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Rosanna has collected 50 gardening tips that may help you as you plan your garden. If you see a tip that interests you, just click the link and you’ll see an article and tutorial for that tips. There are tips for:

• Herbs
• Veggies
• Seed Starting
• Pest and Weed Control
• Planning
• Miscellaneous

Click on the 50 Gardening Ideas & Tips link below to see all 50 gardening tips.

50 Gardening Ideas & Tips

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Nettle is an incredibly healthy herb. It’s loaded with iron and calcium and also contains zinc, copper and potassium. It also contains a variety of vitamins.

This is a recipe for Nettle Vinegar. If you don’t have nettles that you can harvest fresh, this article provides a source where you can buy some. You can use Nettle Vinegar on lettuce, greens, or any salad. You can also use it as part of a marinade.

In addition to the Nettle Vinegar recipe, the article includes recipes for:

• Mexican Marinade
• Basic Vinaigrette Dressing

Also, check out the “Additional Nettle Recipes” section at the bottom of the article for more recipes that use nettles as an ingredient.

Click on the Stinging Nettle Recipes for the Spring link below to see all of these healthy herbal recipes.

Stinging Nettle Recipes for the Spring

30 Great Herb Garden Ideas

What better time to think about herb gardens than in the middle of a cold and snowy winter? Andrea has collected so many different, wonderful ways to grow herbs. If you see an herb project that looks interesting, just click the link for a tutorial and more information. Some are indoor herb gardens and others are outdoor herb gardens. Here are just a few of the projects:

• Hanging Mason Jar Herb Garden
• Hanging Pots Herb Garden
• Herb Garden in a Box
• Wine Crates Herb Garden
• Bushel Basket Herb Gardens
• And MORE….. 

Click on the 30 great Herb Garden Ideas link below to see all 30 herb garden ideas.

30 Great Herb Garden Ideas

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Nancy has selected 6 gifts for the gardener in your life. These are gifts that are for sale through merchants.

I think my favorite  gift is the window birdhouse. It attaches to your window and has a 1-way mirror in the back so you can get up close, watch any visiting birds, and they can’t see you. Nancy has some other great gifts too. But if anyone in my family is reading this – I LOVE the birdhouse! (smile)

Click the Gardener’s Gift Guide for Christmas – 2013  link below to see all of the gifts.

Gardener’s Gift Guide for Christmas – 2013

Anne of the Micro Gardener provides information about materials, location, building in 4 steps, a technical spec diagram, and tips.  There are also some fantastic videos showing the building of different herb spirals.  I think this is a GREAT garden project!

Click below to view the complete tutorial.

How to Make an Herb Spiral in Just 4 Steps