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Watch, Read, Listen, Grow
If you want to get casually involved in gardening for the first time, or you are a master gardener ready to improve your skills, listen to my new podcast, read my blog or watch one of the my videos to help you get growing.
Watch: A Greenhouse is a Dreamhouse
I help gardeners grow & beginners blossom. No seed left behind, no soil unturned. Together we can have lots of fun growing great gardens using simple practical tips. - Featured in - These tips will help you grow the "CLEANEST", strongest and most productive...
Watch: How to Attract Beneficial Bugs
I help gardeners grow & beginners blossom. No seed left behind, no soil unturned. Together we can have lots of fun growing great gardens using simple practical tips. - Featured in - These tips will help you grow the "CLEANEST", strongest and most productive...
Write it Down! – Little Jobs in the Garden
Do you journal about your garden? Do you know want to be entertained and learn from your own garden efforts? Of course you do. That is why Donna Balzer wrote the Three Year Gardener’s Gratitude Journal: Part Diary, Part Personal Growing Guide. This guide is packed with fun tidbits and garden information as well as garden stories. Donna shows you how to use it in your garden.
If it is little jobs for little people you are excited about sharing then watch the second half when Donna works with her grandkids in the garden. Tips for getting kids involved? Just do it yourself and they will follow and the messier the better.
Do You Really Need a Greenhouse? You Probably Don’t Need it, But I Do
My first greenhouse was a disaster. My aunt was giving away her old greenhouse, most of the glass was broken, and the wood structure was old, brittle and fragile. It wasn't long before we made another trip with our "new" greenhouse. And that was straight to the dump....
Why Pay Tariffs on Dry Bay Leaves? Fresh leaves are tastier..
I was sprawled on the couch reading and I was losing interest in my book when the scent of simmering soup and the distinctive aroma of fresh bay leaf wafted over from the kitchen. Whether you live in Whitehorse or Washington, bay leaf is one of those easy to grow...
Fertilizer means Caring for Your Plants
Keeping a houseplant or potted plant alive is good. Keeping a plant healthy with shiny leaves and multiple blooms is better. Using the right fertilizers is paramount to success. But the fertilizer choices are so confusing! Here are the highlights and uses of...
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Hi I’m Donna –
Garden expert, regular guest on CBC radio in Alberta and host of internationally aired Bugs & Blooms on HGTV.
Are you are really ready to have fun in the garden? I’m here to help you get there.
My parents and grandparents grew a garden to survive. I garden to feel more alive!
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