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5 Tools I Can’t Garden Without

While I have plenty of useful tools in my shed, there are five items that I can’t garden without. What’s your favorite must-have gardening item?

Limitless Possibilities

Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless. –Jamie Paolinetti

Off with Your Deadhead

As usual, there’s so much work to be done in the garden that I can barely keep up! One of the tasks I’ve been delaying (simply because it’s one of my least favorites) is deadheading.

How to Build a Trellis

Several years ago, I built a trellis for a clematis in our front garden. We quickly established that that I had built it too small.

Apple Tree No More

We lost our big, old apple tree in a windstorm last week. Although the tree was half dead and produced only a handful of fruits, I will miss it.