Optimism abounds as a new gardening season arrives Bright sunshine, warmer days and buds from every tree and bush bursting out all over! It’s definitely the beginning of the growing season. This year, I plan to concentrate on the basics of home gardening: tomatoes (of course!), lettuce, carrots, beans, potatoes, and a few herbs, such […]
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Magical Earth: What winter? It's time to start the garden!
The freezing rain, sleet and snow may still be threatening, but it’s early March and time to start this year’s garden. I think that’s just great! Heaven knows we need a reprieve from this winter weather, and what better way to get a break than by starting the garden for the year. Visions of fresh, […]
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Magical earth: Nature still providing late-season bounty
The leaves on our old maples are beginning to turn their bright shades of red and gold, the lawn is no longer growing enough to require mowing, and a definite chill has been in the evening air. It’s almost the end of the gardening season. This hasn’t been the best year on record, but then, […]
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Magical Earth: Time for the wild berries and fruits to show their majesty
As we continue in deep summer, not only is my vegetable garden doing quite well, but I have discovered a great number of wild flowers and other plants that I either hadn’t noticed before or have suddenly appeared at the edge of what was once an open field. Sumac bushes/trees are particularly spectacular this year. […]