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I’ll show you my weeds …
On THE Internet you get all kinds of requests. Pleas Madam, if you could jus send me 2,140$ I would be most gratful. Yesterday I got the best one EVER from a fellow garden tweeter asking to see my weeds. I spent all Sunday afternoon pulling out this pile below and was asking if weeds need special treatment in composting. She wanted to make sure none of my weeds were of potential medicinal value. So, weed aficionados, here are my…
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Beauty Confessions of an Avid Gardener
This is a different direction than I normally take on this blog, however, I am a woman (hopefully there was no surprise there) and I do care about my appearance. I take a little pride in being comfortable in dirt, and I like the way some of my male friends not yet fully acquainted with my type seem taken aback by my confidence in my casual approach to dress, talk, and sometimes parenting. For instance we had guests over for…
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Wings and Things
Bird. Names, anyone? Birdhouse gourd blossom Goldfinch and Hummingbird on Tunnel Black and Blue Salvia Bug. Hummingbird Corn in the morn’
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The Brunch was ever so Sassy and Southern
Late this spring I purchased a hand blown glass pitcher for $12 from the flea market. The shape was so simple, elegant and lovely, that I felt the need to host a bunch simply to give it a proper introduction to my friends and home. Of course, I washed her out and she found a spot in the corner cabinet of the dining room where she has been sitting ever since. However, the idea of a brunch was not lost,…
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Stopping by the Community Garden
I had to share these two sweeties with you! We went by the community garden at the elementary school this morning, and the boys had fun running down the sidewalks and through the garden rows. The weeds are out of control and the okra stalky and inedible, which is the prime reason a “Community Garden” needs more than one person tending to it. Lesson learned. I met the school’s landscaper who suggested I lay out newspapers on the paths next…
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Gardener Questionnaire
I thought it would be fun to create a little questionnaire for those of us in the world of garden blogging – a chance to brag and confess and get a more proper introduction to each other. If you participate, link your post back to me post your link in the comments section and I’ll be sure to RT these on Twitter as they come in! What color is your thumb? My thumb is transitioning from brown to green and…
