One of my favorite kinds of gardens that I don’t have is an herb garden.In my mind, an herb garden is a mysterious and magical place where garden fairies hide in the day and then come out to dance and …
Decorate the Vegetable Garden With Some Flowers
Make sure to decorate your vegetable garden with some flowers.I like to include some flowers in my vegetable garden to add some color and interest at about the time that some of the vegetables in the …
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A Garden of Miscellany
Tonight I’m posting a “garden of miscellany”, some gardening related thoughts that aren’t quite enough for a full blog post and are too much for a twitter.~~~~Does anyone else think this orchid bloom …
President’s Day: Our Thoughts Turn To Gardens
I’ve never aspired to be the President of the United States, nor even to be the president of the garden club that I once belonged to.But many presidents have aspired to be gardeners and farmers, to …
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Eggplant, One of My Favorite Vegetables
Other than tomatoes, one of my favorite vegetables is eggplant.That’s right, eggplant. Solanum melongena. Aubergine.I usually grow three or four plants of eggplant in my vegetable garden and enjoy one …
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I’m Hungry for Real Cucumbers
Don’t even ask me if you can have some of my homegrown cucumbers.If you’ve read about my summer squash and peppers, you might get the impression that I garden just so that I can give away the produce. …
