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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...

little miracles

The amount of time I spend contemplating the fresh seedlings in the starting tray would probably irritate an action oriented...

a pot of mixed basil

I always have a few pots of herbs on the balcony, which get to bask in the sunshine all summer...

got flowers

The perennial flowers have germinated, but their sprouts look tiny and fragile compared to the vegetable seedlings. This year the...

german iris

A few years ago I used to walk by a bulb border every day. Somebody had planted them in layers...

sweet violets

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

strange hybrids

Nature is the absolute master when it comes to creating hybrids. I have every shade of hellebore between deep maroon...

early flowers

A few perennials have adapted to thrive on the edges of the growing season for the privilege to have the...

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...