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Gardens where I’d like to live

I must admit that I really did not roll in a particularly punk rock fashion on Official Garden Tour Day. I might as well just be upfront and honest about that. I forewent the combat boots for perfectly...

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Bay-Friendly Garden Tour Highlights: Edible Kitchen Garden

One of the last gardens my friend Michelle and I visited on last weekend’s Bay-Friendly Garden Tour was one of my very favorites. You, good readers, know my preference for all things edible, so this...

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A celebration four years in the making

Every year, it arrives before I know it. My Mom celebrates her birthday on May 4, usually Mother’s Day comes a few days or even a week after that, and somewhere right in the middle, my blog celebrates...

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Dirt, and dirt alone

I have rebelled against the issue of putting drainage material in the bottom of containers since I started gardening in Iowa. From day one of this adventure, I took one look at the bags of pea gravel...

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Casters on

I will admit that though I completely expected to have to drill holes in the wine barrels, the thought of installing casters is not one that particularly occurred to me in the initial planning stages...

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The tomatoes. I planted them.

After all the drama with hauling and drilling and casters and dirt, it was time for what is, every time, the least dramatic, easiest part of the process. The tomatoes. I planted them. With four...

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Tomatoes, at exactly the right time

This morning, I breakfasted on tomatoes. This wouldn’t ordinarily be a big deal. After all, it is still tomato season in California. I’ve been breakfasting on tomatoes since they showed up at the...

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Green Thumb Sunday: Cream against red

Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in Green Thumb Sunday every week. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information. Similar Posts:Green Thumb Sunday: White and red Gerberas Green Thumb...

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Green Thumb Sunday: Urban garden

Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in Green Thumb Sunday every week. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information. Similar Posts:Green Thumb Sunday: Community garden welcome Green Thumb...

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Green Thumb Sunday: Delicate amidst the tough

Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in Green Thumb Sunday every week. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information. Similar Posts:Green Thumb Sunday: Dew on the collard green Green Thumb...

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Green Thumb Sunday: City cluster

Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in Green Thumb Sunday every week. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information. Similar Posts:Green Thumb Sunday: Iowa City blue Green Thumb Sunday:...

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Soleil, dimmed

I was cooking dinner when I heard Soleil Banguid had died. I stepped away from the stove for a moment to gather myself. The pinto beans I was making could wait, and if there’s one thing I learned from...

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Green Thumb Sunday: As if lit by a flash

Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in Green Thumb Sunday every week. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information. Similar Posts:Green Thumb Sunday: As preppy as leaves get Green Thumb...

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Green Thumb Sunday: Farmers market bunch

Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in Green Thumb Sunday every week. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information. Similar Posts:Green Thumb Sunday: Peaches, Old Oakland Farmer’s Market...

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Wanted: Three new winter tenants

Things did not stay as right as I would have liked with my little herbs in front of our house. The mint grew wildly, as expected, but developed a scaly quality to its leaves that was neither delicious...

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A return to story-telling in 2015

For the past couple years, for one reason or another, I couldn’t garden. I didn’t have the space, or when I did have some space, I didn’t have the time, and then, for a good portion of this year, I...

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The adventure of the hipster narcissus

Before Christmas, The Unicorn came home with a narcissus bulb in a lovely pottery dish. “You know that hipster coffee shop over near the barber?” he asked. “They had a pop-up flower stand there today....

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Green Thumb Sunday: Bonsai and lights

Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in Green Thumb Sunday every week. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information. Similar Posts:Green Thumb Sunday: Dew on the collard green Green Thumb...

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Shopping trip

On my way home from a quick trip over the holiday weekend, I made a quick detour for some supplies. Yes, friends, you see what you think you see. Game on. Similar Posts:Eight inches Golden statue...

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Shopping lists are overrated (until they’re not)

When I arrived at the garden center, I had two jobs: Buy pots, and buy dirt. This should seem pretty simple. Three plants, so three pots. Right? And enough dirt for said pots. Indeed. But here’s the...

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