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An Introduction & Recommended Gardening Reading
I was raised to garden. My Mother was a gardener, my Grandmother, my Great Grandmother before her. I have fond memories of sitting on the porch swing at my Great Grandmother’s smelling the scent of Muscadine grapes wafting from her backyard vines. I am proud to carry on the tradition to my own daughter who at three has her own little bed filled with oregano, thyme and parsley that she picked out and planted herself. I have a particular affection…
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Discovery: Greening of the Garden
A work in progress Kale Herbs, daylilies, and garlic Oregano Romaine Radish
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Revamp: Succulent Garden Spot (Part 2)
Rock and bricks add structure Cluck cluck! Isn’t it amazing how this succulent garden filled in overnight? Just kidding. I made another trip to a different Lowes which had more Hens and Chicks. (previous post)
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Revamp: Succulent Garden Spot (Part 1)
I purchased this plant at the Farmer’s Market last fall, intentionally picking out one with a lot of babies. I’m told the babies are referred to as “chicks”. I was thinking they would just mound and grow bigger, but they decided they wanted to explore. I decided they should go explore outside. I really hope they are hardy in zone 7b. “Chicks” ready to leave the nest There is one spot at my front steps that always gets the shaft.…
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Discovery: New Love
Once upon a time, there was a girl that loved Fall. She loved everything about it – the curling of colorful leaves, the nervousness that came with the return of school, the backpacking and car camping trips, and the food… oh, the food on these camping trips! Doughboys, cobbler, pancakes on the griddle! One lovely April day, that girl, a good bit older, spent sunrise to sunset in her back yard playing with her own kids and knew that she…
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I Won a Wally One!
Talk about a tongue-twister of a title. A couple weeks ago, I discovered a “Vertical Gardening Cyber Book Party”. Perhaps Ricky Nelson’s “I Went to a Garden Party” just entered your brain.. it did mine. Well don’t you know I visited every single blog hosting giveaways as a promotion for launch of the new book Garden Up!: Smart Vertical Gardening for Small and Large Spaces by Susan Morrison and Rebecca Sweet. Unlike a certain member of the Sheen family, I…
