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Start Your Flower Garden Today: A Beginner’s Guide

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Tulip Garden Ideas: Exploring Tulip Colors and Varieties

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Bright yellow Rudbeckia flowers blooming in front of a cheerful house with a decorated entryway and stone pathway - black eyed susan, sedum autumn joy and gomphrena

Start Your Flower Garden Today: A Beginner’s Guide

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How to Create Stunning Window Boxes: Top Tips for Planting Flowers

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The Secret to Growing Foxgloves: My 30-Year Journey to Success

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Springtime Blooms: Stunning Plant Combination Ideas for Container Gardens

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Propagating Aloe Vera Plant: A Practical Guide for Home Gardeners

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Split Leaf Philodendron Care Made Easy

A fiddle leaf fig (ficus lyrata) in a woven basket and a ZZ plant in a white pot grace the sunlit window. They rest on a tiled floor with hexagonal patterns, adding charm alongside the wooden cabinet with drawers in the background.

Fiddle Leaf Fig Care: How I Finally Tamed the Ficus Lyrata

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My Rattlesnake Calathea Care Routine: This Plant is Wild!

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10 Outdoor Table Setting Ideas for Chic Alfresco Dining

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Fresh Front Porch Ideas for a Breezy Summer

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Stunning Faux Flower Dining Table Centerpiece Ideas: No Green Thumb Needed

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Cinco de Mayo Party Ideas: Your Guide to a Festive Celebration

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What’s In the Bricks ‘n Blooms Guide?

Gardening basics to set you up for success
Great garden design ideas with ready-made plans for you to follow
Easy-care instructions for a wide variety of flowering annuals, perennials, and shrubs

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Recipes From My Garden

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Quick & Easy Strawberry Dump Cake Recipe: Just 3 Ingredients!

A small glass bowl filled with vibrant genovese pesto sauce sits on a wooden surface next to a fresh bunch of basil leaves.

From Garden to Jar: Making Authentic Genovese Pesto at Home

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The Easiest, Fudgiest Peanut Butter Cup Dump Cake Ever!

A rectangular tart topped with herbed ricotta, asparagus spears, and red and yellow cherry tomato halves. It's surrounded by colorful edible flowers and fresh herbs, placed on a patterned tablecloth next to a bowl of mixed cherry tomatoes.

Herbed Ricotta Tomato Tart Recipe with Asparagus Flowers

MEET STACY

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If you are interested in growing a garden and decorating your home, you’ve come to the right place! I’m a passionate master gardener on a mission to empower beginners to cultivate their green thumb and unlock the joy of plants and flowers. I share practical tips and inspiration for organic gardening, low-maintenance plants, and creating a cozy, casual home filled with personality. Join me on this journey to discover the beauty, peace, and satisfaction of nurturing life and creating a space you love.

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Cut Flower Garden Design: A Beginner’s Guide to Non-Stop Color

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How to Keep Deer Out of Your Garden

stacy ling cutting zinnia flowers in her garden

HEY FRIENDS!

If you are interested in growing a garden and decorating your home, you’ve come to the right place! I’m a passionate master gardener on a mission to empower beginners to cultivate their green thumb and unlock the joy of plants and flowers. I share practical tips and inspiration for organic gardening, low-maintenance plants, and creating a cozy, casual home filled with personality. Join me on this journey to discover the beauty, peace, and satisfaction of nurturing life and creating a space you love.

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Easy Houseplants for Busy People: Your Stress-Free Guide to Indoor Plants

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My 10 Must-Have Garden Tools for the Budding Green Thumb

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