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This is the messy backyard with forking paths. I plant cool stuff here without worrying about organizing it.

I like to think of gardening metaphors, like growing trust. You have to water it—not too much, not too little. And things will always grow in different directions and with different outcomes than you’re expecting, but that’s okay.

5 Rose Tips That Really Work

1. Plant lavender at the base of rose bushes, especially the larger shrubs. The rose scent attracts deer, but lavender muddies the rose aroma.


2. Dump coffee grounds and used tea leaves around bushes. Both acidify the soil slightly, which roses love.


3. Burying banana skins or even the entire black, mushy banana at the base of bus

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