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Spring Border

The garden is still hesitating, the larger flowers haven’t sprung yet but the tiny ones coverthe flower beds with a cheerful patchwork of mostly...

Cure for the Unrelenting Blah

In anticipation of good weather I’m already planning some gardening activities, there are summer bulbs to be planted and perennials beds to be cleaned...

Aromatic vinegars

I dug up a beautiful decorative bottle from the closet and made opal basil infused vinegar. You have to go out in the...

The New Veggie Garden

The date of the last frost came and went and I eagerly set out to plant this year’s vegetable garden. I will say...

The Makings of a Vegetable Garden

Even for those of us with a more relaxed attitude towards garden design, a vegetable garden demands discipline. For one,...

september activities

September is the month to expand your flower beds or make changes to established ones: the weather does not stress the plants and as they slow down their metabolic processes to...

how to grow a garden effortlessly

A wise person once said that without a gardener there is no garden. As a dedicated green thumb I can...

simply radiant

I can’t tell you how many times I walked through the garden enchanted by the abundance of flowers and wished I could...

container gardening

Container gardening sneaks up on you. You start with one potted plant and pretty soon the entire patio or balcony...

sweet violets

For years my spring garden was filled with sweet violets; they seemed to sprout everywhere, covering the borders with a delicate...