We visited many beautiful places in Seattle, but none compare to the Bloedel Reserve. It was my favorite destination by far. On …
Tell me a story: a review of Heirloom Bulbs for Today
Call me jaded, but I am so over traditional gardening books, the ones which state in the most boring language possible: Plant …
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Ten easy flowers to grow in Oklahoma
I haven't done a ten easiest in awhile, so I thought I'd update us all with flowers instead of veggies. I get a lot of searches …
Garden book review week: and I shall have some peace there
You've read the stories of people who decided to drop out of the corporate buzzsaw. Cheering these slow-life pioneers from the …
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Garden Book Review Week continues with Proven Plants Southern Gardens
Doesn't that picture just draw you in? Our second review of the week is Erica Glasener's , Proven Plants Southern Gardens. If …
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Garden book review week at RDR
So, the bubble of spring weather we had over the weekend burst in the 30s yesterday. As you run from your car to the indoors, I …
Sugar Snaps and Strawberries, a review
Sugar Snaps and Strawberries is the cutest title I've seen for a gardening book in a long time. It bucks a marketing idea which …
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And they’re off! Daylily love at the Regional
When I tweeted about returning from St. Louis's Region 11 meeting, Snarky Vegan said "Sounds like they were racing daylilies! …
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Spring chores
It's a fine spring day. Time to do chores, like removing the leaves from the shade beds, feeding the roses and daylilies, and …
Read any good books lately?
I have, and if you follow me on GoodReads.com, you might have already read my mini-reviews of these two books, but, in case you …
Making and baking bread a new gluten free way
Right now, my kitchen smells of good things like cinnamon, raisins, flour, olive oil and yeast. It smells like home. I'm …
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Random end of season tomato thoughts
Last month, as I worked in the garden, picking the last of the green tomatoes, ripe 'Yummy' peppers and a couple of overlooked …