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Late season goings on in the Vintage garden
The summer heat may have chased me back indoors for most of August, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been doing some projects out in the garden. It’s funny, but from about mid-July until Labor Day, the very height of … Continue reading
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Tagged garden renovations, waterwise gardening
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Summer of our gardening discontent
A gardener is one who attempts to achieve a vision in defiance of nature. And nature likes to throw out roadblocks and obstacles to remind the gardener just who is in charge. Every year there are challenges that the gardener … Continue reading
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This week in the garden: mid-summer lull and the dog days of summer
A lull in the garden Every year, right after the summer solstice, my garden takes a brief siesta. After a steady progression of blooms that begins in mid-spring with the arrival of daffodils, and reaches a crescendo when MrsVintage’s peony … Continue reading
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