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Planning and Planting a Narrow Garden: Part 1

How to deal with a long, narrow planting bed between steps and a driveway. Continue reading Planning and Planting a Narrow Garden: Part 1

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A new perspective of the front entry. 😄🌲. I made another fun video of the front garden bed (and its current state of craziness) and our planting of this cute Sungold False Cypress as "step 2" of the front yard's revamp. My videos are super amateur 😬😬😁, but I'm learning SO much with each new one! The YT link is in my bio above, or you can follow my FB page Burbs and Blooms and see it there. . . . #gardening #garden #loveyourgarden #suburbangarden #suburbangardener #gardendesign #gardenplan #gardenlife #gardener #homegarden #homegardening #lovegardening #thehappygardeninglife #instagarden #gardenlove

Can YOU see this toad? 🧐🧐🧐 I couldn't! I almost stepped on him as I was spraying the pumpkins for powdery mildew. 🎃🐸. Wise guy found the perfect patch of dried grass to blend into. . What garden visitors have you had this summer? . #gardening #garden #loveyourgarden #suburbangarden #suburbangardener #gardendesign #gardenplan #gardenlife #gardener #homegarden #homegardening #lovegardening #thehappygardeninglife #instagarden #gardenlove #gardenfriends #gardentoad #toad

Isn't this the cutest, fluffiest little evergreen you've ever seen? It's a Sungold False Cypress, but I think a better name would be Flufflepuff. 😂 Anyone want to hire me to name new plant varieties? I have some great ideas... 😁...🦗🦗🦗 . This guy got a spot in the front bed yesterday. I was reserving this newly prepped area for a Globe Blue Spruce, but the False Cypress has a lot going for it, too. It's so soft (!), has fantastic, interesting color, and will provide the winter interest this bed needed. Plus, its mature size is just right for this space, while the dwarf spruce would've eventually gotten too big. . . . #gardening #garden #loveyourgarden #suburbangarden #suburbangardener #gardendesign #gardenplan #gardenlife #gardener #homegarden #homegardening #lovegardening #thehappygardeninglife #instagarden #gardenlove #falsecypress

It has begun! 🍂 The orange leaves of the Honeylocust trees are beginning to accumulate along the edge of sidewalks and in the gutters. I'm always so glad to see those tiny leaves... And also glad I don't have to clean them up 😅🍂🍂🍂 . . . #gardening #garden #loveyourgarden #suburbangarden #suburbangardener #gardendesign #gardenplan #gardenlife #gardener #homegarden #homegardening #lovegardening #thehappygardeninglife #instagarden #gardenlove #fallgarden #fallleaves #autumnleaves #fallgardenlife

Here's something I've never seen before. I've picked probably a dozen cucumbers from one plant, and all have looked completely normal. Until today...! These two have odd striations with amber colored crystals along them (crystallized sugars?). It's almost like the webbing on the outside of a melon. No changes in the watering schedule and pretty consistent temps... Any ideas what's going on? . . . #cucumber #cukes #cucumberproblems #growyourown #growyourownfood #backyardgarden #mystery

Another angle of an early fall container 🤩. Backed by a Karl Foerster grass, the pink mums, tangerine pansies, and gorgeous purple ornamental cabbage are the perfect setting for a striped mini gourd. I'm not quite ready to rip out (and refresh!) most of the containers, but this is a great fall fix in the meantime. 🍁🌸🥬🏵️🍁 . . . #Bloom #blooms #flowers #flowersofinstagram #flower #gardening #garden #loveyourgarden #suburbangarden #suburbangardener #flowergram #flowersmakemehappy #flowersoftheday #homegarden #thehappygardeninglife #mygardentoday #gardener #gardenlife #fallgarden #mums #fallcontainer #fallcolors #falliscoming

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