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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

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

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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