{"id":639,"date":"2023-04-19T16:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T20:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shawnlvieth.com\/?page_id=639"},"modified":"2024-02-13T19:07:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T00:07:00","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.shawnlvieth.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id639_599871-34 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id639_599871-34 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id639_599871-34 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1216px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:128px;padding-right:32px;padding-bottom:128px;padding-left:32px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id639_599871-34 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.10;background-image:url('https:\/\/www.shawnlvieth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/favicon-very-large.svg');background-size:75% 75%;background-position:100% 90%;background-attachment:scroll;background-repeat:no-repeat;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id639_599871-34 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:64px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:64px;padding-left:24px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id639_599871-34 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}.kb-row-layout-id639_599871-34 > .kt-row-layout-overlay {\r    background-position: 150% 100%!important;\r}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id639_599871-34 alignfull kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-layout-overlay kt-row-overlay-normal\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column639_4b1700-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column639_4b1700-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column639_4b1700-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column639_4b1700-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column639_4b1700-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column639_4b1700-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column639_4b1700-23{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column639_4b1700-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column639_4b1700-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}.kadence-column639_4b1700-23 h1 {max-width: 974px;}.kadence-column639_4b1700-23 p {max-width: 659px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column639_4b1700-23\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">Blog<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">There\u2019s more than one way to benefit from my tried-and-true best practices.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Below you\u2019ll find my blog posts on all things horticulture, from personal musings and gardening tips to quick DIY guides that will help you spruce up your landscapes. 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Vieth<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-04-22T09:28:02-04:00\">April 22, 2024<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-04-22T09:28:06-04:00\">April 22, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Types of Ornamental Grasses&nbsp; Cool Season Grasses&nbsp; The most common type of cool season grass is Karl Foerster Feather Reed&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawnlvieth.com\/ornamental-grasses\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Ornamental Grasses<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" 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class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Shawn Vieth<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-03-21T14:08:45-04:00\">March 21, 2024<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-03-21T14:09:05-04:00\">March 21, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>General Care- Once the seedlings have germinated (typically 80% of plants at least), I remove the lid, remove them from&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawnlvieth.com\/seedlingcare\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Seedling Care<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" 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rel=\"bookmark\">Easy Plant Propagation<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Shawn Vieth<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-03-21T14:03:12-04:00\">March 21, 2024<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-03-21T14:04:15-04:00\">March 21, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>What is Propagation? Simply defined, plant propagation is the process of creating new plants. 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