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the secret lives of plants

If you ever watched a time lapse footage of a plant you can’t see the botanical world the same again....

guacamole

Way to go spring foliage! It’s another one of those springs that pass in a blink of an eye, I’m...

bundles

I got out the door this morning and it smelled like summer. Most of the trees haven’t even started to...

preparing the soil for a vegetable garden

Most vegetables are annual, which makes the gardener’s work to prepare their beds significantly easier. There are no roots to...

sweet violets

Speaking of affinities and natural balance, the violets started blooming. It feels like they’re sprouting right under my nose, I...

caring for peonies

The most important thing to know about peonies is the three year rule: first year sleep, second year creep, third...

charming tangle

If you want a real cottage garden, don’t tame it, it is supposed to be wild, messy and overgrown, sort...

rain

It’s rainy and warm, a lot more like March than January. I worry a little bit that the bulbs are...

warm in january

It’s been so warm this week, with temperatures in the sixties and thick summer downpours, that I almost forgot we’re...

soil types

At the most basic level there are three types of soil: sand, loam and clay. Most soils are a combination...