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The Little Tree in the Woods
There is a thick stretch of unruly shrubs, mixed with small and large trees that sprawls between the back of our property and our neighbors’ yard. The untamed growth is dense enough to provide a wall of privacy for us… Continue reading
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A Late Bloomer
Many years ago, my mother-in-law Mary Lee gave me a small bougainvillea plant in a plastic nursery pot. I excitedly told her I couldn’t wait to plant it and watch those delicate fuchsia petals grow up against the white fence… Continue reading
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Map or No Map
When my friend Sara Reece and her husband moved from Tallahassee to the Midwest, Sara (a botanist) sketched a beautifully detailed landscape map of her yard for the people who bought their house. The map not only labeled each of… Continue reading
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A Tale of Two Sunflowers
With visions of an eye-catching row of tall sunflowers towering over the fence in my backyard, I carefully placed the seeds I had harvested from last summer’s blooms in a row of dirt along the fence line. I watered the… Continue reading
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A Nun’s Habit
Several years ago, a friend of mine with a connection to a local nursery gave me a plant that was being discarded because it was “a bit off”. She told me this particular plant was called a “Nun’s Hood Orchid”… Continue reading
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