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My husband and I have decided to move to his hometown in Para, Brazil. (Specifically the town of Rio Maria).We should be there by the end of the year. For the first time since the age of 15, I will not work. Thus, I thoroughly plan to take advantage of my new loves of gardening and photography...

This morning as we were getting ready to leave for work we discovered a large black snake in the chicken coop!! I had 14 four week old pullets in there and the snake had eaten 3 and couldn't fit back through the chicken wire! I don't have any problem with snakes hanging around until they start...

In my reading I've seen "Green Globe" recommended highly. It will be my first time growing any at all. Am I too late to plant seeds this year and produce anything? I've seen mixed opinions of the plants overwintering in zone 7b. Any specific advice? I'd like to install an attractive permanent...

My husband and I spent all weekend fencing in our raised bed garden and have some wood left over to build a few more "built-in" beds. I have way too many tomatoes and peppers of different varieties, a bed still full of beautiful lettuce, another with cabbage, broccoli, and brussel sprouts. I...

I want to be able to give my garden everything it needs, but I'm a little overwhelmed by reading about different plants needing different ratios in fertilizers.. Most of my plants are in raised beds, but some are in the ground. This is my first year with a garden that I actually planned and...

I (my husband) have just installed a picket fence around this front yard, leaving a space of about 2 feet betwwen the fence and our concrete driveway. I'd love to add some plants to that space, all the way up to the house. I love the shape of something "wild" like Mexican sage or butterfly...

I was looking through a catalog from Burgess, but after reading reviews of them I think I'll stay away! I have a rose garden, though, with some empty space that is backed by a wall. I'd like to try some climbing roses there. Has anyone had any luck with ordering these (or other started plants)...

I bought some Amaryllis bulbs at Home Depot on clearance before Christmas. You know the kind that comes in a kit as a gift? Well, several of the bulbs had shoots that burst our of the boxes, so they were marked way down. I potted them and gave them away, keeping one for myself. So this one I...

This picture was from this weekend. I looked over and he was throwing feed for the chickens and geese and laughing his head off. I grew up in the city and that would have been my dream childhood. Because I never had that, it means the world to me that my son will be raised to get his hands dirty...