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Reptile Rendezvous
My front deck is the reptile rendezvous of choice. Early May has brought out the reptiles in abundance at my house. Almost every time I walk anywhere on our five acres these days, I see/almost… more →
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Reptile Rendezvous
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wrote 5 days ago: My front deck is the reptile rendezvous of choice. Early May has brought out the reptiles in … more →
Bountiful Blooms
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wrote 1 week ago: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail enjoying flowers of Halesia diptera As always happens this time of year, S … more →
Seedling vs. Grafted Tomato: No Contest
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Status of same varieties of seedling and grafted plants on the day the grafted ones arrived on 4-25- … more →
For Earth Day: Love the natives; hate the invaders.
wrote 3 weeks ago: A new (for us) and extraordinary native find on our floodplain yesterday. I’m reasonably certa … more →
Spring Veggie Updates+
wrote 1 month ago: Enjoy with your eyes, not your taste buds. OK, it’s not a vegetable, but it is gorgeous, yes? … more →
Open for business
wrote 1 month ago: Ready for occupants As predicted, the warm temperatures arrived. Then they went directly to summer-h … more →
While they sleep ...
wrote 1 month ago: Swelling flower bud of Magnolia ‘Elizabeth’ Just before dawn this morning, thick frost g … more →
Hello, Spring?
wrote 2 months ago: Bloodroots nearing peak bloom On behalf of winter-weary gardeners everywhere, I bid you welcome! Spr … more →
Soil Secrets Revealed
wrote 2 months ago: Key ingredients. The pile on the left consists of aged wood chips — all that’s left of t … more →
Charge of the Lettuce Brigade!
wrote 2 months ago: Here they come! Can you feel it? The Spring Peepers can; they sing in my swamp with more vigor every … more →
Farewell, February!
wrote 2 months ago: Damaged Stewartia Is is just me, or has February been a strange month? Folks in the Midwest are stil … more →
Salamander Season
wrote 2 months ago: Salamander egg mass Here in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, winter is refusing to relinquish … more →
Blooming Today
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wrote 3 months ago: Nothing screams “Spring!” like sunny crocuses. After returning home from errands today, … more →
Sunrise Sea Gulls, Twenty-one Pots, and Spring
wrote 3 months ago: Snow drops signal spring’s imminent arrival. I love this time of year in my corner of the sout … more →
The Great Potato Experiment
wrote 3 months ago: We will confine our bag use to potatoes. One of my other nicknames for Wonder Spouse — assigne … more →
Winter makes an appearance -- finally!
wrote 3 months ago: Prunus mume ‘Peggy Clarke’ presides over the floodplain just after sunrise. I was beginn … more →
Expanding Your Garden
wrote 4 months ago: Great Blue Heron about to take flight into the new year. The handsome creature above was kind enough … more →
To graft or not to graft?
wrote 4 months ago: Do the advantages compensate for the extra cost? Actually, I’m not planning on grafting my veg … more →
Blog Highlights for 2012
wrote 4 months ago: This Eastern Fence Lizard was a new species in our yard this year. Happy Last Day of 2012, everyone … more →
