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Is Summer Really Over?
One more week of summer! The leaves are already turning, and the weather is a smorgasboard of every season in the year. But in my container garden, which I planted late, the squash plants are producing more and tomatoes are appearing on their … Continue reading
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Procrastination Gardening
When I decide to start a project, I can’t wait. I planted my garden in March last year, and it survived rain, hail, and even snow (yes, in coastal California!) But this year forces beyond my control conspired to keep me from … Continue reading
April Showers?
Yesterday it tried so hard to be summer that the strain took us back into winter again. Another storm is headed our way, complete with rain, hail, and snow. But the flowers really are lovely! Someday it will be summer, … Continue reading
Deep in the Middle of Winter
We are thigh-deep in the middle of a very wintry winter. This is the most appropriate time to reflect on how long it has been since the autumn leaves fell, and how much longer we will wait until the spring … Continue reading
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Cloudy Days
This was a weekend of clouds. Some clouds are so flat that you can’t see where one begins and the next ends. This type of cloudy sky is often a dull boring grey color, and is depressing to behold. Blah! My favorite … Continue reading
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I Am Not A Gardener continued…
You had a little success in the garden this season, and it may be going to your head. The late lettuce you planted is still growing, and it’s past the middle of January. Maybe you got lucky. Maybe it’s because … Continue reading
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Flower Power
Although I have a degree in science, my track record as a gardener is an embarrassment to me. Ever since I pulled up a marigold and ran into the house with it to show my mother that the seeds we … Continue reading
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Off Road Travel
Imagine that you are driving home through a forest, and you round a curve and notice in the periphery of your vision that a pickup truck is off the pavement on its side. As you briefly consider the possibilities, you … Continue reading
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