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Free Garden Stuff

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I like finding stuff for free.

Easter

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Last Sunday was Palm Sunday, so I went with my wife to the local blessing of the palm fronds down on the bay.

Nursery Visit

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We had a great time walking the aisles of the greenhouses enjoying the Easter flowers and checking out all the water plants.

Nursery Fun

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Over the Easter weekend we visited my family in Eastern Pennsylvania.

Local Color

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One of my favorite things about life in Italy is the different rhythm of my life here.

Onion Snow

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Earlier this week we had our "onion snow.”

10 Native Plants to Market

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Finding a niche market for your native plants can be tricky. Use this guide to help get you started.

Building with Bottles

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While I’m waiting for the soil to dry out so I can prepare the beds for spring planting, I spend time in the garden building a new terrace on the lower part of the cliff.

Compost Pile

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My husband and I have wanted to build a better compost pile for a few years now.

Cherry Grafting

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I was at my friend Richard’s house this week when his neighbor came over and grafted another one of Richard’s old cherry trees.

Winter Thaw

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Things are finally starting to thaw.

Black Plastic and Hose Bibs

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I finally got around to reworking the irrigation pipes in the lower part of the garden this weekend, and I now have two new spigots down there.

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