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\"Magnolia

Magnolia Blooms<\/p><\/div>\n

Local Gardening Suppliers<\/h3>\n

Gardening was something I have been doing since a very young girl, I remember stooping over picking row after row of green beans.\u00a0 (I plant pole beans now) Bush beans are low to the ground and I picking until my back ached, even though I was only 4 feet tall. Back then, you didn’t have local garden suppliers; you either collected your own seed or make a long trip to buy commercial seed.<\/p>\n

The family garden was another way to feed our family all through the year, the abundant produce would not only be eaten fresh, but canned for winter use.\u00a0 Many of the techniques I learned as a child, I still use today whenever possible; with one exception as I am organic. I learned to apply chicken manure to the rhubarb and cow manure to garden in the fall. In the spring we tilled the now, well-rotted, black gold into long rows. We watched the soil tilth quickly go from hard clay to an earthworm filled light fluffy mix. If only I still lived on a micro farm, with access to all that black gold, just as I did growing up.<\/p>\n

\"Hoop

Hoop House<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Gardening

Simple to make hoop house with the soil prepped and planted.<\/p><\/div>\n

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In 1983, when I started my own family and was living on my own, the organic gardening bug continued to work its magic in my life.\u00a0 At the time, internet or cable was non-existent, we did have PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) to learn a lot of new techniques. My favorite show: Mel Bartholomew and his Square Foot Gardening<\/a> techniques captivated me.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

I fell in love with gardening in a smaller space, planting in 4 foot squares instead of long tedious rows.\u00a0 It made perfect sense to me as having a 6″ row of plants with 12″ of dirt path on either side seemed like such a waste of garden space.\u00a0 The gardens were now aesthetically pleasing, you could really get artistic with the layout and function.\u00a0\u00a0 Over 20 years later you will still see my garden planted in blocks of various sizes as I haven’t gone back to row planting.<\/p>\n

\"Hairy

Hairy Planter<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Garden

Garden shoes<\/p><\/div>\n

My other source of information was Organic Gardening Magazine, which isn’t in publication at this time.\u00a0 It was here that I found many of the sources of organic gardening supplies and techniques that I will use today.\u00a0 The biggest and best find I discovered was practically right in my own back yard, Gardeners Supply Company<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Freshly

Freshly planted garden beds<\/p><\/div>\n

Gardeners Supply Company,<\/a> started in 1983 by Will Reep, who started an employee stock option program that helped keep the company in Vermont, in December of 2009 the company became 100% employee owned.\u00a0 For years the company headquarters and store could be found down in the Burlington Intervale area.\u00a0 Stopping here was always a joy and finding goodies to take home was easy to do, actually it was leaving behind things that was difficult as I could easily find so many things to use in the garden.\u00a0 In fact when I prepare to work outdoors I put on a pair of gardening clogs, grab gardening tools that are stored in a gardening tool belt that all came from the gardening supply store.<\/p>\n

\"Compost

Compost Tumbler<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Inside

Inside the compost tumbler<\/p><\/div>\n

Our composter is filled 2 or 3 times a year, the inside when it is just about ready to use.
\nI don’t find myself at the Intervale store often, however, Gardeners Supply had an outlet store that happens to be on the route I take to work<\/strong>. \u00a0 One of my favorite things to do would be to stop into the outlet shop to see what type of deals I can find.\u00a0 The original Gardener’s Supply outlet store has been moved to Williston Vermont; in the once Four Seasons Garden Center.\u00a0 A stop in this store is like heaven as you can grab lunch at their Garden of Eatin’ restaurant Eating in their greenhouse surrounded by tropical plants and beautiful water features is fabulous.<\/p>\n

After finishing lunch, you can wander through the store to view their standard stock items, or out to the outlet store, which has many things at a deep discount.\u00a0 During the planting season you will find everything you need for your vegetable and flower gardens along with shrubs and trees for your landscaping needs.<\/p>\n

In fact, looking at our weather for today, sunny and 25 degrees, if you need to find me, I might be in the greenhouse on Harvest Lane looking for herbs to place out in the sunporch.<\/p>\n

\n
\"Garden

Froggie stow away<\/p><\/div>\n

Look we have a guest taking a jacuzzi in a plant pot.. I think he just moved into the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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