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Virtues: We love ‘Lizzano’ and ‘Terenzo’ tomatoes for their tasty fruit, high yield, disease resistance and their growing habit. Both are cherry tomatoes with a compact size that makes them perfect for containers or small …

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Late summer darlings, the Dahlia…
August 25, 2010 – 11:32 pm | 6 Comments
Late summer darlings, the Dahlia…

August is a tough time for garden, it’s too soon for fall faves like Asters, Mums and Kale but the summer stuff is…frankly, pooped.

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More Than Just A Red Flag…
August 24, 2010 – 9:46 pm | 4 Comments
More Than Just A Red Flag…

Where do you need blessings and overall good juju more than over your compost heap?

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When Inspiration Strikes…
August 21, 2010 – 6:31 pm | 15 Comments
When Inspiration Strikes…

First year gardens aren’t so gratifying to me. In fact, I’m a little bored. I’ve already planted the plants- and there they just… sit. So I need to find satisfaction in other areas of my …

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Mystery Plant
August 20, 2010 – 6:59 pm | 3 Comments
Mystery Plant

Mystery plant alert!

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Vintage Garden Decor a la Kiss My Aster
August 7, 2010 – 2:06 pm | No Comment
Vintage Garden Decor a la Kiss My Aster

I’m decorating my house in a vintage gardening theme. Which seems obvious, I guess- but also a little overboard?
I have always been a Maximalist so really, what IS too much?

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Kiss My Aster and The Delicate Matter
August 6, 2010 – 10:57 pm | No Comment
Kiss My Aster and The Delicate Matter

It seems I have a hornet nest within my garage walls. That wouldn’t be so bad, except the entrance is right next to the hose spigot.
That’s right, it’s an accident waiting to happen.

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An Unusual Update on an Old Post
August 6, 2010 – 12:39 am | No Comment
An Unusual Update on an Old Post

Here’s a Vintage Kiss My Aster post from August 16th, 2008…
(and after that, a pretty cool update)

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Right Time, But Not The Best Time
July 31, 2010 – 10:27 pm | No Comment
Right Time, But Not The Best Time

It’s the right time to cut back the raspberries, but I didn’t have the best time doing it. It’s all brambly and mosquitoey back there and even though it’s a ton cooler than it …

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The Stormtrooper Helmet Photos
July 30, 2010 – 10:41 pm | No Comment
The Stormtrooper Helmet Photos

No, I hadn’t been drinking. it just seemed really funny at the time…

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On Pruning Virigina Creeper… and Marriage
July 25, 2010 – 8:33 pm | No Comment
On Pruning Virigina Creeper… and Marriage

I’ve been busy aat work. So busy, in fact, that I had to put in quite a few hours this weekend, all morning on Saturday and just a few hours on Sunday (today). So I’m …

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Poll: Do You Put Your Hose Away?
July 21, 2010 – 11:07 pm | No Comment
Poll: Do You Put Your Hose Away?

Do you leave your hose out? Is there a correlation between people that put their hoses away and people that make their beds?
I want to know.
Click here to take survey

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