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Frau Zinnie
Organic gardener growing food and flowers, lovin' pollinators and birds.
For a pop of color, plant muscari in your garden
Muscari latifolium. It's time to order spring-blooming bulbs — one of the things I like best about fall. This year I have my eye o...
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Gardening with Raynaud
I remember being in seventh grade and hanging out with the first boy I really liked. Out of no where, he asked me if I ate a lot of red pist...
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The Gardener's August Calendar
The other day I was telling my husband about how I can’t help but notice at this time of year how the days start to run shorter as we a...
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Floral Friday: Dec. 9
There has been so much to do in the garden this past week, and I've been blessed that the ground had not yet frozen in my Zone 6b garde...
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June Garden Chores
June is the month in my garden where plants look awesome, and then overnight turn into a mess. I'm hoping to change that this year in tw...
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Mid-March Gardening Chores
It's been a bit snowy and icy here in central Connecticut, so I've held off posting my March to-do list. Now that the snow is starti...
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Tulips, daffodils and irises, oh my!
I spent an hour looking through the Colorblends and Van Engelen spring catalogs tonight in an attempt to narrow down my bulb choices. I...
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More spring appearances
It seems like we're a month ahead of schedule, doesn't it? Usually I don't see crocuses until my mother's birthday, March...
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Shopping for bulbs
What have you been buying for spring bulbs? I've been dog-earring and making lists of bulbs I want - and I'm running out of time to ...
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