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The Accidental Gardener

May 12th, 2009 No comments

My sister came to visit last weekend and we did one of our favorite things.  We went plant shopping at Echter’s in Arvada, CO.  I love Echter’s!   Three years ago, I didn’t know the difference between an annual and a perennial. Today I go to a garden center and want to take home one [...]

Spring gardening: The clearing of the rubble

March 17th, 2009 No comments

It’s time for my annual gardening ritual: The clearing of the rubble. I love clearing the old dead stuff out of the garden to see the new plants peeking up out of the dirt. I’m not so crazy about the resulting backache from doing this for an entire morning, but that kind of goes with [...]