Gardening

Two days ago, thunderstorms with intense lightning knocked me offline.  Yesterday, sleet and light snow pelted our state, but the …

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This weekend is an opportunity for me to remember that for which I am grateful.  We ate with HH's enormous family yesterday, and …

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Good morning everyone!  Lorene Edwards Forkner, professional garden writer and owner of the Planted At Home blog tagged me for a …

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Snow flurries?  Yes, but none of them will stick.  There are too few, and the ground is still way too warm.  I love tough and tiny …

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The dreaded disease, Bulbmania, struck Rosehaven and me.  I blame it on Elizabeth, from Gardening While Intoxicated and one of my …

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All Saint's Day by Ada Cambridge 1844-1926 Never to weary more, nor suffer sorrow,— Their strife all over, and their work …

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The leaves are just starting to turn, and today, while I planted some bulbs and Pansies, I noticed for the first time since spring …

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You may have noticed RDR has a new theme.  For my birthday last September, and in honor on my blogging anniversary this month, I …

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Yesterday afternoon, I took my iced tea and a cookie out to the garden.  When I opened the back door, I was …

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Tell me true, have you ever seen anything more beautiful than golden, red, Big Bluestem against a clear blue sky? This morning, …

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"She had only to stand in the orchard, to put her hand on a little crab tree and look up at the apples, to make you feel …

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