Garden

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Oh Bother! April Freeze in Georgia

Calendar says “spring” but thermometer screams winter. Drop cloths, old sheets & table cloths, up-turned emptied storage bins & trash cans, even a rain slicker surrounds a near blooming rose. What lengths will I go to to protect the tender vegetation! Peonies have buds waiting to burst. Same with roses & azaleas. Hydrangeas have their [...]

What Shall I Be?

When I was growing up I had a board game called * “What Shall I Be?” ; designed for girls with choices you’d expect; nurse, teacher, etc. There was one that I always would pick but never ever did — “actress”. But the music lessons, choir, sewing lessons certainly shaped the things I [...]

Earth Day & Beyond

Everybody had great ideas for earthday today but I didn’t see this anywhere. This is my all-time-favorite-couldn’t-live-without tool… I purchased this tool from a vendor at the Southeastern Flower Show in Atlanta, GA about 8 years ago. This sweet lady is still selling these and I’m told that they also come [...]

My Heart’s Desire

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