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Thursday Doors
Last Friday, a friend and I visited Coppal House Farm’s Sunflower Festival about 11 miles away. It was a very warm morning when we parked our cars in the lot, but there was already quite a crowd of various ages … Continue reading
Blinking cursor
If you blog, the blinking cursor is a reminder that trying to come up with something to write about during this pandemic is a real challenge. It’s a taunt. Hey, lady, can you come up with some words so I … Continue reading
Posted in New England
Tagged COVID-19, Gardening, Perennials, Poison Ivy, Pollinators, Quilting, Raspberries, Vegetables
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That season after summer
Fall is here. Even I have to acknowledge it after a couple of frosts. Last Tuesday, we did the update at the nursing home garden by clearing the beds and planting 70 perennials that came from my garden and another … Continue reading
Busy as a bee
Well, not quite that busy, but I am fairly busy. 🙂 Last week, I had a MG meeting and a dinner with MGs from a couple of NY counties who were visiting NH. We had some great conversations, and I … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged Apples, Autumn, Bees, Bumble Bees, Fall, Gardening, Hipster purse, Mexican Sunflowers, Pollinators, Sewing, Zinnias
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Flowers everywhere
Happy Monday! The sun is shining, the humidity is moderate, and the flowers are blooming. I’ve weeded, moved a dozen plants or so, trimmed some lilacs and boxwoods, and I didn’t have to water because it rained yesterday. The Azaleas … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, New England
Tagged Azaleas, Carrots, Computer problems, Gardening, Grammarly, Insect Hotel, Knockout roses, Peonies, Pollinator gardens, Pollinator Week, Pollinators, Sewing, Spellcheck
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Thursday Doors
I love wrought iron, and here are two lovely gates from Brookgreen Gardens. Were they forged by a blacksmith in Charleston? I don’t know, but I’m thinking they might have been based on the history and attention to detail at … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, South Carolina
Tagged Alligator, Brookgreen Gardens, Camellias, Gardening, Murrells Inlet, Photography, Pollinators, South Carolina, Thursday Doors, Tulip trees, Turtles, Zinnias
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Thursday Doors
In 1785, shipping merchant, Jonathan Hamilton, built this Colonial Revival Estate in South Berwick, Maine, overlooking the Salmon Falls River. During the American Revolution, Hamilton expanded his mercantile business to include shipbuilding, timber harvesting, partial ownership of local mills, and … Continue reading
Gardening for Wildlife
Gardening is a wonderful hobby if you enjoy watching fruits, vegetables and flowers grow and produce delectable foods or beautiful flowers. Enjoying nature including a variety of birds, pollinators, bugs (good and bad), and other small animals that venture into … Continue reading
