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Thanksgiving & Christmas

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Christmas Gifts for Gardeners They’ll Love

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How to Cook and Use Fresh Pumpkin

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The Best Gifts for Gardeners

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About the Mistletoe Plant – A Unique Plant with a Curious History

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How to Propagate a Christmas Cactus

How to Make Kissing Balls for Christmas

Thanksgiving Traditions for Families

Simple Vegan Thanksgiving Food Ideas Everyone Will Love

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The History of the Christmas Kissing Ball

pomander ball

Easy Way to Make a Clove Orange Pomander Ball

New Year Resolutions for gardeners

New Year Resolutions for Gardeners

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Types of Christmas Trees and Their Advantages

The Amaryllis Bulb, Week 11: About to Bloom

The Amaryllis Bulb, Week 10: Surprise, It’s Twins!

The Amaryllis Bulb, Week 9

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How to Start Herb Seeds the Right Way: Free Course

Learn how to start herb seeds the right way with The Herbal Academy’s new, FREE online course! Home Garden Joy is an Herbal Academy affiliate. We love their ebooks and courses. I’ve taken many of them and found them to be very helpful. They get to the heart of herbalism without introducing spiritual aspects in…

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How to Prepare Raised Beds for Spring Planting

The snow and ice have finally melted. In the mornings when I walk my dog through our farm, I can hear a rooster crowing on a neighboring farm. Cardinals have begun singing in the dawn. It’s spring, folks. And while the calendar reminds me we can still feel winter’s icy breath, spring planting is just…

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Swedish Tea Bread

I first made Swedish tea bread for my 50th birthday. Three of my friends have birthdays in the same month and invited me to their family group birthday celebration (they are all relatives). I shaped the bread into braided rings and decorated it with sliced almonds. It was a hit, and I have made it…

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How to Start Composting in Winter

Have you thought about starting a compost pile, but you’re wondering how to start composting in winter? I mean, after all, here in Virginia we just had three solid weeks of absolutely tundra-like temperatures. I had a sheet of ice for a lawn, and the raised bed garden was completely covered in a thick layer…

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