Archive for February, 2009

Happy Gardening!

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

  It’s hard to say good-bye now that the 2009 Southeastern Flower Show has closed, and all the terrific exhibits and demonstrations are being packed away and removed.  But the flower show will be back, bigger and better than ever before, in 2010, so mark your calendar now (I’m serious–go grab that calendar right now, [...]

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You Just Have to Be Here

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

It would take a poet to describe exactly how beautiful the flowers are at this year’s garden show.  It’s like that old saying, “you had to be there.”  You have to be here, at the show, to truly appreciate the colors and fragrance of the blossoms, the abundance of environmentally-friendly ideas and products, and the [...]

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These Boots are Made for ….Gardening

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

My garden boots sure don’t look like this–do yours?  Probably not, because real gardeners come in from the flower bed or veggie patch covered in mud, but then again, this is just another fabulous entry at this year’s flower show.  Created by Diane Festa and Barbara Slick of the Peachtree Garden Club, this entry in [...]

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Quick – Make Something!

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

Or maybe this post should be titled, “Make Something Quick,” because that’s what your kids can do today at the show. The good folks from The Home Depot are coming at 11:30 this morning and again at 1 P.M. to lead a kids’ potting and building workshop.  You do need to sign up ahead of [...]

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