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Published: Wed, 05/13/26
Updated: Thu, 05/14/26
It's What's Up Wednesday! In this week’s edition of What’s Up Wednesday, I wanted to address some of the more common spring gardening mistakes folks…
Published: Sun, 05/10/26
Updated: Fri, 05/15/26
Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms out there! I’m lucky enough to have all of mine here at the house today. There will be lots of shouting, fart…
Published: Fri, 05/08/26
Updated: Mon, 05/11/26
I nearly forgot! Mickey also has some great options for you if you are in need of a privacy hedge - only this one you can eat! (These bushes aren't…
Published: Fri, 05/08/26
Updated: Wed, 05/13/26
I blinked, and it's Friday. The week was a blur, and that’s not just a joke about visiting the optometrists on Wednesday. I was pretty chuffed that my…
Published: Wed, 05/06/26
Updated: Mon, 05/11/26
It's What's Up Wednesday! One of my favorite springtime sights is lilacs. It doesn’t hurt that they are also one of my favorite springtime scents,…
Published: Sun, 05/03/26
Updated: Fri, 05/08/26
Hi there, Rural Sprout readers, I'm keeping things pretty short this Sunday as we're busy celebrating my daughter's 30th birthday this weekend. But I…
Published: Fri, 05/01/26
Updated: Wed, 05/06/26
Happy May Day! I always look forward to May 1st each spring. This is when I know that the cool, rainy weather of spring will be on the decline, and I…
Published: Wed, 04/29/26
Updated: Mon, 05/04/26
It's What's Up Wednesday! I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how one crop or another always seemed difficult to grow. I was doing everything you…
Published: Sun, 04/26/26
Updated: Fri, 05/01/26
Hiya, Rural Sprout readers, Well, it was quite a week. We started off with three nights of freeze warnings, which meant covering and uncovering the…
Published: Fri, 04/24/26
Updated: Thu, 04/30/26
Happy Friday, friends! I was checking out perennials at a local garden center this week, with my daughter. Boy, do I love imagining all the gardens I…