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Into the Garden We Go

By John Hall, Blue Mountain Town & Country Gazette

I love being in the garden. I think about my garden most of the year. I can’t get the fall bulbs in fast enough and I can barely wait for the spring weather to be warm enough to plant my veggies.

While the snow continues to melt outside I’ve already spent three mornings bent over a brand new planting area counting the tips of the tulips and daffodils that are just pushing through. My garden is my favorite “room.”

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I think as people have spent more time at home over the past year due to the pandemic, with more of that time spent cooking, the garden – especially the vegetable garden – has probably become a new favorite “room” for many. In this issue, we’re going to look at how to create a cut flower garden and what to do when those tree roots start impacting your space, but because the interest in personal food gardening has grown so tremendously, we’re going to spend a good deal of time looking at that.

Although the idea of gardening – whether vegetables or flowers – has a great deal of appeal, not everyone has a big, “full sun” plot of land to work with. One thing I want to point out with vegetables, particularly, is that even with a small “patch of dirt” you can still grow your favorite herbs and fresh tomatoes. We’ll show you a couple of ways to do that in “Creating a Small Garden” later in this issue.

Speaking of herbs, for many people myself included, basil is the favorite herb. It is one of the most popular and one of the easiest to grow. Also, basil = pesto. In our article “How To: Making Pesto,” you’ll learn how to make it and we’ll throw Continued on page 4

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in a few tips on how to grow basil.

Now, are you someone who doesn’t generally like insects? If that’s you, then it’s important you know that insects are not only part of the gardening experience, but certain kinds are absolutely essential to your vegetable garden’s success – particularly if you do an organic garden. Find out more about the specific types of flowers that attract

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4-H Equine Garage Sale Open to the Public submitted by Janice Martin

Celebrating 28 years of serving the public and having fun! On Saturday, April 10, 2021, the annual tack swap or “equine garage sale” will be held at the Northampton County 4-H Center, Nazareth, PA. The tack swap will be held from 11 AM - 2 PM; vendors will start setting up after 9 AM. The public is invited to attend. Masks are required and Social Distancing is enforced.

The Northampton County 4-H Center is located at 777 Bushkill Center Rd., 2.2 miles south of Rte. 512 from the traffic light for Bushkill Center Rd. or 3 miles north of Nazareth on Bushkill Center Rd. There will be new and used items for sale for all horse interests and disciplines. Also there will be horse crafts, Breyer model horses, clothing, and other horse related items. All indoor sale areas are pre-sold; sellers wishing an outside space, the areas are on a first-come the day of the swap. There are no consignments. No live animals are permitted; no dogs permitted.

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Anyone wishing information concerning the tack swap is asked to call Janice Martin at 610-8377294. Anyone wishing general information concerning the 4-H program in Northampton County please call the Northampton County 4-H Offices, weekdays, 8 AM - 4 PM, at 610-813-6613.

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Slatington Library News submitted by Louise Bechtel

Slatington Library is still open to the public. The option of curbside delivery is still available. There will be limited use of the computers. Library hours are still shortened, Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9-5, Tuesday 9-3 and Sat. 8-Noon. FACE MASKS MUST BE WORN. The library is holding the Donald Owens Reading Incentive Program beginning February 18th.

Donald Owens was a lifelong reader and friend of the library and in his memory four $25.00 prizes will be raffled off in May. A raffle ticket is earned by reading 10 books. The contest is open to all ages, so start reading and write down the titles.

The Library is once again teaming-up with the Woman’s Club of Slatington to hold their annual Art’s Contest. There are categories for all ages.

Coloring contests for children, preschool to 2nd grade, and adults. An Art contests for students, 3rd grade through 12th grade and adults in the following categories: photography, 2-dimensional Art, 3-dimensional Art, and Fiber Art. A writing

category has been added this year, poems and short stories for all ages, but they will not be judged. Cash prizes are given to student winners.

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“Victory Garden” 2021 SOURCE: Various

“Victory Gardens” were vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens originally planted at private residences and public parks in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Germany during World Wars I and II. Food supplies were strained during those years, food rationing was in place and people planted “victory gardens” to supplement the rations and grow their own food.

The early days of our pandemic era also had food supply disruption and food shortages. When coupled with the uncertainty around COVID-19, the essence of the Victory Garden movement – the desire to grow your own food – became a major 2020 trend. That trend is expected to continue in backyards, side yards and containers in 2021.

Here are some tips to help you maximize your garden crops: Keep the soil light. / Fruits and vegetables do best in light, well-drained soil. That means adding

organic matter such as compost, peat moss, dried leaves and shredded bark. Those all help soften heavy soils so plant roots can thrive. People think of plant roots growing through the soil, but they actually are growing around the particles of the soil, so the softer you make the soil, the easier it is for the roots to grow.

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day. One big plus of container planting is that if you need to, you can move the containers to follow the sun.

Select what you like. / Traditional victory gardens include nutrition-dense foods such as beans, beets, carrots, kale, lettuce, peas, tomatoes, turnips, and spinach. With enough room they can also contain root crops like potatoes and sweet

potatoes that you can harvest in the fall and store to eat in the winter. But if you don’t like some of those things, don’t grow them; only grow what you enjoy.

Select seeds or seedlings. / When you do your planting, you can put in seedlings or you can sow seeds directly into the soil. The advantage of seedlings is that they will speed the time to harvest.

On the other hand, if you’re looking for a special variety of vegetable, seeds are probably the better way to go.

Water wisely. / Vegetables and fruits need a regular supply of water, approximately one inch per week. Watering slowly and deeply at the roots is the most efficient way to get it done and also reduces the risk of the plants developing fungal diseases from wet leaves.

Control weeds. / Weeds compete with your plants for water, soil nutrients, and sunshine. In a small garden pulling weeds by hand as soon as you see them sprouting will usually keep them at bay.

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Outdoor Spaces: Snyder Supply LLC

By John Hall, Blue Mountain Town & Country Gazette

We had the opportunity recently to speak with Natalie Snyder, president of Snyder Supply LLC to get some background on her company. Snyder Supply provides contractors and individual residential clients with all the materials they need for landscape, hardscape and masonry projects.

Their range of materials in these categories include everything from concrete and topsoil, to decorative stone and much more.

The company was established in early 2018 with the purchase of the former Rextown Supply Company that was located on East Grant Street in Slatington. Rextown Supply had been at that location since 1951. Prior to 2018, Snyder had left the medical field to help her husband with his welding company that was located on the Rextown Supply property. When that property came up for sale, they decided against relocating the welding operation and instead decided to purchase the property along with the existing supply company business.

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Snyder said the old company has been streamlined in some ways and two new business components have been added in the transition to becoming Snyder Supply. The first was landscaping supplies, which is a big focus of the company now.

The other is the ability to refill customer propane tanks, which required investment into a whole new system to create a propane filling station and offer that service.

Since the company is a “supply” company, we asked Snyder if that meant they work mainly with contractors. She said that for bulk materials, which

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include mulch and decorative stone, “the business is about a fifty-fifty split between contractors and residential customers.”

Big Change in 2020 We were curious what changes Snyder had seen in the business since the start of the pandemic.

She said there was “big change” in 2020. Specifically with everyone staying home, focused on home projects and the idea of supporting local businesses, their business grew significantly.

“We want to thank the community for their support of our business,” Snyder said in closing, “especially during the transition from Rextown Supply to Snyder Supply. We really appreciate the community’s willingness to try us out under the new name.”

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The Wavy Fence SOURCE: Culture and Curiosity

In England it is not uncommon to see "wavy" brick fences.

Interestingly, the design uses fewer bricks than a straight fence.

A straight fence that is just one brick thick is not sturdy enough to stand alone and can be easily toppled. Therefore, a straight fence generally has a thickness of at least two or more bricks and is also reinforced at regular intervals with vertical posts serving as buttresses.

In contrast to that, a wavy "onebrick" fence stands just fine on its own due to the arch support provided by its shape, which combines both the fence and the buttress. In England this “wavy fence” structure is called a "Crinkle, Crankle Wall.”

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Outdoor Spaces: Blue Mountain Evergreen

By John Hall, Blue Mountain Town & Country Gazette

Blue Mountain Evergreen is a full-service landscaping company based on Pear Road in Walnutport that has been serving both residential and commercial clients in the Lehigh Valley since 1986.

That means 2021 is its 35th anniversary year.

The company works primarily with residential clients, although commercial clients make up about 25% of the overall business.

The activities around commercial clients are focused mainly in the winter months with snow-related services.

Company Specialties Within the company’s range of landscaping capabilities, hardscaping has always been the specialty, from design to installation. From patios to retaining walls, all the way to beautiful outdoor fireplaces and kitchen installations, the company has done some great work around the region.

According to owner Wayne Kleintop, the company “really moved to the next level” when it purchased its first hydroseeding equipment in 2000. Hydroseeding sounds high-tech, but it’s actually been around more than 50 years.

It’s a technique for spraying a mix of things, including seed, mulch, water and often fertilizer onto bare ground to ultimately create a lawn.

With the hydroseeding equipment, Kleintop says the company became able to do jobs “start to finish.” The company added additional hydroseeding equipment in 2008.

Pandemic-Driven Changes We asked Kleintop what kinds of changes he’s seen since the start of the pandemic. Not surprisingly he said, “Starting last year, customers are doing more high-end projects at their homes.

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They do this by choosing vegetables that can grow in partial shade and then using techniques that maximize available light.

Best Shade Growers Many of the best vegetables to grow in shade have broad leaves, which can unfurl like solar panels. Arugula, lettuce, chard, kale and most other leafy greens are top candidates for partial shade at any time of day. Celery, carrots, bush beans, and small-fruited tomatoes are often successful in spots where they can load up on sun early in the day, but then move to shade.

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Arts Contest will be Monday, April 19th and it will be virtual. Contact the library for more information.

Remember to check out the links on the library’s web page. You can connect for free to: Power library, Rosetta Stone, Brainfuse, NoveList and ComicsPlus, e-books and audiobooks, Heritage Quest, Ancestry (in library use only),Lawdepot and Newspapers (Morning Call). All you need is a library card.

Data base of the month: NewsBank and NewsBank Access World News: The NewsBank data base gives you access to the Morning Call. You can look up articles (Text form) from 1984 to current papers. Images of actual paper articles from 2019 to current, and text of articles from the Web Morning Call 2010 to current.

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You don't need a lot of space to grow fresh vegetables, herbs, and even fruits. What you do need is good soil, plenty of sunshine, a water source, and probably a fence to keep out the woodland community (if applicable), because if you plant it, they will come.

A small vegetable garden, even a very small one will be enough to grow great-tasting tomatoes, herbs and maybe some beautiful heirloom eggplants, or a vast supply of cutting greens. If you have limited space, consider what kinds of vegetables you can already purchase fresh in your area and then grow the rest.

Don’t have a nice 12’x12’ area to plant? Here are two other options that can work for anyone: Windowsill Gardens Growing edibles indoors on a windowsill is an easy, low-space option for plants such as lettuce and herbs that are frequently harvested. This idea isn't just for gardeners with limited space. Any gardener can extend the growing season with a windowsill garden. If you have enough sun, you can even grow some vegetables indoors.

Container Gardening Vegetable container gardening is a way to control the soil, sun and growing conditions of your edible plants. It also allows you to squeeze edible gardening into the smallest spaces, including your patio or front steps, or along the side of your house and driveway. If the container is large enough, you can grow just about any vegetable, fruit or herb.

Greens and herbs can grow in small pots or hanging baskets. Fruiting plants such as tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers work best in a 5-gallon container or larger. The larger the pot, the more soil you can use and the less often you'll have to water (daily or every other day instead of twice a day). Another thing to know is that the material the pot is made of and its color also affect how quickly it dries out. For instance, clay pots lose moisture faster, and black pots retain more heat.

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Basil = pesto. Commercial pesto takes many, often unconventional forms with some storebought jars allowing in sun-dried tomatoes and arugula. Proper pesto however starts with three core ingredients: basil, cheese and olive oil.

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If you are using garlic that is the first element to go into the mortar, followed by the nuts and then, one by one while working the pestle quickly, the basil leaves. Next up is your cheese (Parmesan or Pecorino typically) and finally, the olive oil, drizzled in until you have the desired consistency. Toasting the nuts beforehand brings out more of their flavor. Then just be sure to let them cool before using.

Basil = pesto, and homemade pesto can’t be beat. It’s obviously delicious folded into pasta, but you could also try it as the basis for a salad dressing or dabbed onto pizza.

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• Plant late spring in sunny spot, convenient for quick picking; in summer, plant wherever you want.

• Frost tolerant? No • Feeding? Not required • Likeable companions? Tomatoes, peppers, lettuce • Spacing? 7” • Cover transplants with flowerpots to protect from strong sun for two days or so after planting.

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Flowers play an important role in any organic garden, but it’s not the size or color of the flowers that count, it’s their attractiveness to the right kinds of insects. There are two classes of beneficial insects you can use flowers to attract: Insects that eat pests / Hoverflies, lacewings, ladybugs and others are the very best protection a garden can have against invasive pests that feed on crops like aphids, mites, thrips and mealybugs.

Insects that aid pollination / Bees are the primary pollinators (both honeybees and bumblebees) and need as many good sources of nectar as possible, particularly with the current sharp decline in their numbers. However, many other insects can help pollinate crops including wasps, moths, butterflies and certain species of beetle.

So how do you select the best flowers to attract the best insects to your vegetable garden? The key is to pick flowers that are rich in high-protein

pollen and provide sources of nectar throughout the year. Important to note: Many highly-bred ornamental flowers fall way short on these criteria so it’s important to choose flowers that are known to attract beneficial insects.

Here are a few of the best flowers to include in and around your vegetable garden: • Marigold: Easy to grow, attracts hoverflies, bees and butterflies; the strong scent of French Marigold is said to deter some pests.

• Chamomile and Daisy: Will attract a range of beneficial insects, including predatory wasps.

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St. Peter’s UMC Events Submitted by Sharleen Crossett

Youth Group to meet in person- Starting in April on Monday evenings from 6-7 p.m., youth in 7th through 12th grades are invited to attend an evening of fellowship, activities, and Biblical lessons. For more information, please contact Kristin at 484-550-2578. The group will meet at the Helping Hands Community Center of Slatedale located at 4019 Main St, Slatedale.

A reminder that Sunday March 28, will be our Palm Sunday service at 10 a.m.

On Thursday, April 1, at 6:30 p.m. will be a Maundy Thursday service with Holy Communion, and on Friday April 2, at 6:30 p.m. will be our Good Friday service.

This year we will be observing only the 10 a.m.

Easter Service on April 4th.

We are once again handing out food boxes to those in need. Please check out the church and Pastor Bill’s Facebook pages for dates. Pickups are at the Northern Lehigh Food bank usually on a Tuesday from 10 a.m. till gone. On Sundays, a time of Bible study/Sunday school will be at 9 a.m., followed by the service at 10 a.m. All persons entering the Sanctuary will do so by the ramp

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entrance, upon entering you will be asked to use hand sanitizer (provided) and wear a mask.

Communion is celebrated the 1st Sunday of the month with the use of pre-packaged elements. At 11am the Monday morning Bible Study resumes.

In addition, a new time of Bible Study is now taking place on Monday evenings at 6:30 p.m. The topic for both studies is “Character Matters”, please contact Pastor Bill is ensure materials will be available.

As many of you are unable or not comfortable meeting together please remember you can still view the service online. “Youth talks” with Kristin on Monday evening at 7 p.m., may be moving to a new day and or time slot, in April, keep watch of the Facebook pages. On Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. join Pastor Michelle with “Moments with Kids, and “Trail Talks” with Pastor Bill, Monday thru Thursday. These can all be viewed on https:// www.com/stpeterschurch18080.

Our monthly clothing ministry “The Redeemers Closet” is once again open on the 3rd Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. -Noon, at the Helping Hands Community Center of Slatedale located at 4019 Main St., Slatedale. For March, the date is the 20th.

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Please do not leave clothing outside of collection boxes. If clothing gets wet, we must throw it away.

Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

In all areas of the church’s ministries we continue to praise God for his blessings both large and small.

If you have a need please contact Pastor Bill at 610-737-1450 to see if help is available.

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Es iss gaar ken End, was Mer saage kennt do; Ich selwer bin hallich Un's Haz schwellt mer so,

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When the earth awakens again, The grass becomes green, And the flowers around here— How more beautiful than these?

Now the leaves reveal themselves Out about and around home; The flowers on the cherry trees— And on the apple trees.

That brook runs so merrily Past the house here, Weil es Wetter iss schee Un Himmel net drieb; Ach Friehyaahr, ach Friehyaahr, Was bischt du mir lieb!

-Ralph Funk 21. Abril 1959

Springtime Oh springtime, oh, springtime, How you are so dear to me!

When the weather is so nice And the sky not so bleak.

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Soon it’s also the time, that The trout become active.

The farmer is cheerfully Working in the field; This creates his livelihood And also a little extra money.

The birds are singing—

And also all of nature; The dog is barking Following rabbit tracks.

There is almost no end to what One could say here; I myself am so happy And my heart swells up so much.

Since the weather is so nice And the sky not so bleak; Oh springtime, oh, springtime, How you are so dear to me!

[After staring at a snow-coved landscape for over a month, I thought a simple poem about spring would be in order!]

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COVID Vaccines: Second Shot Reactions SOURCE: AARP

A few hours after getting the second dose of her COVID-19 vaccine one morning in mid-February, Wendy Reiter, 75, an educational administrator in Westchester County, New York had a sore arm, just as she did after her first shot. But by evening, she felt flu-like, with body aches, a headache and serious fatigue and felt that way for a day and a half. “I felt like I was hit by a truck,” said Reiter, adding, “then the veil lifted, and I felt like my old self again.”

When Reiter asked friends about their experiences, they were “all over the map,” ranging from intense to nonexistent. So it goes with the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. These are reactogenic vaccines and that means they're expected to produce side effects or reactions.

Even after the first dose, some people can get local reactions such as soreness or tenderness in the injected arm, or they may feel slightly out of sorts for a day or two, explains William Schaffner, M.D., a professor of preventive medicine and infectious diseases at the Vanderbilt University School of

Medicine in Nashville.

Second Dose Reactions The second dose of both vaccines has gained a reputation for potentially packing a punch, with side effects that may include fatigue, chills, headache, muscle aches and pains, and even a fever.

“More people – 40 to 50 percent – experience some of these symptoms to one degree or another after the second vaccine,” Schaffner says.

That said the responses to the COVID-19 vaccines are highly variable. Some people don't experience any symptoms, some have mild-to-moderate side effects, and some get more severe symptoms, according to experts.

The Role of Age Interestingly, younger adults tend to experience more intense symptoms after the second dose than older adults do. “The immune response is more robust if you're young and healthy,” says Wilbur Chen, M.D., a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

By contrast, older adults tend to have a milder response because “their immune systems are not responding as vigorously as a young person's, but they still get 95 percent protection from the virus,” Schaffner says.

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Exposed Roots Continued from page 26

can be spread over exposed tree roots, in two stages if necessary. This incremental approach gives the tree roots time to adjust. But suddenly covering exposed tree roots with enough soil to start a garden could cause serious harm to the tree.

How Much Soil to Use So what is considered a "small amount?" A 2-inch layer of soil is about right. Better yet, mix in some compost before applying the soil, so that the resulting mix will be lighter and fluffier, thereby reducing the likelihood of suffocating the roots.

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If a year or so later you find the soil did not hold (for whatever reason) and the roots are showing above-ground once again, repeat the procedure.

An alternative idea to "dress up" the area under the tree might be to spread a thin (2 inches) layer of mulch over the tree roots, then lay out container gardens (potted plants) with plants of varying heights and textures. If you find attractive pots and hit upon a color scheme that pleases you, then you may end up with a "garden" that is the envy of the neighborhood.

In extreme cases, where exposed roots are sticking up higher than 2 inches above-ground, it is best to just leave them alone and accept that you have a less than ideal situation, unless you are willing to remove the tree.

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How to Start a Cut Flower Garden

with diverse flowers and structures to support long-stemmed flowers. Converting alreadyexisting beds into a cut flower space is the easiest way to get started. Utilizing extra space in a vegetable garden is another time-saving strategy.

No matter the type of cut flower garden you’re constructing, choosing a sunny site will help ensure success as most cut flowers require a minimum of six hours of sunlight each day. Creating a garden space dedicated to growing cut flowers will allow you the freedom to cut those flowers without the guilt of removing too many flowers from other gardens.

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Cut flower gardens can be constructed in a variety of ways to fit a gardener’s needs and desires. They can be simple garden beds where plants with long lasting blooms can grow or they can be larger, more elaborate production spaces

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Selecting Your Flowers One of my favorite jobs as Longwood’s outdoor landscapes manager is selecting the flowers I want to grow. Seed catalogs and websites will often have sections devoted to the best flowers for cutting. Typically, you should look for flowers that have long stems with long-lasting blooms.

Ageratum, globe-amaranth, snapdragons, zinnias, and dahlias are some of my favorites. I find that I

often run out of space in the garden long before I run out of fun plants I want to grow.

Depending on your available time and interest you can start flowers from seed or purchase transplants around mid-May. Choosing plants that bloom in varying seasons will ensure there is always something ready to harvest for the vase.

There are lots of great resources to learn more about different types of cut flowers, including the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers.

Supporting Your Flowers Many cut flowers feature lovely long stems that

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You can provide needed support a variety of ways.

If your cut flower garden is on the smaller side you can stake plants individually using bamboo or tomato cages. A larger cut flower garden might require more of a field production staking method.

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As a gardener, it is a joy to be able to create bouquets to share with others, as well as enjoy in our own homes. I think all gardeners can agree that flowers are meant for sharing.

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