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This month, The Yard Fairy is thrilled to announce two BRAND NEW landscaping service options.

We have Garden Coaching for clients who prefer to keep costs down by planting their own gardens.

We also have Do It Yourself Landscape Designs, which The Yard Fairy can develop for any client in any part of the country or even the world!

Gardening has been my passion since I was just a young girl. I recently received an opportunity to express this on my blog and would love to share my story with you. Click here to read the Ten Gardening Truths About Me.

Finally... get inspired for "green gardening" with our feature article, Recycling in the Garden.

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As always, if you need assistance with your landscaping design, would like to have a Smart Irrigation system installed, or have any other questions about low water landscaping, please contact us at info@theyardfairy.com.

 

Diane Downey, Owner
The Yard Fairy Inc.
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Recycling in the Garden

Q: What do an old chair, unused pottery, and scraps from the dinner table have in common?

A: They can all be given a second life in the garden!

An eco-friendly backyard that makes use of composted food scraps and recycled various other objects offers many benefits. One, biodegradable waste produces incredibly rich, fertile soil. Two, the reuse of household items can cut down on your waste disposal bill and won't contribute to the growing landfills. And three, being resourceful with your things might just reduce your spending habits while presenting myriad opportunities for you to flex your mental muscles.

(Finally... being the McGyver of the garden is never a bad thing for your survival skills. Just think: today you're fashioning a bean trellis from an old swing set... tomorrow you're leaping from a moving car. Just kidding of course.)

Continue reading "Recycling in the Garden"

 

 

The Ten Gardening Truths About Me

(from my Angel With Dirty Fingernails blog)...

My good friend Jenn from Facebook and Twitter has passed this joyous piece of scrap to me! She has two blogs, one called Jenn's Gardening Spot and the other ~Recycling Gardener~. Both show her passion for her family, her garden and the environment.

Recipients of the Honest Scrap award are supposed to reveal ten truths about themselves, and then extend the award to seven other bloggers. I feel honored to have had this bestowed upon me, and though I'd use the opportunity to tell you a bit more about my path to becoming The Yard Fairy. Thank you Jenn, for giving me this wonderful opportunity.


Truth #1: I was taught to garden by my Grandmother when I was 7 years old and visiting her in the Summer in Bedfordshire. My first planting plan included snapdragons and marigolds. She taught me how to build a compost heap and how to layer greens and browns with some horse manure to accelerate it all...

Click here to read the rest of "The Ten Gardening Truths About Me"

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