gardening
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Reservoirs
After a week of cycling in the cool and breezy weather of Nova Scotia, I was shocked when I came home to the brutal heat and humidity of a Tallahassee summer. Fortunately, my husband had kept our garden and yard… Continue reading
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Becoming a Bean
I wasn’t planning to grow beans this summer, but a few months ago, I went to a Tractor Supply Store for the first time in my life in search of advice on raising backyard chickens (a subject for a future… Continue reading
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Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
We have the most beautiful shrub in our backyard. It blooms in early spring and produces fragrant deep purple blossoms that change color on the vine to lilac and then to white, before dropping off. At any given time, all… Continue reading
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Garden Tulle
When we first planted our blueberry bushes, we were complete novices, and it took several years before they collectively produced more than a few dozen berries. After a lot of research – and numerous blueberry bush funerals – we finally… Continue reading
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Hidden in the Dirt
Last fall, I cleared out a small space in my backyard and planted three different pairs of flowering grasses and shrubs. Each of the pairs of identical plants were the same size and came from the same nursery. Fast forward… Continue reading
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In Search of the Sun
It’s full-on Spring in Tallahassee and that means the star jasmine in our backyard is on the run! I love watching this climbing vine take off as soon as the weather warms up. The plants are rooted in the ground… Continue reading
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