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Native plants, tamed for the small garden

February 11, 2013
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For all the right reasons, natives have exploded in popularity over the last ten years. Seeking environmentally sustainable lifestyles gardeners have been rediscovering species that we've spent a... More »
Going, going, gone- Native

February 5, 2013
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In my last post, I wrote about how after many years gardening I'm finally finding an enthusiasm for native plants. Not to say I haven't dipped a toe in the water, with a fondness for those w... More »
Going native

January 28, 2013
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It took awhile, but our area did finally get cold enough for the ground to freeze hard. For now, there's not a lot to do outside. But it's the perfect season to sit on the couch (under a bla... More »
Give trees a chance

January 21, 2013
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Life isn't easy for city trees. Park trees have it a little better. Despite visits from dogs and vandals, they are able to spread out their roots and branches in a mostly normal fashion. But for ... More »
January thaw

January 14, 2013
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It's hard not to be at a loss about what to do outside when we're hit with an unseasonably mild day in January- on the weekend, no less- which begs us to go outside and do something, anythin... More »
This too shall pass

January 2, 2013
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The beginning of the calendar year coincides with the beginning of another annual cycle of renewed growth in the natural world. Winter has decided to pay at least a brief visit to Philadelphia, but ev... More »
Hoe Hoe Hoe- holiday gift ideas for gardeners

December 7, 2012
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Not only have I not bought anything for anyone, as yet I don't even have ideas about what to get for friends and family for the holidays this year. Maybe I've been inhaling the pine-scente... More »
Black Monday

November 29, 2012
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As I was writing last week's post for NewsWorks, there was an intruder in my chicken coop. A little bit of fur was sticking out of the straw bedding in a corner, and I was waiting for my courage ... More »
Good night, Irene

November 15, 2012
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As of this morning, my best chicken is no more. She was old, she hadn't laid an egg in ages, her feathers were patchy, but her mind stayed intact until the very end. She was the only smart chicke... More »
To leave or not to leave

November 11, 2012
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That is always the question this time of year. Out my window a surprising amount of foliage is still sticking to the trees, considering the superstorm and snowy Nor-Easter we all endured in the last t... More »