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...esh Air http://www.naturalbuildingblog.com/how-to-grow-fresh-air/ … Secret Garden of Survival – How to Grow a Camouflaged Food Forest http://www.naturalbuildingblog.com/secret-garden-of-survival-how-to-grow-a-camouflaged-food-forest/ … How Flora Grubb and an Airport DJ Saved My Soul by Allen Bush http://gardenrant.com/2013/07/how-flora-grubb-and-an-airport-dj-saved-my-soul.html?utm_source=feedly … Troubles On Rooftops, a Rival for Utilities http:/...

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Are You Gardening on the 4th?

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Gardening
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...In the garden today? I just got back from a three day tour of San Francisco Bay Area gardens and will be reporting on that trip soon. In the meantime, I’ve put up over 600 photos from the “Garden Blogger’s Fling” here. Above is a bee visiting a striking plant at Sunset Magazine’s headquarters. Unfortunately, I did not get the name of the plant. Bragging rights go to the person who names it in the comments . . ....

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