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Autumn Gardening Tips

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Autumn Gardening Tips

Lois Crouse autumn, bulb, bulbs, drought, drought tolerant, fall, flower, flowers, frost, garden, gardening, leaves, native, plant, planting, plants, seed, seeds, tips, tolerant 2 Comments

Autumn is the best time to plant bulbs, wildflowers, and shrubs. It is also a great time to fertilize your garden in an environmentally responsible way.

Cut flowers. Credit: Chris Penny, FlickrCC

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Demand Sustainably Produced Cut Flowers

Sarah "Steve" Mosko BloomCheck, California Cut Flower Commission, CaliforniaOrganicFlowers, certification, Colombia, FairTrade USA, Florverde, flower, flowers, FlowersFromHawaii, GardeniaOrganic, Rainforest Alliance, Veriflora 3 Comments

Flowers add color and gaiety to any special occasion and are a time-honored way to say thank you or beautify living spaces. However, cut flowers have become a multi-billion dollar global trade industry with a not so pretty underbelly rooted in where and how they are grown.

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