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8 Easy Tips to Grow the Best Sweet Pea Flowers: Beginner Tips and Techniques for Stunning Blooms

July 5, 2023 · Cottage Garden, Gardening, Pruning

How to grow sweet pea flowers

Sweet pea flowers, known for their delicate fragrance and vibrant colors, are a favorite among garden enthusiasts. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced gardener, growing these beautiful flowers can be a rewarding and enjoyable experience. In this updated beginners…

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Mobile Sauna-The Ultimate Self-Care Sunday Experience

March 14, 2023 · Around Maine, Life

Self care sunday mobile sauna rental

Looking to elevate your self-care Sunday experience? We’ve got the perfect idea to help you boost your relaxation at home with a mobile sauna rental! WHAT IS A MOBILE SAUNA? First and foremost, what is a sauna? A sauna is…

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Grow Beautiful Ranunculus Flowers with These Easy Tips

June 13, 2022 · Gardening

Growing ranunculus

Growing ranunculus from start to finish isn’t as hard as you might think! They make beautiful flowers for cut arrangements and have a long lasting vase life. With a few simple steps, you too can grow and harvest these beautiful…

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How To Fix Winter Burn on Evergreens

April 3, 2022 · Gardening, Pruning

fix winter burn on evergreens

If you happen to notice a bronze or burnt appearance to your evergreens once spring rolls around, do not fret! Your evergreen is likely not dead, but instead may have winter burn. With a few simple steps, you can easily…

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Beautiful Lavender Farm in Maine-Here’s What To Expect

January 18, 2022 · Around Maine, Gardening, Life, Pruning

When you first drive up on the lavender farm you are greeted by endless open fields of purple, friendly faces and a quaint little shop filled with homemade lavender products. The air is warm and busy bodies are buzzing throughout…

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The Best Christmas Lights in New England 2021

December 30, 2021 · Around Maine, Life

We all have our annual holiday traditions, and for my husband and I we like to visit the best christmas lights display in New England! Yesterday marks my fifth year visiting the Botanical Gardens holiday light display in Boothbay, Maine….

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How to Spark Gardening Inspiration During Winter

December 28, 2021 · Gardening

How to spark gardening inspiration during winter.

A quick list of helpful tips to find and keep your garden inspiration alive in the midst of winter!

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How To Attract Pollinators To Your Garden

December 23, 2021 · Gardening

Attract pollinators to your garden

Curious how you can help to attract more pollinators to your garden? Well, here are five easy steps to make your garden more inviting to your friendly pollinator neighbors!

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Dahlia Tubers: How to Succeed at Planting and Harvesting

December 22, 2021 · Bulb Care, Gardening

This post has tips and tricks on how to care for your dahlia tubers. My history with planting and harvesting dahlia tubers is bittersweet, partly due to the fact that I failed in several ways with this beautiful plant. When…

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5 Beautiful Climbing Roses and Vines for Your Arbor

December 16, 2021 · Gardening, Pruning

This post is all about beautiful climbing roses and vines to help make your garden pop! One of my all time favorite vertical climbers are roses! Two years ago I planted my first climbing roses (as bare root roses-meaning no…

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12 Gift Ideas for the Gardener in Your Life

December 10, 2021 · Gardening

The best gifts for a gardener

In honor of the 12 Days of Christmas, I decided to share twelve of my top garden must haves. A few of these I really wished I had purchased sooner due to the amount of time (and blisters) they save!…

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First Snow of the Year in New England 2021

December 9, 2021 · Gardening, My Garden Updates

I was incredibly excited yesterday when I looked out my window during a break at work to see tiny snowflakes waltzing their way through the sky. In all my excitement I ran down the stairs, threw on my jacket and…

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○ Felco Pruners: https://amzn.to/3dElDoX 
○ Compost: https://amzn.to/3WUDsEY
○ Gardening Light Watering Can (Solar): https://amzn.to/3gRko7A 
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○ Similar Fountain to one I have, found on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AYZ9IP 
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Welcome to BirchSalt! My name is Kate and I am a nurse by background turned gardening enthusiast. I take inspiration from all around me in the great state of Maine. Hence how the BirchSalt motto was born, "Inspiration From Land & Sea".

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