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Well Mary and Jeff decided to have a variation on the staycation and did a garden staycation! We spent the last week enjoying the garden instead of working in the garden - and it has given us new energy for the rest of the gardening season. Join us to hear what we did and how we did it - it is a fun episode and maybe you will get some ideas for a garden staycation of your own!

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Join us as Mary talks about a crazy plant - the Egyptian Walking Onion, what a different plant but one you may want to try - I know we will be planting it! There is a Texas plant that goes back thousands of years - the Sotol. Mary gives us the history and how the plant has been used historically as well as today - it is one we plan to put in our garden as well. Mary also has a new planning tool for the garden and takes us through how it works and how you may use it for your garden. Jeff surprises Mary with a gardening poem - Garden Magic by Marie Nettleton Carroll. 

As always we have our "What's New in the Garden" and Mary tells us what's coming up and what you may want to look at planting now! Join us for another fun episode!

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Join us as we talk about something we didn't even know we had in our lawn - Chinch bugs - so that's why our lawn turns brown every year! Mary talks about the bearded Iris and what's on her gardening agenda for next week, and we review two products we just purchased - Giraffe Tools Retractable Garden Hose Reel and Gorilla Easy Connect hose connectors! 

As always we have our "What's New in the Garden" and Mary tells us what's coming up and what you may want to look at planting now! Join us for another fun episode!

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Join us as Mary goes into the fascinating history of the Live Oak tree, how it has been used, how it grows, and just some amazing facts about this tree! We did a Broken Pot Planter project using some of our succulents and it was a fun project that also looks really good. Jeff is ready for football season and covers a couple drink and food ideas to make your tailgate or pre-game meals really pop! 

As always we have our "What's New in the Garden" and Mary tells us what's coming up and what you may want to look at planting now! Join us for another fun episode!

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Join us as we talk about the very cool African Milk bush, a very pretty, fast growing succulent that can be easily cared for and propagated! Mary talks about how she makes her Worm Tea, and the benefits of using it in your garden - Mary really loves worms!!! Don't forget to protect those sprinkler heads in your garden and Jeff talks about some options you have!

As always we have our "What's New in the Garden" and Mary tells us what's coming up and what you may want to look at planting now! Join us for another fun episode!

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Join us as Mary tells us about a fairly new plant, the Mangave, a succulent plant that is a cross between an Agave and Manfreda and is a wonderful plant to check out! We tried our very own Kokedama planting and we have some tips and some things to NOT do as we found out! Kokedama is a really fun way to grow plants though, so give it a try! We also have a quick review of garden hoses we purchased and tried. 

As always we have our "What's New in the Garden" and Mary tells us what's coming up and what you may want to look at planting now! Join us for another fun episode!

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Join us for a very interesting episode. Mary talks about the Milkweed plant and how it has been used in history and how there is much more to the plant than meets the eye. Lemongrass is used as an aromatic and in foods, hear how to plant it in your garden so you can take advantage of that. And Beetles! Did you know they were the first pollinators and that they play an important role in pollinating plants today! All that and "What's New in the Garden" in this episode of MaryBird's Backyard Garden!

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Mary and Jeff have a general gardening conversation today - we give you a little bit more of a deep dive into ourselves and talk about some of our past episodes. Join us for a fun discussion today where we cover a lot of information about gardens and ourselves! Don't miss this week's fun!

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We are getting some new hoses for the yard - and Mary made us a grid to determine how many and what sizes! Okra is almost ready to harvest as well as our Malabar Spinach. Mary tells us about the Woolly Stemodia plant and how she plans to pair it with other plants in a large planter. Mosquito's getting you down? Mary talks about the mosquito buckets we just put in and how they work. Jeff's Corner talks cameras, 4th of July safety, and do you know how to pick the best watermelon from the bunch? Join us to find out!!!

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Join us as we update you on "What's new in the Garden" this week - the summer solstice week. Learn about the Texas native Kidneywood plant, what it is and how to grow it in your garden. We talk fencing for your backyard garden and what to choose based on your needs and if you are trying to prevent any varmints from getting in. Then we get crazy with Chaos gardening, a great way to garden for those lazy days of summer. 

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