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Gardening turns to game of wait-and-see
Never ever have I had a garden take such a leisurely farewell. Well, maybe last year’s. Maybe I…
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Chew on these morsels:
John and I took a lovely walk on the logging roads accessed off Knob Hill. Used now by…
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Annuals keep color going as summer fades
I’ve been doing a lot of looking around this week, looking to see what is still in bloom,…
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Friend saves garden from abandonment
W ho would have thought that I would have to spend a chunk of August in Detroit? That’s…
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Garden yields good crop of surprises
My, but I have been having fun this week. I needed to contact Janice Chumley, the integrated pest…
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Gardening: Peaceful, never dull
Jade the Dog hunts red-backed voles in the perennial beds. Mayhem. Destruction. Fewer red-backed voles. What…
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Homer Gardeners unveil their masterpieces
The mere mention of Impressionist painter Claude Monet brings forth, in many minds, stunningly beautiful pieces of art…
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Never forget: Your garden is to use, enjoy
It’s the best: three “grands” old enough to entrust with scissors and willing to go forth and cut…
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Let these gardening rules guide you: Keep it small, keep it simple, enjoy it
I met a soon-to-be retired couple this afternoon. They are moving to Homer from Anchorage and building a new…
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Damage control all part of gardening
Yikes. I was in Bellingham for six days. I thought that six days wouldn’t be significant. That my…
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Learn from Gardener’s mistakes
I’ve been fussing around with the delphiniums. Now is the time to stake these beauties, now — before…
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If you have held off on planting, it’s now time to harden off seedlings
T his gardening season is off and running. Here at elevation 396 feet, I have the entire vegetable…
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Gardening should be enjoyed; pick your battles
Busy. This is the point in the gardening season that so much happens at once. We have had…