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Thursday Doors
The Shaker Village in Canterbury, New Hampshire, is one of the few Shaker communities still open to visitors. The Shakers came to America from England in late 1774 and were part of the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing. … Continue reading
Welcome Spring🌺
Wink, wink, nod, nod. We’re still buried in snow. The temperatures are all over the range, but it is 27°F as I write this. I’m grateful though because it didn’t snow on Saturday, and I was able to attend the … Continue reading
It’s coming
Or so they say. Ten more days. Spring. Our clocks advance forward this weekend. There is only one problem – someone forgot to tell Mother Nature. 🙂 Yesterday, we had high winds and 5,000 of us lost power. Today we are … Continue reading
Posted in New England
Tagged Gardening, Master Gardeners, Seacoast Permaculture, Seed catalogs, Slow Food Seacoast, Spring, Spring Symposium
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How’s your gut?
I spent Saturday with Master Gardeners from all over the state of New Hampshire at our Spring Symposium. There were sessions that included an update on an amazing community gardening project for refugees in Concord, advice for taking time to … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged GMOs, Gut Health, Healthy Soil, Master Gardeners, New Hampshire, Organic gardening, Soil Testing
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It’s Frosty Out There
Sunday morning, Valentine’s Day, we woke up to -11 degrees F with a wind chill of -33. This morning it was  only -11 with no wind. Tomorrow it is going up to 50. If this weather roller coaster is a … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Quilting, Sewing
Tagged Cold weather, Master Gardeners, New England, New Hampshire, Organic gardening, Quilting, Rabbits, Raspberries, Schwartzenberries, Sewing, Warm window fabric
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Garden Tour
Last weekend, I went on a Garden Tour, ‘diggin’ it,’ sponsored by the York County Maine Master Gardeners. Entry to eight gardens was a modest $20. I started writing this post to include all of the gardens, and I was … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged Astilbe, CSA, Garden tours, Gardening, Ladys Mantle, Master Gardeners, Meditation garden, Raspberries, Shasta Daisies, Tomato stakes, Water feature, York Maine
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Thursday Doors in Maine
Last Saturday, I went on a York, Maine, Master Gardener sponsored garden tour. When we parked in Kittery Point, we needed to go left to the house on the tour, but one lady thought it was the Lady Pepperell house across the … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Thursday Doors
Tagged Garden Tour, Kittery Point, Lady Pepperell, Maine, Master Gardeners, Photography, Thursday Doors, York MG Garden Tour
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May Gardens
It’s May. My back hurts, my hat has a sweat line on it already, and my nails are broken and dirty. Ah, the life of a gardener. 🙂 My gardens are waking up from a long winter but that includes … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Gardening, Photography, Traveling
Tagged Balloon Flower, Bleeding Heart, Box gardens, Brussels, Christmas Fern, Creeping Phlox, Flowering Crab Apple, Gardening, Johnny Jump Up Viola, Lily of the Valley, Master Gardeners, New England, New Hampshire, Perennials, Photography, Pulmonaria, Royal Palace Brussels, Tulips, Wisteria
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18 Days Until Spring
So says the calendar. Mother Nature in New England has a smirk on her face and for good reason. 🙂 March arrived yesterday and left the gift of a couple of inches of snow. Here are a few shots of … Continue reading
Visiting Bedrock Gardens
Bedrock Gardens is located in the small neighboring town of Lee, New Hampshire. It is a 20-acre garden that includes wonderful landscape designs, large variety of plants, shrubs and trees, hardscape, stone walls, water features, and is punctuated with sculptures that capture your attention at every … Continue reading
