Perpetuating the myth that northern gardeners are just frittering away these winter days and nights reading seed catalogs and gardening books, I’ve been looking through the almanac, in particular The …
Memorable Sentence for a Memorable Weekend
A memorable weekend deserves a memorable thought.And I’ve thought of a thought to use on my blog that probably shouldn’t be written, but I’m about to post it anyway.It’s like having a plant you know …
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Seed Packet Review – Botanical Interests
January 10th and winter continues. We are still about 9 weeks away from being able to sow any seeds in the garden.But this has not kept me from getting six packets of seeds from Botancial Interests …
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Winter Gardening: Phase Four
The fourth and final phase of winter gardening will be upon us before we know it, if we can just hang on.If you are not familiar with these four phases of winter gardening for us northern gardeners, a …
Using Temporary Botanical Names
A friend of mine, who knows not a whit about gardening, often likes to test my knowledge of plants by pointing at a tree or shrub or flower and asking “What’s that?”Then I fire back with the botanical …
Ritual of Seed Catalog Reading and Ordering
My stack of seed catalogs seems to grow each time I go out to the mailbox.Burpee, Jung Seeds & Plants, Territorial Seed Company, Select Seeds, Pinetree Garden Seeds, Thompson & Morgan, Totally …
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