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  • Plant disappointments – Acanthus ‘Whitewater’

    • Post published:November 27, 2021
    • Post category:Garden disappointments/Variegation

    I love a good variegated plant, so I had high hopes when I planted the variegated Acanthus 'Whitewater' last year. The tag, in part, read "This…

    A weird response

    • Post published:November 20, 2021
    • Post category:Storm damage, drought, pestilence

    Harkening back to the last post, I'd like to continue the conversation on stress responses to drought. We went on vacation in mid-July and I…

    Shades of pink and purple

    • Post published:November 14, 2021
    • Post category:Deer and rabbit resistant plants/Phenological calendar/Rock garden

    One thing I noticed this year is that my fall garden seems to come with a certain floral palette. Many of the flowers that bloom…

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