Video: Moose in the Garden!

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I have such a cool video for you this week! It’s all about the moose that have visited our garden. A few weeks ago, we were visited by a huge bull moose. Our backyard security camera captured it entering our backyard. Not long after posting the video to my Facebook page, I noticed that over 9,000 people had liked it! […]

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Video: Late Season Garden Tasks

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When the weather gets colder in the fall, it’s easy to think the garden season is over and you can head indoors. Not so fast! In this week’s video, I take you along while I handle some important late season garden tasks. I’ll be bringing delicate garden art and glass rain gauges indoors so they won’t break from the freeze-thaw […]

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Book Review: Deer-Resistant Design

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Deer-Resistant Design by Karen Chapman (Timber Press, 2019, 240 pp., $24.95) It’s widely known that the most successful method for keeping deer out of the garden is a tall fence. But fences aren’t always an option, or even desirable. As a matter of fact, the subtitle for Karen Chapman’s newest book, Deer-Resistant Design, is definitely eye-catching. It’s certain to attract […]

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Deer Fencing

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I’m often asked how to keep deer out of the garden. And folks specifically want to know how my husband Bill and I keep them out of OUR garden. Our deer fencing is usually difficult to see under normal conditions. But it sure is obvious when it’s covered in hoarfrost! When I looked out my front window yesterday, I realized […]

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