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The Season of Garden Tours

June 01, 2010 by David Furber

Filed under News

The season of garden tours is upon us. Mark your calendars:

June 12: the Garden Conservancy Open Day tour. Link . $5 per garden. Myer's Garden worth the visit but since spring is early and you can go anytime, I recommend going now. If you do that, make a "south of south hill garden tour" and stop by Hospicare on the way back for a walk... read more

secret swimming hole

May 31, 2010 by Lynn

Filed under Garden Blogs

We’re having the flip-side of last summer’s cool, grey, wet days: baking hot and dry. In these conditions, one needs a retreat that’s free from undergrads and hoooha. This is one of ours. looking upstream southwest looking upstream northwest Where do you cool off? Filed under: Slaterville Springs Tagged: Slaterville Springs, summer read more

In memory

May 31, 2010 by Lynn

Filed under Garden Blogs

of our military men and women, and all who have given their lives for another. Our gratitude is not enough. Filed under: Uncategorized read more

First Spinach Harvest

May 26, 2010 by Kathy Purdy

Filed under Garden Blogs

My husband harvested the first of our spinach crop yesterday, and he says there’s this much or more left to be harvested. He wants to do that this evening, because it is threatening to bolt in this heat. We had a yummy spinach salad, and gave away the rest of this bowlful to two neighbors. [...] read more

‘Spring Fling’ entry for Picture This photo contest

May 25, 2010 by Craig Cramer

Filed under Garden Blogs

Well, I started out shooting pix for the original theme (backlit). And of those shots, this one is closest to the ‘Spring Fling’ theme. Frankly, it needs more whimsy. Thanks to GGW folks for forging ahead under not the best of circumstances. read more