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a garden of my own(-ish)
Okay, I’ve done a lot of digging in the dirt, at other people’s houses. For money. I’ve taken classes in ornamental horticulture, worked at NYBG, and been a TV garden editor for Martha Stewart. But...
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the little garden that could
Back in February, my parents said they’d let me turn a patch of earth at their house into a garden of my own(ish). Turns out they weren’t kidding after all, and made good on the promise. At the end...
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a peony garden
I was never very good at keeping secrets. So, for those of you that wanted A Peony Garden, in Glen Mills, PA to remain a secret, I’m terribly sorry. This place is just too amazing not to share with...
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back to the garden
Remember the patch of earth my Pops and I dug back in February? Pops and Larry dig out garden on 2/27/12 Well, I planted some euphorbia, and then sowed seeds, which sprouted up in no time. Sweet peas,...
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poppy pride
You poor neglected blog. It’s just been too nice outside, and there’s been too much fun stuff going on to tend to you. But I have some floral gifts for you today, in the form of poppies. Yes,...
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hydrangea blues
My small world has been vibrating with blue lately…the blue of the hydrangea. In the little town of Swarthmore, the sky-colored puffs are so prolific they must be predicting the end of the world with...
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lilies and lavender
A little while back, I visited a very unique flower farm in Doylestown, PA called Lilies and Lavender. The head honcho, Kate Sparks, gave my friend Jane and I a tour of her four acre sustainable farm....
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spread the love
I’m referring to Jennie Love, of course! She’s the Eco-Queen of cut flowers, and the owner of Love ‘n Fresh Flowers – “a petite, sustainably managed, urban flower farm and full service event floral...
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It’s Almost Peony Time!
Wondering if the peonies are blooming at A Peony Garden yet? Almost. “I give it until next Thursday,” says garden maven and peony expert, Eleanor Tickner. (That’s May 29th, and I’m counting the...
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A Garden of our Own
After many years, I finally have a garden of my own, in my own backyard. Here in South Philly, we are Zone 7b. Our little ReNewbold community has about 10 shared garden plots, but because there was no...
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