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    Winter Gardening?
    David Locke
    • Feb 7
    • 2 min

    Winter Gardening?

    Winter is a great time of cleaning the garden and preparing for the spring days to come when you never have enough time…
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    Christmas Joy with Inexpensive Gold Spray Paint?
    David Locke
    • Dec 11, 2021
    • 1 min

    Christmas Joy with Inexpensive Gold Spray Paint?

    Take a simple can of spray paint in any metallic color you’d like and spritz the leaves with gold.
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    Fall is for Foraging
    David Locke
    • Nov 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    Fall is for Foraging

    I’m sure I’m known as the crazy neighbor around the neighborhood because I can always be seen digging in the fields in the ditches for...
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    Plant of the Week: Crinum Lily
    David Locke
    • Jul 19, 2021
    • 1 min

    Plant of the Week: Crinum Lily

    Not a lot of people think about bulbs when they think about high summer, but a Crinum Lily (Crinum asiaticum) has to be one of my new...
    42 views2 comments
    CrossFit & Yoga, Who Needs It? I Have a Garden!
    David Locke
    • Feb 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    CrossFit & Yoga, Who Needs It? I Have a Garden!

    I often joke that I don’t need CrossFit or yoga that I have a garden. Pulling weeds or vines for three hours or digging a hole burns a...
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    Building a Woodland Garden and Romans Road
    David Locke
    • Nov 3, 2020
    • 3 min

    Building a Woodland Garden and Romans Road

    You’ve often heard it said that God visited the beaches then stayed in the mountains. I certainly think that's true. My wife and I and...
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    Robin and David's Favorite Things List for Christmas 2020
    David Locke
    • Oct 27, 2020
    • 4 min

    Robin and David's Favorite Things List for Christmas 2020

    Need some advice for Christmas gifts for the guys and gals in your life? My wife Robin and I have compiled a list of our top favorite...
    911 views0 comments
    Building an Unconventional Fire Pit
    David Locke
    • Oct 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    Building an Unconventional Fire Pit

    Having a fire pit in your yard is a great way to extend your living space during colder months and get family and friends outside.
    154 views0 comments
    Dark Chocolate Pots de Creme with Peanut Butter
    David Locke
    • Oct 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    Dark Chocolate Pots de Creme with Peanut Butter

    So for dessert I needed a crowd pleaser for twelve people that was easy to make ahead yet decadent. I made this for my followers live...
    72 views0 comments
    Terrific Tomato, Cucumber, Onion Salad
    David Locke
    • Jul 29, 2020
    • 1 min

    Terrific Tomato, Cucumber, Onion Salad

    This recipe was developed by my amazing wife when we had a glut of cucumber and tomatoes in the garden. We love it...
    181 views0 comments
    The Window Boxes of Charleston
    David Locke
    • Jul 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Window Boxes of Charleston

    No where else in America are window boxes so prolific and a trip to Charleston can provide great inspiration...
    134 views0 comments
    The Gift of Plants- Share the Love
    David Locke
    • Jun 13, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Gift of Plants- Share the Love

    Gardens are about loving life and experiencing the wonder of God's world. In short, share the love!
    70 views0 comments
    The Mistake and the Golf Cart- Versailles's Gardens
    David Locke
    • May 29, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Mistake and the Golf Cart- Versailles's Gardens

    Never would we have decided to spend the entire day in the gardens, but it was a happy accident that I will never forget!
    694 views0 comments
    A 10 Dollar Hole for A 10 Cent Plant
    David Locke
    • Apr 28, 2020
    • 3 min

    A 10 Dollar Hole for A 10 Cent Plant

    I've heard my dad say this all my life and recently heard it from a master gardener friend. "Dig a $10 hole for a 10 cent plant"...
    114 views0 comments
    Why Do My Ferns Keep Dying?
    David Locke
    • Apr 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    Why Do My Ferns Keep Dying?

    Why do my ferns keep dying? This was a question asked by a follower this past week. I've heard it for years. My father, who was was an...
    267 views0 comments
    Planting Bare Root Roses
    David Locke
    • Feb 22, 2020
    • 2 min

    Planting Bare Root Roses

    Nothing beats bringing an arm load of roses for your own garden to the lady in your life or a friend who needs encouragement.
    98 views0 comments
    Rockstar? Stones Help Us Remember
    David Locke
    • Feb 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    Rockstar? Stones Help Us Remember

    I started my first garden when I was about 12 or 13 in my parents back yard and one of the first parts of the garden was a rockery.
    81 views0 comments
    Building A European Pool - Garden Journal 1/15/19
    David Locke
    • Jan 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    Building A European Pool - Garden Journal 1/15/19

    How I can remember so many evenings with her in the pool staring up at the clouds over my grandparent's South Carolina farm.
    536 views0 comments
    May The Force Be With You! - Forcing Branches
    David Locke
    • Jan 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    May The Force Be With You! - Forcing Branches

    Force! Anyone, even a black thumb can force branches into spectacular blooms and it couldn't be easier.
    110 views0 comments
    Headlights and Horticulture: 
Great Gardens of the World- Monticello
    David Locke
    • Jan 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    Headlights and Horticulture: Great Gardens of the World- Monticello

    What so many visitors neglect is that Monticello is one of the great gardens of the world.
    81 views0 comments
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