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Just when you thought you had winter beat… You thought wrong. Surprise. Unpredictable weather. Dicey temperatures. Gardeners need resilience. If Spring’s arrival is dashing your hope, start looking for the survivors in your garden, neighborhood, city, and social media feed. Every Spring – no matter the conditions, there are successes. Hardy Daffodils. Forsythia. Lungwort. Snowdrops. Magnolias. Look for the plants that survive and thrive despite the challenges of Spring. Plant more of those plants. Find joy in…
Read MoreToday’s thought is precisely that: How we think when we garden. Emerson wrote: Blame me not, laborious band, For the idle flowers I brought; Every aster in my hand Comes back laden with a thought. How wonderful our gardens are for thinking. Creatively. Therapeutically. Soulfully. Every bloom can be a vessel for an idea, a hurt, or a solution. I fought with my daughter the other day. We were getting nowhere. Exasperated, I had her help me with the houseplants.…
Read MoreHave you thought much about the layout or shape of your garden beds? Do they follow the natural lines and slopes of the landscape? Are they geometric? Long beds with corners? Maybe you’ve tried a circle garden. If you’re a beginner gardener, border beds anchored by a backdrop (like a house or a fence) are the easiest to plan and execute. Often overlooked, one thing to consider in border beds is to add some stepping stones or even a…
Read MoreIt’s decision time in the garden. What will your projects be this year? We often have no idea if our garden dreams will come true. Gardeners may dream bigger dreams than emperors, but we can often get stuck. We put plants in the wrong spot. We buy the wrong thing. We buy the wrong plant. We overdo it. But, every now and then, we get it completely right. I waited for years to put paths around my front…
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