I now have a copy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletin No. 1677. Yes, that one. No. 1-6-7-7. "Planting and Care of Lawns". Published in 1931, updated in 1935. I now …
The Garden, You, and I and The Green Bandana Garden Club
"This book is for those who in treading the garden path have no thought of material gain; rather must they give, -- from the pocket as they may, -- from the brain much, -- and from the heart all, -- …
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A large rabbit hole showed up on my porch…
A large rabbit hole showed up on my porch Tuesday evening. Summer is so busy, this is no time for large rabbit holes. There are weeds to pull, gardens to water, and vegetables to harvest. The house …
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Gardening: The Greatest Adventures You’ll Ever Have
At our last stop of the Seattle Fling, Dragonfly Farms Nursery, in Kingston, Washington "where abnormality is the normality", all of us were treated to an wonderful reception hosted by Proven Winners …
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Pay Dirt
A sign should have flashed above me to warn me that I was about to fall into a rabbit hole when I found this book at a local antique mall. Pay Dirt by J. I. Rodale, copyright 1945. Forward by …
The Truth About Bleeding Hearts
Bleeding heart... a sweet, romantic, old-fashioned flower. For many gardeners, this may have been one of the first flowers that they learned the botanical name for. Dicentra spectabilis. An …
