Category Archives: Shrubs

This week in the Garden

Posted on May 20, 2012 by

It’s always a little overwhelming trying to stay on top of the garden this time of year. After a good bit of rain, followed by yet another frost, we seem to have hit summer with temperatures reaching into the high … Continue reading →

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Heavenly Scent- Lilacs

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

I must have been about five years old when I remember following my great-grandmother, garden shears in hand, into her garden. Mama Grace had a preference for plants with heavy perfume and, so, mock orange, roses, and bush upon bush … Continue reading →

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The Ways of the Willow

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

After several years of experimenting with many genuses of plants I noticed that I have unconsciously been collecting the genus Salix (willow). Gardening on my 4.25 acres has been difficult at times because of the extreme changes of elevation and … Continue reading →

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