This gardener on the go headed down to Nashville, TN for a taste of spring on Feb. 7, but the only spring to be found was at the Nashville Antiques and Garden Show. Stayed in a spacious apartment on the …
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Quite a Pear
For Christmas this year my brother, Andy, gave me a box of pears from that famous fruit duo, Harry and David. (At the least, I was hoping for a mixed box of fruit). Not being partial to pears, I thought, …
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Awesome Elms at the Hill-Stead
I have had the pleasure of attending several events at the Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington, CT. A treasure of a place that is combination of historic house museum, impressionist art collection, picturesque landscape and nature preserve. Usually I attend their May …
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Nesting Neighbors
I noticed this new neighbor busily constructing a nest several weeks ago. And this is what was in the nest. Until the other day… HELLO WORLD!
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A Plethora of Purple Potatoes
Yesterday, I dug up my purple potatoes – actually, they are blue inside, but I love alliteration. This is the third year in a row that they have come back on their own. I purchased the original seed potatoes from …
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Boycott Cypress Mulch
The latest expose of non sustainable practices from the lumber industry come not from some far off forests in Borneo, but from the Cypress swamps of Louisiana. Lumber companies are grinding whole trees into mulch to sell to nurseries and …
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Foxgloves at the Hidden Garden Tour
Please join us at the Hidden Garden Tour this Sunday, June 14 in Westport, CT. For the $50.00 ticket fee you get to stroll six private gardens around the town. The gardens are always spectacular to tour (this is the …
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Hudson Bush Plant Sale
A sublime location and beautiful weather made the Hudson Bush Plant Sale this past Saturday an overall success. The event is located at Clermont Historic Site, the old Livingston estate in Columbia county along the banks of the Hudson river …
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