The Casual Gardener
Blog URL http://thecasualgardener.blogspot.com
Located Warrenville, Illinois USA
Tags garden, gardening, greening, horticulture, plant, perennial, flower
Gardening and greening tips brought to you weekly by author and columnist, Shawna Lee Coronado, "The Casual Gardener."
Latest Blog Posts
- The Casual Gardener 2009 Garden Tool Of The Year – Be A Garden Ninja With The Kombi! on Nov 18, 2009 in Product Review Garden Tools
This season I was thrilled when I received three very special garden tools in my mail box; the Original Kombi shovel, the Mini-Handle Kombi Short, and the Kombi Hand Trowel. In 2006, the Original Kombi won the special honor of being on Joe Lampl’...
- Feed The Hungry – How You Can Make A Difference For A Food Bank With Your Garden on Nov 16, 2009 in Veggie Garden Garden Ideas Community Gardening
According to AmpleHarvest.org,”an estimated 100 billion pounds of food, enough to totally eliminate hunger, is thrown away annually in the United States.” Be shocked – and then make a difference for your community by stopping the waste. Regul...
- How To Build A Rain Garden – A Solution For Soggy Wet Areas On Your Property on Nov 15, 2009 in Sustainable Gardening Perennial Plants Rain Garden
Dear Casual Gardener, What the heck is a “Rain Garden”? Signed, Curious on Country Ridge Road = = = = = = = = = = Dear Curious, This is a timely question as we are entering a typical Fall rainy season. It is a good time to get a Rain Garden...
- Gorgeousness In The Garden – Dolce Blackcurrant Heuchera on Nov 12, 2009 in Flower Photos Fall Garden Perennial Plants
One of my favorite plants in the fall garden is the Coral Bell. Long past its spring flowering, the color comes from it’s magnificent leaf. Any variety keeps until the coldest weather and then pops back up in the spring in perfect form. This is Pr...
- 2009 Shawna’s Garden Plant of the Year – White Licorice (‘Helichrysum Petiolare’) on Nov 10, 2009 in Container Gardening Annual Flowers Product Review
Without a doubt the most fabulously non-stop, drought-tolerant, long-lasting, incredible annual of the season in my garden has been the White Licorice plant you see in the above photo. It has outlasted almost every plant in the garden – surviving...
- Save Money – A Top Ten List for Reducing Outdoor Water Waste on Nov 4, 2009 in Sustainable Gardening
Studies show that 30% to 40% of all home water usage is utilized outdoors on the lawn and garden. This happens mostly during the summer months, but in warm states it happens all year long. Here are my favorite Top 10 tips for saving water outdoors i...
- Happy Halloween From Shawna and Harry the Franken-Pug – Thanks For Reading Our Garden Blog! on Oct 31, 2009
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