Is there a wild area in your garden where you fight weeds every year? Replace those weeds with colorful wildflowers. We have four ways to help you: 1) Watch Tricia’s easy instructions in our new video for germinating and destroying the weeds before you plant wildflower seeds in the fall. 2) Check our Growing Guide for Wildflowers with detailed planting instructions for fall and spring. 3) Explore our Wildflower section and find 29 wildflower seed mixes for climates and soils…
Next spring you could be looking at a meadow of brilliant California wildflowers. In your summer garden you could push your way down a path lined with waist-high Black-eyed Susans or Bee Balm. This isn’t a garden fantasy, it’s what can happen when you plant wildflowers this fall. Add a sweep of Purple coneflowers (Echinacea) to a dry, hot spot. Attract endangered Checkerspot Butterflies with low mounds of sunny Tidy Tips. Celebrate California by planting the state flower, the California…
In our Seedling Care video, Tricia shows how to grow healthy seedlings. Here’s more information on how to keep your seedlings from damping off. WHAT IS DAMPING OFF? “Damping off” is the…
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Sometimes we all need a hand. If your favorite seeds are in the “hard-to-start” category, we have tips for you on techniques to give them a hand and get growing. The three basic methods for…
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I enjoy simple crafts that bring beauty to each season. A living Easter Basket definitely fits this category. What’s more is that it’s so easy to do—makes for a great hostess gift, and…
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How can I find my USDA plant hardiness zone? Find your USDA plant hardiness zone by typing your zipcode in this link. The zipcode tool from the National Gardening Association is easy to use, and simpler…
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September 20, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Roll out the floral carpet in your garden to attract beneficial insects and keep them there. In our new video Tricia talks about releasing predator beneficial insects into your garden as organic pest control.…
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September 6, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Next spring you could be looking at a meadow of brilliant California wildflowers. In your summer garden you could push your way down a path lined with waist-high Black-eyed Susans or Bee Balm. This isn’t…
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September 5, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Is there a wild area in your garden where you fight weeds every year? Replace those weeds with colorful wildflowers. We have four ways to help you: 1) Watch Tricia’s easy instructions in our…
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Wow, so something happened. It’s the middle of August and we have pictures from July. Oh well, these are pretty, lots of wildflowers. Lots of Queen Anne’s Lace in bloom Black-Eyed Susans My…
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The bountiful look and fragrance of containers of herbs make them popular with gardeners of all experience levels. Keep them handy to your kitchen door, next to the grill, or as edible decor on your front…
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It may be the hardest time of the year for gardeners. So many seed packets, so little garden space Did you see Tricia in our new video on selecting seeds? She’s standing in front of a wall of seed…
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Is there a way to share your informational videos on facebook, I know my customers would love em?!
Betty Yuill Says:
Sep 11th, 2011 at 8:46 pm
I really enjoy the little videos that you do, they are very informational. Please
add many more!
Charlotte, Peaceful Valley Says:
Sep 25th, 2011 at 2:34 pm
Michele, You are so nice to want to share our videos! Thank you!
The easiest way is to click on the video and then copy the url in the window at the top of your screen, and paste that as a link on your Facebook page. For instance, the url for this video (which you should see right now at the top of the screen next to our tomato icon) is http://groworganic.com/organic-gardening/videos/planting-wildflowers .