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4 Great Garden Gifts for Dad

June 9, 2013 | By Steve Bender | Comments (0)

Next Sunday, June 16, is arguably the greatest day in the whole year — Father’s Day. Wouldn’t you like to show Dad how utterly grateful you are for his mere existence? Fortunately, Grumpy is a Dad who gardens, so here is his list of great garden gifts for Dad that Grumpy himself has tested and approved.

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Why Are My Gardenia’s Leaves Turning Black?

May 30, 2013 | By Steve Bender | Comments (2)

When terrible things happen to your plants, who are you going to call? The all-knowing Grumpy, of course! Who else would know why your gardenia’s leaves are turning black and what you can to fix it?

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Don’t Hate My Lawn! 5 Keys to Responsible Lawn Care

May 19, 2013 | By Steve Bender | Comments (2)

Lawn lovers, we are victorious! Last week, we decisively proved that there are very good reasons to cherish our carpets of green! But with great power comes great responsibility. Here are five ways to become an environmentally sensitive lawn owner.

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Mulching 101 — Your Questions Answered

May 12, 2013 | By Steve Bender | Comments (10)

Mulching may sound mundane, and doing it is even mundaner. But mulching the garden is one of the most essential ways to ensure its success, especially with the hot summer ahead. Therefore, let Grumpy guide you through all the in’s and out’s of mulching properly.

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Buy This Planter & Save Your Marriage!

May 9, 2013 | By Steve Bender | Comments (1)

On five days a year – Christmas, Valentine’s, your anniversary, your spouse’s birthday, and Mother’s Day — men’s lives hang by the teeniest of threads. Forget a gift to mark the occasion and you’re deader than the market for rotary phones. Grumpy can’t help you with the first four days, but has a great idea for Mother’s Day — our […]

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Welcome to Dad’s Toxic Waste Museum!

April 14, 2013 | By Steve Bender | Comments (3)

My Dad was an enthusiastic, conscientious, and thrifty gardener. He never threw away anything. This latter point was never illustrated any better than during my visit home last week. I walked into his workshop in the basement and opened the door to his garden pesticide cabinet. There stood a murder’s row of dangerous and mostly banned pesticides. Let’s all take […]

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Mole Control — Kill Them Critters Dead

March 3, 2013 | By Steve Bender | Comments (7)

From the looks of Grumpy’s mail, Groundhog Day ought to be renamed Mole & Gopher Day. These animal agents of Satan aren’t waiting for spring to start tunneling through lawns and gardens and turning them into sponge cake. They’re partying now. So how can you, the average outraged homeowner, deal with them?

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Shop Local: Fox & Brie

February 26, 2013 | By Cory Bordonaro | Comments (2)

This Austin-based business creates colorful men’s fashion accessories with retro charm.

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Grumpy Goes Green! His Favorite Organic Products

February 24, 2013 | By Steve Bender | Comments (11)

I know some of you think Grumpy is in bed with the big chemical companies, but nothing could be further from the truth. Judy will let Ketchup, our cat, sleep with us, but absolutely nobody else. Helping gardeners sleep more soundly these days is a wide range of nature-based pest control products, some even made by the big chemical companies […]

See Your Name in Lights in Nashville!

February 16, 2013 | By Cory Bordonaro | Comments (1)

Aussie-born Luke Stockdale’s formal training is in graphic design, but at a height of 6’7″ he’s never been comfortable sitting behind a desk. So after marrying a Nashville native and moving to Tennessee in 2009, he took things into his own large hands.

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