Tag: gardening
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Meteorological Winter Begins
December 1, 2024 This week marks the beginning of meteorological winter, and there’s no turning back now. The heavy layers of morning frost that coat the gardens tell us that the growing season is officially over. It’s hard to wake up and realize there are no garden chores to be done. The sage and marjoram…
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First days of October
another warm and balmy sunlit day Though the backyard garden is a small one, I have to say the garden has been good this year. The zinnias and dahlias are blooming in their full glory. There are still a few tomatoes ripening on the vine and the scarlet runners are still producing enough beans for…
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The Winter Garden
December 15, 2023 A spring bouquet of daffodils. Can you picture it? A glass vase filled with a lovely yellow bunch of daffodils paired with sprigs of golden forsythia is surely one of the first great spring pleasures. Those early days of April are brimming with the promise of good things to come. Soon, the…
Garden Writing and Other Wanderings 