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Oct
27

New Additions

written by Ivy

I like to frequent the “distressed plant shelf” at my local home and garden center. This is where all the wilted, neglected plants are put when they no longer appear well enough to sell at full price. House plants can be expensive. I usually try to clone mine in order to propagate them, but sometimes [...]

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Oct
26

Concerned About Cloning

written by Ivy

Dear Ivy,
I’m learning about plants and love the Pothos plant. My question is this: I looked up your blog saw how to clone a Pothos so I did it. It’s not dying, but it’s not growing the roots yet out of the nodes and do I have to wait until Spring or Summer to do [...]

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Oct
21

Fail :(

written by Ivy

I swear I was going to bring it in… soon.
I just needed some time!
Oh, the carnage…
This is what happens when you leave your tropical house plants outside, and the weather turns. I had started bringing other plants in, in preparation for Winter. I supposed the Pothos would be sturdy enough to deal with the initial [...]

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Oct
13

Bonus Bug

written by Ivy

I think I might be one of the only girls in the world who enjoys a bouquet MORE when there’s a spider in it
I arrived home to a bundle of wild flowers on my desk the other day. How sweet and awesome is that? I then texted the responsible party with a thank [...]

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Sep
28

Wild Flowers and Wooly Caterpillars

written by Ivy

I know all of you who have a love of gardening also love the wild and natural world. I went hiking recently in the Hocking Hills region of Southern Ohio, and I want to share some pictures of a little critter I met, and a beautiful example of a flower. It is important to know [...]

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Sep
24

Well Folks, I Believe It’s That Time Again…

written by Ivy

Time to start bringing your patio plants inside! The first frost is just around the corner in my neck of the woods, and some of you may have already been hit. If you have a porch or patio full of plants that have been outside since the Spring, there are a few things you need [...]

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Sep
19

Harvest Time and Garden Visitors

written by Ivy

Just as soon as it arrived, Summer is escaping. Kind of like a good friend whose visits never seem to be long enough. I think we have a wonderful Indian Summer coming, and some warm days ahead. That said, Fall is creeping up on to the back porch like a stray cat. There’s no denying [...]

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Sep
17

Sowing the Cosmos

written by Ivy

This Summer, I ventured into flower gardening, which I had not really done before. I started my green gardening journey with house plants. Once I felt comfortable with those, I started noticing all the green space outside where I could expand. I forayed into vegetable gardening, then started a shade garden full of hostas. (Those [...]

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Sep
9

My Fave :)

written by Ivy

I was lucky enough to be visited by my favorite exo-skeletal, ectotherm a few days ago! I found him sitting in my sweet potato plants in my back yard garden (Or, as I like to call it, my Yarden…)
A praying mantis!
These are probably my favorite bugs of all time. So cool looking, so [...]

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Sep
6

Back Yard Shenanigans

written by Ivy

It may be the hurricanes on the East coast of the US, or Fall may be just around the corner. Or maybe it’s a little of both… It feels like I just got the garden off and running, and the first frost could very well be just around the corner. I’ve been eating well from [...]

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