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  • February flowers

    • Post published:March 2, 2023
    • Post category:Garden celebrations/House plants/Native plants/Rock garden/Variegation
    • Post comments:6 Comments
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    I missed the deadline for posting my flower pictures for the February bloom day over at May Dreams Gardens by a long shot. It was…

    Flowers and rot in the New Year

    • Post published:January 16, 2023
    • Post category:Garden observations/House plants/Rock garden/Storm damage, snow, ice, drought, pestilence
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    Read more about the article Flowers and rot in the New Year

    It's been a while, starting off the New Year with what's blooming in January. Let's look outside first, because the list is rather small. We've…

    Christmas mishmash

    • Post published:December 24, 2022
    • Post category:Food/Garden celebrations/Garden disappointments/Garden observations/House plants
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    Embracing the chaotic aspect today. Lots of different topics as I sit here listening to the pouring rain falling on top of a layer of…

    Drying apples

    • Post published:November 26, 2022
    • Post category:Food/Garden observations/House plants
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    Every fall, I spend about a month making dried apples from the apple trees in our yard. It's been a meager harvest this year. By…

    In the greenhouse

    • Post published:November 25, 2022
    • Post category:House plants/Rock garden/Variegation
    • Post comments:8 Comments
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    Today, we're going to take a peek inside our small greenhouse. We built this from a kit back in April 2014. It's held up well!…

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