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Our Garden Goddess Shirley answers your plant-based questions.

Manly Plants - Home & Family

Shirley Boshow is picking out some manly plants that will look great with Ken WIngard's concrete planters.

Shirley Chung - Soy Poached Whole Chicken

A dish representing happiness and prosperity.

How to Grow Parsley

Foodie Gardener, Shirley demonstrates how to grow, harvest, and use an often overlooked but extremely nutritious herb- parsley!

How To “Peg” Climbing Roses and Create Your Own Rose Arbor

Celebrate National Red Rose Day by growing your own roses.

Grocery Store Orchid Care

Shirley shares the secret to help you check which plant is the healthiest and how to take care of it once you get it home.

How to Roast a Hatch Chile Peppers

1. Place washed and dried whole Hatch peppers on a cookie sheet lined with foil.

About The Irresistible Blueberry Farm

Ellen Branford, a high-powered attorney, finds love, purpose, and the promise of a simpler life when she sets off on a journey to fulfill her grandmother’s dying wish – to find the hometown boy she once loved and give him her last letter. Based on a book by Mary Simses. Stars Alison Sweeney, Marc Blucas and Shirley Jones.

Chef Shirley Chung - Home & Family

The "Top Chef" runner-up is preparing a refreshing coconut tapioca with blood orange green tea granita.

Drying and Preserving Flowers with Silica Gel

Silica gel Airtight glass or plastic containerFlowersScissors or garden prunersSmall squeeze bottleMod Podge or hairspray to seal flower from moistureOptional: Microwave and cup of water