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The Versatile Dwarf Conifer

Why You Need Conifer Trees by Chris McLaughlin Conifer trees are easy to recognize with their evergreen, needle-type leaves and the cones on their branches.  In my opinion conifers offer some solid, reliable backbone to any yard — not to mention they’re handsome. I don’t know about you, but aside from the useful plants, I enjoy […]

First There Were Wildflowers

Beauty Beyond Belief by Sandy Swegel Cecilia posted a question on our Facebook page this week asking if we knew a website like ours for wildflowers.  Wait, I thought that’s us.  We’ve gotten very enamored of vegetables lately but we know our roots:  we started as a wildflower seed company.  BBB Seed’s name came from […]

How to Manipulate Your Microclimates

Fooling Mother Nature by Chris McLaughlin Whoever said “You can’t fool Mother Nature,” never met a gardener. We can and we do fool her as often as we can get away with it.  Anyone living anywhere can learn to use their unique microclimates and to take the greatest advantage of their situation. Permanent structures such as […]