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Lilactree Farm Garden Notes, Postscript, 2016

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‘The fool remembers only misfortunes and past errors...nothing can take away gratitude for past blessings.’ Rudolph Borchardt, The Passionate Gardener. Every fall, as I sit down to write these final Notes of the year, I am convinced that this gardening year was unique, that it resembled no other and that it was, simultaneously, much like [...]

Lilactree Farm Garden Notes, No. 4, 2012

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“One should always plant trees in the expectation, however unlikely, that one will live for ever or at least see them in their maturity.” Allen Paterson, Best Trees for Your Garden “Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not [...]