Category Archives: Gardening

Try Something New

Posted on 08/22/2010 by

Over the last couple of trips to the local Farmer’s Market, I’ve been eyeing they array of tomatoes at the various tables.  Yesterday, I decided to take the plunge and bought two pounds of the heirloom variety known as Yellow … Continue reading →

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Thanks Mom

Posted on 07/19/2010 by

Today is my mother’s birthday.  She wouldn’t be happy with me if I told you how old she was, so I better not.  She’s an amazing woman, and has always been an inspiration to me. When she retired, she transformed … Continue reading →

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Farmer’s Markets

Posted on 07/09/2010 by

About now, Farmer’s Markets are up and running just about everywhere.  I did a quick search and, impressively, there will be 113 open in Maryland this week. Every single county in our state has at least one, and I’m pretty … Continue reading →

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Grow Where You Are Planted

Posted on 06/26/2010 by

About three weeks ago, my first bulb catalogue came in.  For a gardener, it’s like  seeing the first Christmas merchandise roll into the stores after Labor Day.  I’m not quite ready to think about it yet.  I took this photo … Continue reading →

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Try Something New

Posted on 05/19/2010 by

Last year around this time, some of my family and I had the chance to visit Virginia Robinson Gardens in Beverly Hills.  Although we had never heard of the place before, its not too far away from Glendale, tucked into one … Continue reading →

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Soul Gardening

Posted on 05/16/2010 by

This is my first rose of the season, and she’s a beauty.  This David Austin rose is Crown Princess Margareta,  named after one of the grand daughters of Queen Victoria.  I have a small rose garden at my house, nothing … Continue reading →

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Tomato Time

Posted on 04/23/2010 by

First thing tomorrow morning, I’m heading up to a big nursery in Maryland called Valley View Farms.  They carry over thirty varieties of tomatoes, along with an unbelievable amount of veggie plants and seeds. I was telling my friend Brian … Continue reading →

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Earth Day

Posted on 04/22/2010 by

I wish we could have sat together today under the pergola.  The warm air was heavy with the scent of lilacs.  We have Hans and Mary to thank for this one, planted years ago and still going strong.  I’ve added … Continue reading →

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Hope of things to come

Posted on 03/29/2010 by

When I got up this morning to let the dog out, I opened the back door and felt the first warm, gentle rain of the season.  Spring usually comes a bit earlier here in Maryland, but we’re coming off of … Continue reading →

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