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My Gardening Sustainability Practices – A Work In Progress
I try to maintain a sustainable gardening practice partly out of love for the wildlife that visit my garden. Click for more.
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Striving Towards Sustainability In The Garden
In this day and age of sustainability I am embarrassed to admit I could do more. That doesn’t mean I do nothing, though. Click for more.
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Green In The Garden: Can You Have Too Much?
I like the green foliage in my garden as a neutral background for contrasting with colorful plants and flowers. Click for more.
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Gardening For Mental Wellness
Click to read how gardening helps me with mindfulness, meditation and general mental well-being.
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Vitamin D, Baby
I love gardening for so many reasons. Here are just some of the benefits.
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The King Of Butterflies
Click here to learn more about my favorite butterfly visitor to the garden.
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Birds I Have Known And Loved
My bird visitors in France often put their babies on my feeding station while they forage for them. Click to read more.
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My Favorite Birds
All birds are welcome in my garden. I offer them food, but they don’t need an invitation to come for a visit.
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Five Flower Bulbs
Where annual flowers are slow to bloom, spring bulbs are ready to burst into life. Click here to read about my favorites.
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When To Plant English Peas
The first crops of the season make the biggest impact on me. And my favorite of them all is peas. Read on to learn more.
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Overwintering Coleus For Another Year Of Growth
Bring your coleus indoors for the winter, or simply take cuttings to get new ones ready for spring.
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Tough As Clay
The soil where I live is clay, and as such, proves to be very challenging. Click here to find out how I manage to still make it work.
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Annuals Make A Comeback
It’s always a pleasant surprise to find plants in the garden that survive the winter and re-seed themselves.
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Random Planting Brings Many Surprises
I don’t keep meticulous track of my plantings, so I’m often happily surprised to see what comes up in the spring.
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A Years-Long Battle With Barren Peonies
My peonies proved to be hardy when I gave them the right growing conditions, and added a little patience. Read on for more.
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West Plains Community Garden
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Never New, But Never Boring
Repurposing, bartering, upcycling and sustainable living is our motto, by choice and also by necessity. Click to learn more.
