Wednesday, April 2, 2014

The Phoenix Garden Party

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Saturday’s Garden Party was so much fun! The Home Depot is hosting these #SpringMadeSimple events



This is Jim, our gardening expert and all-around nice guy. He said succulents like to be flooded and then dried out. So rather than watering them on a schedule (like you might do with other houseplants), it’s best to stick your finger in the succulent’s soil and if it’s completely dry for a knuckle or two, the plant is probably ready to be flooded again. Interesting, right?


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Jim was a wealth of gardening knowledge and was so fun to chat with while doodling on my pot. I went with a sort of marbelized pattern using my Sharpie paint pens. Those things are pretty amazing, btw. Have you tried them yet?


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Michael and the girls came by toward the very end of the event and the girls jumped right in with coloring and planting.


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Evie would have made a hundred pots if we had let her. She was totally in her element.


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This was right as she was telling me about what she was going to draw on her third pot.


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And this was right after I told her that two pots was plenty. #devastated


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It was a really fun event. Thanks to The Home Depot for inviting me to host, and a BIG thanks to those of you that came out for the party – especially those of you that drove almost an hour from across the Valley. Nicest readers ever. :)


To sign up for the Home Depot’s Garden club (which has all sorts of tips and tricks and ideas for gardeners of all skill levels), head on over here. PS I learned at the event that signing up for the Garden Club is the one of the only ways to get coupons to the Home Depot. :)

Source: Little Green Notebook



The Phoenix Garden Party

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