Category Archives: garden

Delicate?

This almost-blooming Japanese Iris looks like a delicate little thing, doesn’t it? I got the original plant from my friend Judy, when I was working at her and husband’s greenhouses. I had admired the huge clump of them that she … Continue reading

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Letter to the robins, redux

A couple years ago, I had this to say to the robins hereabouts: An Open Letter to the Robins For awhile it seemed that they had listened to my advice and had stopped trying to build nests in unsuitable locations.  [though … Continue reading

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Riley is Worried

He is looking out at the garden, wondering how all the daylilies could have possibly survived that hard freeze last night…

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I love a bargain

Last fall, Ellyn and I were in a drugstore when I saw one of my favorite things on earth – an end of season sale on garden stuff! I scored a couple pair of cheapo gloves [cheapo gardening gloves make … Continue reading

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The word for today is…

… and not in a good way either…

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