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Kiss My Aster by Amanda Thomsen

With snow on the ground in Heath it is hard to believe that spring is here and gardening season has begun. I have seedlings planted and sitting on my new…

L is for Literature – Literature about Gardening

L is for Literature. In the A to Z Challenge I am referring specifically to Garden Literature which covers a lot of ground. I cannot garden or do much of…

Garden Planning I – What Do You Need?

There is a pile of seed and plant catalogs next to my chair so garden planning for 2014 has begun. I already have existing gardens, the big fenced Potager, the…

Good Reading Roundup for 2013 – Part Two

My Reading Roundup Continues. Books make up a good part of my pleasure in gardening. I get information during the growing season and varied pleasures in growing season - and…

Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day – September 15, 2020

Firelight hydrangea slowly becoming fiery on Garden Bloggers Bloom Day This summer has been a very dry summer and Garden Blogger's Bloom Day will tell of some of the difficulties.…

Tall Perennials, Statuesque and Beautiful

Using shrubs is one way to take up room in a garden, but it is also possible to have tall perennials serve the same function. I have several tall perennials…

All You Need is Love – Valentine

The Beatles sang out “all you need is love, love, love”, an ancient philosophy not created by the Beatles, and it can play out in our gardens. As Valentine’s…

New England Gardening Books

Who knows what weather tomorrow will bring? We are living in New England. No telling what the weather will be from one minute to the next. All I know is…