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    Gardening
    Blue poppies and pink meadow rue bloom in Rosemary Fitzpatrick’s garden on June 14, 2019, in Homer, Alsaka. “Who could ask for more?” she asks. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
    Kachemak Gardener: Whew! Finally an established garden
    By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • June 19, 2019 5:30 am

    We have been graced with the most excellent combination of warmth and rain. Absolutely every plant in this garden is…

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    Muscari at its peak of perfection, as seen in the Kachemak Gardener’s garden on May 27, 2019, in Homer, Alasa. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
    Kachemak Gardener: This is the perfect gardening weather...
    By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • June 5, 2019 5:30 am

    Uh oh. All the mountain ash berries that the Bohemian waxwings did not show up to eat? Sprouting in every…

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    Primulas and anemone rosea greet a spring morning on May 15, 2019, at the Kachemak Gardener’s garden in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
    Kachemak Gardener: Realizing spring’s potential
    By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • May 22, 2019 5:30 am

    On the drive to Anchorage about 10 days ago, it was fascinating to observe the leaf emergence on the birch,…

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    Don’t miss the forsythia blooming on the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Svedlund Street on May 2, 2019. There aren’t many of these in Homer, so appreciate them now, for their bloom time is short. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
    Kachemak Gardener: Get thee to the nurseries
    By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • May 8, 2019 5:30 am

    Homer’s nurseries are truly magnificent.

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    The hardy fall planted spring blooming bulb chionodoxa may be worse for wear after being battered by wind and snow, but it bravely offers up its glory as seen in this photo taken April 19, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
    Kachemak Gardener: Come what may, spring will arrive
    By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • April 24, 2019 5:30 am

    This is being written Sunday evening. The wind is howling and the snow keeps coming — a typical spring storm….

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    “In addition to bringing early color and joy into our lives, the honeybees are equally entranced,” the Kachemak Gardener writes of crocuses blooming in her garden on March 31, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
    Kachemak Gardener: Expectations be damned for crocuses
    By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • April 10, 2019 5:30 am

    I have been trumpeting my crocus population to one and all, practically begging friends to come and luxuriate in their…

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    “This may not be the most colorful photo, but I hope the promise of crocus breaking ground and seeking their destiny will cradle your soul and warm your heart,” the Kachemak Gardener writes of crocus emerging at her garden on March 8, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick/Homer News)
    Kachemak Gardener: The primal acceptance of March
    By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • March 13, 2019 5:30 am

    There is no doubt in my mind that there is nothing trustworthy about March. But, instead of gritting my teeth,…

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    Kachemak Gardener: Heed the siren call of seed racks
    Kachemak Gardener: Heed the siren call of seed...
    By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • February 27, 2019 5:30 am

    Now that the sun has meaning you should consider washing your windows, especially if your intention is to start plants…

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    Strawberries and raspberries picked at their peak of perfection, popped into the freezer to be savored throughout the long, dark winter months. What better reason to garden? (Photo by Cecilia Fitzpatrick)
    Kachemak Gardener: You can garden. Be fearless.
    By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • February 13, 2019 5:30 am

    I’ve been having some very intense thoughts about you — specifically, those of you who either don’t garden or have…

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    African violet seedlings have been started from leaf cuttings, as seen at Rosemary Fitzpatrick’s home in Homer, Alaska, on Jan. 27, 2019. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
    Kachemak Gardener: Time to tend houseplants
    By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • January 30, 2019 5:30 am

    Houseplants.

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    Kachemak Gardener: Until next year
    Kachemak Gardener: Until next year
    By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • November 7, 2018 7:45 pm

    Rosemary Fitzpatrick is a longtime Homer gardener and has been writing Kachemak Gardener since 1990.

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    Bravo! Lynn Temple gets the job of moose protection done sooner rather than later in this photo taken Oct. 21, 2018, in Homer, Alaska. Be thinking about this; the moose are in evidence in this neighborhood, having been missing most of the summer. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
    Kachemak Gardener: There’s still time to finish garden...
    By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • October 24, 2018 7:45 pm

    Oh my, where to start? This mellow fall is luxurious as far as time enough to do everything that needs…

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    Jade Cross Brussels sprouts at their peak of perfection. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)
    Kachemak Gardener: It’s been a fall to remember
    By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • October 10, 2018 7:45 pm

    Well now, isn’t this a fall to remember. The colors are lovely but, not to be pessimistic, it doesn’t smell…

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