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Guide to Successfully Sowing Seeds
Guide to Successfully Sowing Seeds
April 1, 2021

LISTEN TO PODCAST Planning a veggie garden is for many, a much-anticipated winter joy. Most gardeners have favorites that stake their…

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How To Choose The Right Gardening Tools
How To Choose The Right Gardening Tools
March 30, 2021

LISTEN TO PODCAST Most dirt diggers love garden tools. They love looking at and trying new ones, and relish finding old,…

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Guide To Companion Planting
Guide To Companion Planting
March 27, 2021

LISTEN TO PODCAST What is companion planting, which has been around for a very long time? Companion planting centers around the…

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Corylus colurna leaf buds
Corylus Colurna Buds-a-Poppin’
April 7, 2020

Corylus colurna (Turkish filbert) leaf buds – are they ever plumping nicely! I so look forward to watching leaves unfurl all…

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Amsonia hubrichtii with a bit of early Round Up damage showing - otherwise looks great for a drought stricken July.
It’s Been a Tough Summer
August 6, 2019

Wow. It has been a tough summer all over – too much rain, too little rain, too much heat, too much…

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Magnolia stellata - morning of bloom
Magnolia Stellata: Such a Lovely Southern Belle
May 20, 2019

Magnolia stellata. Lovely star magnolia. What would we do without your spring floral splendor? Although the zone 5 appearance was fleeting…

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Orixa japonica, leaf
Orixa japonica, Rutaceae (Citrus) Family
April 12, 2019

Such a lovely shrub, it should be more widely available. In early geological publications, the existence of Orixa japonica was found…

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Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Split Rock' with some cold frosting
Plants & Cold – What to Do?
April 11, 2019

As gardeners watch the gentle emergence of spring flowering bulbs and the unfurling new leaves of perennials, shrubs and trees with…

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Amsonia tabernaemontana flowers will fade to a pale, icy blue as they age
Amsonia Tabernaemontana: Quite a Garden Trooper
March 7, 2019

Amsonia tabernaemontana is quite a garden trooper. My respect for this plant, commonly called Blue Star Flower, has gained ground this…

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