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Category Archives: gardens
Drama and Beauty in the May Garden
Drama and Beauty in the May Garden Bears: Hummingbirds return here around May 11th. This year, I put out five feeders for them on May13th. In the middle of that night, our dog, Amanda, started barking wildly; we knew something … Continue reading
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March 22, 2020 PLANTING SEEDS FOR THE FUTURE
I had first posted these instructions on February 24th and March 13th 2019: How to turn milk jugs into mini-greenhouses. Since I use milk for cappuchinos, I save the plastic jugs throughout the year. Preparing the ½ gallon and gallon … Continue reading
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Tagged creating mini greenhouse from milkjugs, spring garden, starting seeds
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Notes From a Winter Garden December 2019
December 1, 2019 My dog, Amanda, and I were home alone last week; actually, my cat , Samantha was quietly napping upstairs. Sweet Amanda barks when deer are close by, but this evening her hair stood on end, her barks … Continue reading
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June 2019: Roses, songbirds, dragonflies and a fluttering of a few butterflies
June 3rd the first Rosa ragosa opened. I’m grateful to be able to grow these most fragrant roses so that I can continue making rose petal jam, a tradition I started while living in Provincetown, the tip of Cape Cod, … Continue reading
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starting seeds in winter
February 24, 2019: Even though snow blankets the ground, and the thermometer is below freezing, sap is rising and thoughts of the garden return to dispel other tasks and notions. It’s time to take out my reused and reusable ½ … Continue reading
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June 24 2016: Fireflies, Fritillaries, and Flowering Milkweed
June 24th 2016 : Fireflies, Fritillaries and Flowering Milkweed Another delightful and enchanting and seemingly magical element has begun; the fireflies are back seeking their mates through light signals like dancing stars or Tinkerbells, just making me happy to be … Continue reading
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June 2016: Eating Roses
Rose petal jam and hummingbird nectar, in my kitchen Monday morning. ………… haiku by Maraleen It is with immense joy that I can once gain make rose petal jam, this time from my very own rosa rugosas. Way back in … Continue reading
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Tagged gardening for pollinators and butterflies, saving monarch forest
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Beautiful Month of May 2016: Challenges and Remedies
The Beautiful and Challenging Month of May 2016 The days are cool enough to work hard in the garden, cleaning, hauling, amending with compost and mature cow manure, and shoveling mulch wheel barrel by barrel from the 3 cubic foot … Continue reading
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The Butterfly Gardens are alive with color, fragrance and the flight of many butterflies.
The gardens have already been through so many beautiful stages and are now about to burst open in many vibrant colors. The hundreds of milkweed flowers in my meadows are ready to open. The fragrance is so sweet what butterfly … Continue reading
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