Gardening
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Hungry plants
The pitcher plants (Sarracenia) in my carnivorous plant garden are awake and hungry. I became fascinated with these bug-chomping specimens…
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Berry time
As the harvest of strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa) is about to end, other berries are teed up to take their…
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Not called on account of rain
“Do you still plan to have a class?,” questioned Joy on my cell phone. “It’s raining here in Danbury.” That…
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A new visitor
“I’m good with 60/40,” says Charlotte when it comes to sharing strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa) with her little sister Olivia.…
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Protected blueberries
Time to cage the blueberries (Vaccinium angustfolium)! I learned the hard way that blueberries are way too temping for all…
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Time to scape
Scapes are shooting out from the garlic (Allium sativum) teeth that I planted last Fall. Curled, the scapes remind me…
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Asparagus ferns
Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) season is over. Not that we are complaining. About a week ago we started to tire of…
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Saving water
Because we have a shallow well, all of the perennials in our gardens rarely get watered. They are left on…
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Friday flowers
It’s flower Friday again! We can’t keep up with all the new blooms that emerge every week in the garden…
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Sitting pretty
Last Fall, my brother Craig gave me a large slab of cottonwood (Populus) that I have finally had the chance…
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