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Seeds to Start
January 17, 2012 – 6:11 pm | One Comment
Seeds to Start

I am really feeling anxious for spring! It seems counterintuitive, but because winter here in my area has been abnormally warm and snowless, it is beginning to feel extra long.

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Garden Trekking Staycation Style
December 28, 2011 – 12:19 pm | 2 Comments
Garden Trekking Staycation Style

As I have gotten older (insert old age here) I have learned a few things about myself, one being that I spend a lot of time daydreaming about garden trekking. It doesn’t help matters that …

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Garden Resolutions 2012
December 27, 2011 – 3:50 pm | 2 Comments

I’ve made a list of my garden resolutions for 2012:

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More Gifts for Gardeners
December 13, 2011 – 3:28 pm | No Comment
More Gifts for Gardeners

If you haven’t finished your holiday shopping yet—first of all, it is OK. Neither have I. Secondly, here are a few more ideas for the gardeners on your list:

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Lights, Wreaths, Action!
November 29, 2011 – 3:14 pm | 2 Comments

All around town, including my street, outdoor Christmas decorations and lights have appeared, many on the day after Thanksgiving. Personally I feel it’s a bit early, but at the same time I’ll admit feeling some …

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Thank You, Plants
November 22, 2011 – 4:40 pm | One Comment
Thank You, Plants

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, here’s a simple list of what I’m thankful for in my garden:
1. Shrubs, especially my ‘Green Velvet’ boxwoods, ‘Mt. Airy’ fothergilla, inkberry holly and dwarf Korean lilac.
2. Our big old …

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Expanding the Triangle
November 15, 2011 – 7:19 pm | 12 Comments
Expanding the Triangle

Normally I don’t start thinking about next year’s garden until at least after Christmas, but this year is different. It’s not even Thanksgiving but I’ve pretty much decided that I want to expand my growing …

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The Kidnapping of the Weird Mushroom
November 8, 2011 – 3:30 pm | 9 Comments

I can’t include a photo with this week’s blog post because the subject matter is GONE!

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My Ever-Shrinking World
November 4, 2011 – 11:38 am | 5 Comments
My Ever-Shrinking World

So much has changed in this gardener’s life. There is a new career, new responsibilities at the park and new friends. Yet with all the change my world seems to be getting smaller, which I …

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Four Years Later . . .
October 26, 2011 – 9:31 am | One Comment
Four Years Later . . .

Last weekend we celebrated my daughter’s second birthday. She has grown and developed so much. I cannot say the same for my four-year-old living stones (Lithops spp.), which I started from seed!

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Fall Out of Sync
October 18, 2011 – 2:50 pm | 11 Comments
Fall Out of Sync

Overall it has been a warm fall where I live, in New England. A couple weekends ago, it was in the 80s, and overall the temperatures have been in the 70s. It’s finally starting to …

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