DIY bloggers Chris and Julia Marcum (of Chris Loves Julia) finally got to working on a project they've been meaning to for years (hey, we've all been there!): 

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I have a couple pairs of white pants that I always look forward to pulling out of the closet right around Memorial Day. Inspired by my love of white apparel for summer, here's a roundup of white pots and planters. Think of them as white pants for your plants.

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Gardening is one of my favorite hobbies, but it can also be expensive when you start buying lots of plants and pots. What if you could double, triple, even quadruple the number of plants you currently have without spending a dime?  If you have a little bit of time on your hands, along with a lot of patience, you can do just that.  Let's dig into cacti and succulent propagation!

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Geraniums are easily the easiest patio plant to grow. They also look great in flower beds and window boxes. There is absolutely no reason not overuse these beloved garden plants.  

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When a friend told me he was considering planting two trees to celebrate the birth of his friends' new baby twins, I must admit I swooned. Birth-trees! Such a sweet idea, but there are a few things to consider...

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Ever year I make a point of finding a couple of interesting plants, shrubs, or trees to incorporate into my garden. I look forward to shopping around and choosing the plant, and I also look froward to the following gardening season and seeing how my new baby is establishing itself in its new environment.  By choosing just a few plants, I have time to study up on the history and care for each plant, making me a more knowledgable gardener in the long run. Cyperus Papyrus is one that I took home this spring. More

Joining a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program is a great way to get regular fresh vegetables from a local source. And as fresh vegetables are good at maintaining a body’s health, fresh flowers are practically essential to making a home feel all healthy and energized, which is why the idea of a CSA for flowers is just so darn brilliant. 

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I read this morning on one of my favorite garden blogs (Black Walnut Dispatch) that it was once a very common thing for gardeners to avoid the color magenta because people associated it with poison —  arsenic was once commonly used in pesticides, giving crops that had been dusted with it a magenta color. 

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Modern Sprout planters are stylish, simple-to-use hydroponic planter boxes that grow organic plant life indoors. Check it out!  

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With all of the recent focus on gardening here on Apartment Therapy, it can be easy to feel left out if you are, like many city dwellers, without any real outdoor space. Enter the vertical garden, perfect for the balcony or fire escape with the smallest of footprints. 

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