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Why I Garden
Since eagerness for the next gardening season already plagued me even while the forecast said single digits coming, I got to wondering: why on earth do I garden? Continue reading
Posted in Garden, Plants, Winter
Tagged cactus, canning, Depression, Diervilla lonicera, elderberry, fertilizer, Gertrude Jekyll, insecticide, Japanese beetles, kale, Oriental poppy (Papaver orientalis), peonies, roses, World War II
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Late Starts
It should come as no surprise that my veggie garden this year didn’t go in on time. Continue reading
Posted in Fall, Garden, Plants
Tagged broccoli, chard, cornflower, drought, fall cleanup, garden design, garlic, kale, lettuce, raised beds, sasanqua camellia, vegetables, woodland sunflower, zucchini
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Nature Comes Calling
The indented part of my Subaru dashboard—the place housing the little screen that tells you your MPG and nags you to get service—looked weird when I got into the car. It had yellow stripes and it moved.
Ever seen something way out of place and had your brain fail to register it at first? It must have been at least 2 seconds before my amygdala (always first past the post in such situations) shrieked Snake!!! Continue reading
Unnatural Acts
Gardening is an unnatural act. Here we are, lovers of nature, birds, bees, green stuff, and what do we do? We go outside and dig it up, turn the tiny world of our gardens upside down, and start interfering every which way. Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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What’s in a Name?
Well, what is in a name? A rose by any other name might smell as sweet. But if you’re in New England and the rose’s species name is Rosa multiflora, you have stumbled upon an invasive and better get rid of … Continue reading
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Tagged Indigenous peoples, invasive species, multiflora rose, native plants, native plants nursery, orchids, reflections, roses
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