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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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Spring Cleaning the Garden
Spring already? Well, I may be jumping the gun a little, but a day of sunshine can have that effect. It was cold, the ground was frozen...
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Winter Gardens
For all of you sitting cozy in your homes, watching the rain or snow fall with a cup of tea, wouldn't it be lovely to look out upon a...
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Hope
Hope in the form of geranium seedlings. Because this winter is getting to me. Grey skies, sloppy rain, cold bones. I feel like I can't...
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Beverly Nichols, Gardener, Author, Philosopher
Reading Beverly Nichols' garden books has become a winter tradition for me. For those of you who haven't yet stumbled across these...
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A Touch of the Wild
I was on vacation, not thinking about gardening at all. Just taking walks and drives along the curving coastal roads. The beach was...
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A Sugar Coated Garden
Usually, I'm all about planning a garden to showcase the beauty of each season. And I still am, but now that winter is here, I realize...
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Christmas Tea
One can't garden indefinitely, as much as one would like to. Other things sometimes take precedence. Like tea. Especially a Christmas tea...
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Surprises in the Garden
The weather surprised me today in the best of ways, allowing me to spend some time in the garden. My garden needed me as much as I needed...
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Bringing the Outdoors Indoors
At this time of year, I love to bring some of the treasures of the outdoors inside with me. It helps me stay in touch with my garden as...
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Plotting and Planning for Fall Foliage
It happens every fall. I'm looking at other gardens, and they all seem to be planted with autumn in mind, almost as though fall is their...
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A Walk on a Windy Day
Inspiration can come in many forms. But a walk on a windy day, with the fall leaves swirling around my feet, peeking into cottage...
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An Autumn Garden
Fall in the garden doesn't mean the beauty is gone. It's just a different kind of lovely. A quiet beauty, one that you might have to look...
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A Fall Bouquet for You
A fall bouquet of hydrangeas, of course. This is the time of year I love to pick them. They stay looking fresh, even as they dry. The...
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Garden Art
I am going to assume that all my readers already understand that a garden is art. Yes, it's hard work, it's dirty, it's uncomfortable at...
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Thyme for Pumpkin Scones
There's a hint of fall in the air... fog in the valley, a slant to the sun, making everything turn to gold, a delicious chill in the...
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Late Summer Jumble
It happens every year. The late summer jumble in the garden. Despite all my attempts at maintaining order, decorum, a respect for...
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A Handful of Hydrangeas
Somehow, I forget every year just how many colors changes one flower can go through. This was in June, just showing the first hints of...
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My Garden, Showing Off
I thought today should just be a little showing off, a little preening. One of my climbers, stretching to be seen. A late season David...
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A Spot of Tea
I don't know about you, but I'm ready to take a break from all that weeding and take a rest. And no rest is complete without a cup of...