Part 1 Part 2 I woke up in the hotel in Charlotte and looked out the window to see that the sun was shining, a promising start to the day. As we drove to a nearby …
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Journey to Elizabeth Lawrence’s Garden: Part 2
Part 1 After a brief stop at Starbucks to fuel up with some iced green tea, my travel companion and I were on our way to the Outer Banks via Charlotte, NC and the garden of Elizabeth Lawrence. I …
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Journey to Elizabeth Lawrence’s Garden: Part 1
Where to begin? I could say that my journey to Elizabeth Lawrence's garden began on Friday morning, June 29, when I backed the car out of my driveway and headed with a friend to the Outer Banks of …
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Cynthia Westcott’s Rose Day
How does a plant doctor-plant pathologist end her autobiography, titled Plant Doctoring is Fun? If you are Cynthia Westcott, you end it with a collection of recipes and an invitation to join her …
Behold, The Coneflower
Behold, the coneflower. Echinacea purpurea. Is there any better flower for a hot summer day? And by hot, we mean temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit day after day with nary a drop of …
Cynthia Westcott’s Plant Doctoring is Fun
Cynthia Westcott Goodness, that was a fun and educational autobiography, a delightful rabbit hole to explore. I just finished reading Planting Doctoring is Fun by Cynthia Westcott (1957, D. van …
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