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When I moved into my home earlier this year, I was presented with a blank canvas of a garden. I stood in my yard and stared out, envisioning what I wanted it to become and decided I couldn't have such ...

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Don't you find tasks especially satisfying when you can kill two birds with one stone? That's what happens when you use the stacking turf method to make awesome compost. The method, also known as ...

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