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6 days ago4 min read
Taking Care of Gifts
Sometimes a gardener’s favorite Christmas gift is a seasonal plant and with the nurseries coming up with new colors of poinsettias and...
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gardeningmattersti
Dec 113 min read
On Conservation
I was listening to the radio one recent Sunday morning and the reporters were doing an in-depth story about the loss of habitat in...
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gardeningmattersti
Dec 44 min read
Christmas Books for Gardeners
Books are always a good choice for holiday gifts and those shopping for gardeners’ gifts have a lot to choose from. I know the libraries...
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gardeningmattersti
Nov 273 min read
On Giving Thanks Once Again
I am certain that my family isn’t the only one that sits around the table on Thanksgiving Day and reflects on the things we are thankful...
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gardeningmattersti
Nov 203 min read
November Musings
“No leaves. No flowers. No birds. No-vember.” I only wish it was “No rain” as well. But here we are, having survived what has been a very...
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gardeningmattersti
Nov 133 min read
Gardening by George
At this time of year, when the weather has turned cold and rainy, I generally am able to catch up with my reading. I have dramatically...
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gardeningmattersti
Nov 64 min read
On Finding Happiness
As I sit in the late afternoon at my computer, I have the distinct pleasure of viewing a very pretty Japanese coral bark maple ‘Sangu...
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gardeningmattersti
Oct 304 min read
Spinning a Tale
At the end of the garden year, I generally have written my blog about topics such as what to do before the winter rains set in or how to...
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gardeningmattersti
Oct 234 min read
Year-Round Halloween
Our granddaughter Daisy’s favorite holiday – even above Christmas and her birthday – is Halloween. She loves getting dressed up in...
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gardeningmattersti
Oct 163 min read
Fall Cleaning
On a lovely Sunday recently, I had the opportunity to actually work uninterrupted in my own garden. The sky was a clear blue with a few...
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gardeningmattersti
Oct 94 min read
To rake...
…or not to rake? That is the question. And like many things in life, there are differing opinions. It has become a tradition for...
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gardeningmattersti
Oct 23 min read
A Tasty Treat?
While doing a little fall cleaning the other day, I had the dog with me in the yard. While I love having my dog with me in the garden, I...
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gardeningmattersti
Sep 253 min read
Random Thoughts of Fall
Here we are officially in Autumn! This is the time each year when I reflect on how quickly the summer went by. And didn’t we have a...
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gardeningmattersti
Sep 184 min read
Autumn Chores
Although I used to enjoy working long hours in the garden, I find I no longer have the time and – to be honest – the energy to spend a...
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gardeningmattersti
Sep 113 min read
Clouds and Linings
My mother was very fond of old adages and rare was a conversation with her that she didn’t include one no matter what the topic might be....
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gardeningmattersti
Sep 83 min read
A Lesson from Hormones
I often like to quote the author Lois Lowry: “As female hormones decrease, they are replaced by an overwhelming desire to grow...
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gardeningmattersti
Aug 284 min read
Digging in the Soil
Not everyone I know is a gardener, but it seems like whenever a few friends get together the topic invariably turns to gardening. It...
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gardeningmattersti
Aug 214 min read
Summertime and the Livin' is Easy
Mid-August and the livin’ should be easy now. These are the days to enjoy our labors of spring and summer. Not to say there aren’t things...
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gardeningmattersti
Aug 143 min read
Fireproofing the Garden
I do enjoy the gardens in August, but for reasons that are different from the rest of the year. By August, the heavy-lifting in the...
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gardeningmattersti
Aug 74 min read
Water, water...Where?
We certainly can’t complain about the summer we are having. Warm, sunny days and limited winds that are really mostly breezes have made...
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