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Ready to Pop
Lilac in bud A walk around the yard today made it clear that trees and shrubs are ready to pop. We just need a little rain — and I’m hopeful we may get it tonight and Sunday — for all the buds to open...
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Apple Blossom Time?
With the temps staying pretty cool — frost on the front yard this morning! — the only place you’ll find apple blossoms is indoors, such as these that I forced. A couple of weeks ago, I trimmed some...
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Cherry (and Apple and Crabapple) Blossom Time
'Bali' cherry blossoms For a few years in the 1980s, I lived and worked in Washington, D.C. Spring is long and glorious around the Capitol city, so visitors and residents enjoy two months or more of...
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September Garden
While many gardens fade after mid-August, mine often looks better in September than it does at other times of the year. It’s not something I’ve planned, but a happy accident of having a few fall...
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It’s Too Early for This!
Snow on Sedum When I took the dog out this morning, we were greeted with this: a dusting of snow and temperatures in the 20s. Isn’t it a little early for winter? I still have bulbs to plant, for crying...
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The Cap Theory of Garden Clean-Up
Looks good in hat Lose the hat, lady Let’s face it: Not everyone looks good in a cap. The young lady at right, for instance, has always looked good in hats. Her mother, at left, not so much. (And, why...
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One More Chance
In this mixed up fall — August in September, November in October, October in November — you never know when the last day for gardening will occur. Here I was all set (perhaps even a bit eager) to call...
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Holiday Pots on the Cheap, part 1
It’s easy to spend a lot of money on holiday decorations for inside and outside of your home — but it can also be done on the cheap, and my goal this holiday season is to come up with a few nice...
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Holiday Containers on the Cheap, Part 2
Holiday containers are all about texture. With the weather about to cool way down, I didn’t want to wait to put together a mixed holiday container. It’s easy to spend a lot on items like packaged...
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Thoroughly Mulched
With as many new plants as I have this year, I was deciding whether to put some mulch around them. No need now! We got about 8 inches of new snow (my estimate) and lots of blowing and drifting during...
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