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Flowers can be wow-ers!

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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Hornworms - they're probably eating your tomatoes right now!

I wish I could be as effective in evoking a response from people in my day-to-day dealings as a hornworm is. Rhode Island gardeners, while bragging about the height of their tomato plants and the premature appearance of a green......

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Traditions can reach a new level if you record them

Yesterday as I was leaving the house, an alarm went off in my head. It's almost my birthday and that means the strawberry fields await. My sister and I had planned to go out for dinner, but I cancelled at......

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Garden 2008, a la my grocery store cashier

I ran across a friendly cashier one day at the grocery store and I happened to blurt to her in conversation that I was not in the mood to till my garden for spring planting. She was thrilled to be......

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Wilcox Park at its finest

Last May, I remembered the Garden Market Fair at Wilcox Park in the heart of Westerly. Only problem was, I remembered a week too late. Boy, was I mad! The year before, I happened upon it and I thought I'd......

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Where does your watering water come from?

I'm not thinking much about watering these days. But when I think back to the summer, I see myself saving every drop. We have a shallow well at home, so we're thinking about it all the time. And it's not......

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Daffodils and crocuses bring back memories – and remind me that life goes on

While hanging a birdfeeder on a tree over my little pet cemetery behind the house one Saturday a couple of weeks ago, I noticed the daffodils starting up through the soil over the spots where I laid some of our......

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