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My lovely, dirty tree

6:05 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (2)
By Paula Constantine    Email

The tree in front of my house is extremely generous. It never stops giving. Giving me and the neighbors things to sweep off the sidewalk. Giving me things that stick thickly to the bottom of my shoes, that I track......

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The Squirrel Experience

11:44 AM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (14)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

In the beginning , back in 1988 when I started my serious gardening with no real prior exposure or experience, I was very uncomfortable with slugs, worms , bees and squirrels. I listened to everyone's suggestion of how to deal......

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 Tags  squirrels  

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Clearing up for the Hoe Down

6:27 PM Fri, Sep 12, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (2)
By Paula Constantine    Email

Maybe you're not feeling it right now, but the weather looks like it's going to be perfect on Saturday afternoon just in time for the Southside Community Land Trust's 5th annual Hoe Down. The Hoe Down, at Urban Edge Farm,......

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 Tags  farm   music   Southside Community Land Trust  

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Look on the brighter side of shade

6:05 PM Fri, Sep 05, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Paula Constantine    Email

My house and yard are virtually 100 percent in the shade. All the time. It's kind of like those of you who had to walk to school uphill -- both ways. Seriously. My little cottage sits companionably in the shade......

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 Tags  david austin roses   gardening   roses   shade  

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Flowers can be wow-ers!

11:07 AM Fri, Sep 05, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (4)
By Beth Heaney    Email

Every year, whether I need them or not, I plant nasturtium (the mixed colors). Why not? They grow - no matter what - and they cover the ground like crazy, albeit late in the season, with their flat, round leaves......

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