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Fickle yet Faithful Phlox
How can a flower be fickle and also faithful, you ask? The faithful part is easy to explain. Phlox is happy to bloom from July through...
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Two and a Half Gardening Hacks
I thought to offer you a few gardening tips that I've learned over the years. I'm not sure they are anything amazing, but they've...
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A Variety of Vegetables
Lest you think I care only for flowers, I decided it was high time to show off some vegetables. Some of these are from my garden, and...
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Bouquet of the Month
Vegetables mixed with flowers add texture and surprise in this bouquet. Suitably, it is photographed in front of the kitchen garden. A...
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A Moment to Smell the Roses
It can't all be weeding and watering, fertilizing and pruning, otherwise, I rather think there wouldn't be any gardens. So take a stroll...
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Fabulous Phlox
A sure winner in the summer garden, phlox is my go-to, especially for beginning gardeners. The rewards of this perennial are as numerous...
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Summer in a Jar
Greetings from the middle, the betwixt and between of spring and fall, the center of summer gardening. It's a busy time, is it not?...
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A TP Holder, a Grocery Store Display and a Headboard
What do they all have in common? They're all in my garden, of course! Here is the headboard, the newest in my collection. I made it...
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Thorns and Thistles
There is a corner of my property that has been neglected, ignored, let go. There were some rhubarb starts there and some currant bushes...
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A Plethora of Peonies
This is the week, the week of the peonies. You can find them mostly in the older neighborhoods, as one of their best features is their...
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Raindrops on Roses
I find it easy to ignore the garden when it's raining. Truth be told, I might even breathe a sigh of relief. No dragging of hoses or...
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Considering the Lilies
I took a walk the other morning in the old and lovely part of town. The gardens surrounding these houses were so beautiful, so trim and...
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Lilac Love
Is it just me, or have the lilacs this year been tremendous? I don't remember them ever filling the air with this much fragrance....
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Spring Flower Combinations, a May Day Bouquet
In honor of May Day, it seems only fitting to share with you my favorite spring pairings. My garden beds are looking rather like a big...
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English Daisies, Spring's Wildflower
Once again, my garden is bested by nature. Try as I might, my little patch of soil will never have the random wildness of a field dotted...
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Gardening Tips for Beginners
This could also be entitled, Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started my English Garden. Thing Number One: Mulch I've been ignoring this...
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The Garden is Blooming Again
Isn't it wonderful to see color again outside? Yes, the sky is still grey, and most of the trees are still bare. But there's yellow and...
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Forsythia, Bridging the Gap Between Seasons
Forsythia, easy to overlook eleven twelfths of the year, impossible to ignore those weeks in early spring. Easy to grow and care for,...
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Spring To-Do
In honor of the miraculous month of March, I am sending you a lovely bunch of daffodils. Yes, miraculous might be a strong word, but when...
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Winter Blooms
When there are no blooms, no leafy green foliage, and the trees are stripped bare, this is the time to look for some of the most...
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