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Our Kurta Stitch Shirts are delicate, hand-stitched cotton. It’s relaxing just to touch them–imagine how your child will feel! Each shirt comes bundled in a small, laced, stitched cotton pouch. Click the pic above to see more detail & to see the pouches.

Available with 4 colors of stitching: blue, pink, green, & purple. Click the colors to the right to see detail of the stitching.

Available in 3 sizes: 16 (12-18 months), 18 (2T), 22 (3T).

Hand stitched. 100% Cotton.

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Are you roasting hot this summer? I can promise you that your plants are boiling.

Here are some tips on things that you can do to minimize your gardens deterioration.

1. Consider pulling your spring plants and replanting with super summer hardy plants

a. Nirvana Vinca
b. Summer Coleus
c. Caladiums
d. Penta Butterfly Series

2. Make sure that your beds are mulched with at least 3″ of an organic mulch. I like cut, clean pine straw in bags.  Stay away from the Big Box mulch…it like throwing chopped up 2×4’s on you garden.  Do not use cypress mulch…they are cutting down the cypress trees that protect the entire Gulf region.

3. Water…..then water some more.

- my garden at home seems to need water in the am and touch up in the afternoon. consider
a second watering in high heat when the heat index reaches great than 100. plants just cook.

4. Fertilizing during this time period becomes a necessity but if you are not watering, you will cause harm. Water based fertilizers that offer constant feeding make all the difference in the world. They provide small doses of consistent feeding or minerals so your plants can flourish during the toughest of times.

5. If you don’t have time to water, consider planting succulents. Some can survive 30 + days without water and there are tons to select.

In addition to selection of plants, makes sure to wear gloves and use tools that make it easier rather than harder in hot conditions.

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You never know what you’ll come across @ The Garden Gate from day to day. I found these Cav’s upstairs this mornin after making some raspberry iced tea.

So, yeah, I ended up getting chocolate milk for lunch

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We have 7 items left from our Azaara collection @ theGardenGates.com & we’re making an offer here on facebook 1st.

Each of the Azaara rings & necklaces on our website is 50% off with free shipping!

Click here to see our Azaara collection.

There is one left of each. Do you want one?

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The Swallowtail Caterpillars are out & about @ The Garden Gate, enjoying the warm weather & sunshine.

Here’s a baby:

Here’s a, well, teen caterpillar I guess you could say:

Here are a couple of big ones, hanging out:

This one’s chillin alone, having a snack & watching the clouds roll by:

And here’s one that’s pre-chrysalis & kinda looks like jewelry the statue is wearing:

The Rooster says next week we’ll have butterflies. Can’t wait to see!

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