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Garden Remedies: What’s the Appeal? (Tell us and win a free book)

February 19th, 2008 by Kathy Purdy · 17 Comments 

After reading about some of these so-called remedies in Jeff Gillman’s first book, The Truth About Garden Remedies: What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why, it’s gotten me wondering what it is that makes gardeners try them in the first place. Here are some of my thoughts; see if you can add to them.
Fear of the […]

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Why aren’t there more young(er) gardeners?

December 14th, 2007 by Kathy Purdy · 25 Comments 

Not too long ago I was ruminating on the possible reasons why more older gardeners aren’t blogging. Besides all the reasons I mentioned in that post, there was also a more personal reason for thinking about it. Let’s face it, this is my future we’re looking at. Already my vision is worse than it used […]

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Sights, Sounds, and Smells of Spring

May 13th, 2007 by Rundy · 8 Comments 

Sights
One of the many good things about spring is that without it, and without the absence imposed by fall and winter, we flawed mortals might fail to appreciate the beauties around us. So much of the wonder of spring is found in the return of what was absent. Would the appearance of new leaves and […]

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Spring is just around the corner

March 6th, 2007 by Kathy Purdy · 8 Comments 

The trouble with that platitude is that Spring is so erratic around here that we often don’t recognize it when it comes. For the next eight weeks or so, every time we hit a spell of bad weather, we will repeat to ourselves, and each other, “Well, spring is right around the corner.” But we’re […]

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The first snow

October 29th, 2002 by Kathy Purdy · Comments Off 

We are supposed to get our first snow of the season tonight and tomorrow morning with accumulations of an inch or more in the higher elevations, which is where I am. The first snow always evokes a lot of conflicting feelings in me. I have to face up to the fact that I am not […]

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