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Wine and Roses

Posted May 17th, 2013 by .

For the 23 years I’ve been a mother, my Mother’s Day desire is to spend the entire day, sunrise to sunset, gardening. Free of obligations.
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It Followed Me Home

Posted April 27th, 2013 by .

It’s way too early to buy annuals. It’s still April. It’s still freezing every night. But roaming through my favorite nurseries and looking for motivation,
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My Big Ash

Posted March 18th, 2013 by .

My tree has talent. Standing perfectly still, it snags flying golf balls like a major league shortstop. We haven’t lost a window in 13 years
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Practice Makes Patience

Posted February 12th, 2013 by .

Most gardeners are old people. Why are there no young gardeners? They have perfectly agile fingers for planting seeds, yet they use them for texting.
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Attention Grabbing Agave

Posted January 9th, 2013 by .

These two photos are from a recent visit to California’s wine country. The garden design styles couldn’t be more opposite, yet the Agave is the