Cold weather is heading this way and the activity in the garden is starting to slow down a bit. And though I still need to plant a few bulbs, clean up most of the vegetable garden, cut back all the …
Obsessed gardener looking for an old variety…
Begonia 'Gloire de Lorraine' (American Gardening, 1900) Obsessed gardener looking for an old variety of Begonia, 'Gloire de Lorraine'. Described by Buckner Hollingsworth in Gardening on Main Street …
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Buckner Hollingsworth
I will always remember this summer as the summer I discovered Buckner Hollingsworth's books. My first discovery came when a friend and I were browsing in a nearby antique mall. I had gone my way in …
Summer Reading Head Start: Rosemary Verey
A few weeks ago, three weeks ago as a matter of act, I was sitting in a restaurant at the airport having a little brunch of scrambled eggs, toast, bacon, and fried potatoes before jetting off to …
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Chipmunks
This picture is supposed to remind you of a forest. I suddenly have an urge to train chipmunks, wild chipmunks, destructive chipmunks, garden-wrecking chipmunks, how to eat out of my hand. Would you …
Chasing the Rose: A Book Review
In a far corner of my garden, tucked behind a spruce tree, an old pink rose grows rampantly. I give it little attention and mostly forget about it until I see it blooming with abandon in early …
