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Category Archives: Cottage Perennials
What’s blooming in the garden?
After a long winter, it is nice to finally see green and color everywhere I look. Last week, we had an entire week of cold temps, gray skys, and rain on and off. We now have bright sunshine and our … Continue reading
Gardening or blogging
It is that time of year when I have to choose – sit inside and blog about gardening or go outside and actually garden. Real gardening wins every time. We have a small family farm, and we all have our … Continue reading
Posted in Cottage Perennials, Gardening
Tagged Birdbath, Clear slitted plastic, Cottage gardens, Fedco, Gardening, Lilacs, Master Gardener, Peonies, Perennials, Plant sales, Robins, Tulips
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Gardening and DIY
I must admit I like Pinterest – there I said it out loud. For me, it is like subscribing to a variety of magazines but only looking at the pages you want while skipping the ads. I visit a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Cottage Perennials, DIY, Gardening
Tagged Bird bath, Bird bath made with dishes, Clematis, Concord grapes, DIY, DIY gardening, Ferns, Gardening, Hosta, Lilacs, Painted bicycle, Peonies, Solomon's Seal
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How does your garden grow?
The temperatures here in New England are still more early April than May, we’ve had no rain, but the sun is shining and the plants are growing. Plants here on the farm are basically divided into two categories – veggies … Continue reading
Posted in Cottage Perennials, Gardening
Tagged Bleeding hearts, Cherry blossoms, Cottage gardens, Daffodils, Flower gardening, Gardening, Lungwort, Magnolias, Perennials, Phlox, Primrose, Tulips, Violets
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Spring has sprung
It has been about two weeks since the last of the snow melted, and I finished raking the leaves off the beds last week. Life is slowly coming back to the gardens in New Hampshire resulting in happy gardeners with … Continue reading
Yankee gardening
I’m a Yankee by birth and a Yankee at heart – I was born in New England, and I repurpose, recycle and reuse in preference to buying new. So, this spring I decided to see if I could keep my … Continue reading
Posted in Cottage Perennials, Flower Gardening, Gardening
Tagged Alyssium, Annuals, Astilebe, Bishops Weed, Chrysanthemums, Coral Bells, Cottage gardens, Expense of annuals, Gardening poll, Geraniums, Hosta, Lobelia, Lungwort, Marigolds, Perennials, Repurposing plants, Using perennials in pots, Yankee gardening, Zinnias
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