Welcome to the March 25, 2009 edition of a gardening carnival.

Tiffany Washko presents Are You in Danger of Becoming Free? posted at Natural Family Living Blog.

Damian presents Funny Garden Shed Story posted at Garden Sheds Online.

Damian presents Discounted Garden Sheds posted at Garden Sheds Online.

Damian presents Cheap Garden Sheds posted at Garden Sheds Online.

Damian presents Garden Sheds and Outdoor Storage posted at Garden Sheds Online.

flowers

Liz Wright presents Nice Orchids, But Where Are the Rest of the Flowers? posted at Travelogged.

Gina presents 5 Tips to Keep Cut Flowers Fresh Longer posted at Flower Arranging Hobby.

Gina presents Spring flower arranging – with baskets and spring flowers posted at Flower Arranging Hobby.

gardening

Holly Eads presents The Garden Resources BLOG at A Gardener’s Journal ! posted at A Gardener’s Journal, saying, “A complete recordkeeping Journal for all gardeners – all ages. Easy to use 3 ring binder system. 20 different forms, 166 pages. Lots of writing space. Refill pages can be ordered. Made in the USA.”

Chris presents The Great Sunflower Project – free seeds! posted at Smith Family Garden, saying, “Free Sunflower seeds for your garden! The Great Sunflower Project wants to determine areas where bee numbers are critically low. You can help and get free seeds in the process.”

VikramKir presents How Create and Make a Garden! Tips to build your own garden! posted at Thoughtfully Vikram….

Sigrid Landau presents Adding Compost Into Your Garden Can Certainly Benefit The Soil posted at A1 How To, saying, “Choosing the right compost is a matter of opinion but all will benefit the garden.”

Suzanne Casamento presents Crunchy Organic Carrots posted at Suzie Foods – Healthy Eating, Cheap and Easy..

Carrie presents Gardening in a Townhouse posted at It’s Frugal Being Green.

Bobbie Whitehead presents New Growers Help posted at Bobbie Whitehead.

Stephanie presents The Greenhouse posted at Make It From Scratch, saying, “A project by Fiona.”

house plants

Sandy Wong presents Gardening on Cloud 9 · How to Pot a Plant with Crystal Soil posted at Gardening on Cloud 9, saying, “Besides using crystal soil as a soil additive, we can also use it as a growing medium, making it simple and easy to add some colors and life in our house.”

Mert Erkal presents Tips On How To Care For Your Plants | Hugepedia.com posted at Hugepedia.com, saying, “Many people are caring for their plants. Actually, when talking about house plants, you don’t need to worry. There are a few things you should consider:”

kids gardening

Mark Bartlett presents Kids Gardening: Garden Projects For Children posted at Garden Grower, saying, “Make gardening a fun, educational adventure for kids by attracting wildlife to your garden. Let your child help hang bird feeders, plant flowers proven to attract butterflies or place a bird bath.”

landscape

Lindsay presents How to Grow Bamboo for Privacy, Utility, and Food posted at Off the Urban Grid.

run4change presents Not all calorie burning activity is “Exercise” « My angle on weight loss posted at My Angle, saying, “Article about the simple pleasure of hardscaping and how it can bring health as well as joy.”

GrrlScientist presents Iäkäs Kivittää posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, “[not sure if this is appropriate, but thought i'd send it to you nyway] Iäkäs kivittää. A clse look at the old stones that comprise the fortress at Suomenlinna. Photographed at Suomenlinna on Kalevalapaäivä (Kalevala Day). This is one of my favorite places to visit in Helsinki, Finland.”

Jack Clifton presents Do It Yourself Deck Construction posted at How to Build a Deck, saying, “The second problem with having a planter in the middle of a deck is that it completely chopped up the space and made the deck far less useful than it otherwise might have been. A six foot by six foot planter almost in the center of an otherwise flat wood deck that was about 20 feet by 28 feet in overall dimensions was little short of idiotic, but I guess that everything is in the eye of the beholder.”

organic gardening

Jason Logsdon presents Composting and Soil Managment posted at Vegetable Garden Planner, saying, “Discusses different facets of composting and soil management.”

Stephanie presents The Illustrated Guide to Gardening posted at Make It From Scratch.

patio furniture

oshkhar tiglao presents Pool Enclosure Buying Tips posted at Pool Enclosures.

oshkhar tiglao presents Pool Enclosures – What Exactly Is It? « Pool Enclosures posted at Pool Enclosures.

vegetables

Stephanie presents Save on Seeds posted at Stop the Ride!.

VegBox Recipes presents Growing Our Own: Update 3 from the New VegBox Garden posted at VegBox Recipes Blog, saying, “This latest dispatch from the veg-patch is a light-hearted review of the Spring ‘haps and mishaps of a newbie veggie-grower, who shares five key “lessons for novices” learned along the way.”

Vikki Lawrence-Williams presents Starting Tomato Seeds posted at Survival Cooking, Gardening and Emergency Preparedness Info, saying, “Good detailed information (with pictures) for a beginning gardener. Topic: starting tomato seeds in peat pellets. Written from an “urban homesteader” point of view.”

Nancy Muller presents A Ton of Garden, A Tiny Space: Vegetables for the 6″ Container posted at Recession Depression Therapy, saying, “Any sunny spot can grow a little food for the family. A sunny apartment window? Oh, the opportunities!”

Rani presents Lettuce, Tomatoes and chives posted at Indoor Garden Musings, saying, “Come see how my experiments have been working out. You can also see if we are eating our tomatoes yet.”

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