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Category Archives: spring flowers
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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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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Signs of Spring March 18, 2019
There was a gift under the maple tree on St. Paddy’s day: winter aconites and snowdrops made their first appearance: A female Downy woodpecker has been a frequent visitor to the bird feeder outside my office window. The male comes … Continue reading
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