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Lexi Dearborn

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Welcome to the Gabby Gardener. I’m Lexi Dearborn.
I’m excited to share with you posts on gardening, horticulture, planning, design, lighting and so much more.
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Professional Landscape Designer | Certified Horticulturalist

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Life Lessons from the Garden

Plant a seed and it will grow! It always amazes me that seeds can grow in the most adverse conditions. The dandelion grows in the crack of an asphalt driveway, and the acorn seedling pushes through the forest floor. With […]

Cornflowers. An Easy Care Perennial!

Perennial Cornflower (Centaurea montana) sometimes called Perennial Bachelor’s Buttons. This exceptional June-blooming perennial will be at home in any garden. It is perfect for cottage gardens, perennial borders, and wildlife gardens. It is very showy, with upright stems holding colourful […]

Let’s talk About Leafrollers!

When you see damage on hydrangea leaves, it’s most likely leafrollers. Leafrollers are tiny green caterpillars that take hydrangea leaves and either glue the leaf edges together with silk webbing or take a single leaf and roll it up like […]