Please sit down before you read this and make sure you are prepared for a bit of a shock. Ready. Some people don’t like to garden. Breathe now. Clutch a few seed packets in your hand. Look out upon …
Stray Puppies
“Stray puppies." They show up in places we’d never expect to find them. Sometimes they are dirty and mal-nourished, looking a bit afraid while at the same time trying to put on a brave face to show …
I Found Them! (A simple post after a day of gardening)
Mystery Flower I found this flower blooming in my garden. There is just one flower, on one stem. Where in the world did it come from? I didn't buy it. I looked through my notes on trial plants I …
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Hortus sanus: Don’t ignore Mother Nature’s laws and rules
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies' The laws of nature can not be broken! You must learn to accept and abide by Mother Nature’s laws to achieve hortus sanus in your garden, or you will find …
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Hortense Answers Questions While I Take a Break
Hortense Hoelove takes over to answer a few questions while I take a brief break from Hortus sanus. Dear Hortense Hoelove, I got up this morning and heard on the news that there was a field …
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Hortus sanus: Chief Gardening Officer
Congratulations! You’ve worked hard to get to the top, you’ve paid your dues and sown your seeds and now you are the Chief Gardening Officer of your very own garden. You are in charge. You are the …
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