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Tag Archives: spring
Spring Fever or (Im)patience is a Virtue
“Visions of ripening tomatoes burrow into my brain…” Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Uncategorized
Tagged black krim, Blackberry Winter, compost, compost tea, DIY, food, garden, gardening, grow your own, growing tomatoes, heirloom tomato, heirloom tomatoes, home, homegrown tomatoes, Kentucky, Kentucky urban farming, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, photography, spring, Suburban garden, suburban gardening, tomato, tomatoes, weather
20 Comments
Silent Sunday
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Tagged dogwood, flowering trees, flowers, gardening, nature, photography, silent sunday, spring
5 Comments
April the Cruel
T.S. Eliot opined: “April is the cruelest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain.” But while certainly occasionally cruel, April has a gentle side as well, tempering thunderstorms and late … Continue reading
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Tagged april, flowers, garden, gardening, Kentucky, Kentucky urban farming, nature, photography, spring, weather
24 Comments
Vernal Equinox
We’ve had a good winter this year. For our family, that means a several good snows and temperatures low enough to merit wool sweaters and long underwear . The kids received a gift of snow days off from school and we … Continue reading
Cherry Blossoms & Blackberry Winter
Our Weeping Cherry is waking the bees from their winter slumber and tempting us into the garden. A string of warm days sends us, pell-mell, to the the garden store, for (at least) a little window shopping And although we’re sorely … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Uncategorized
Tagged backyard, Blackberry Winter, cherry blossom, farming, flower, flower garden, flower gardening, flowers, garden, garden store, gardening, gardening tips, Kentucky, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, organic gardening, photography, seed catalogs, spring, vegetable, vegetable garden, Winter
36 Comments
Spring Stirs From Her Slumber-Wordless Wednesday
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Tagged beneficial insect, flower garden, flower gardening, flowering shrubs, flowers, Forsythia, gardening, ladybug, spring, suburban gardening, sustainability
13 Comments
Spring Foreshadows
Slowly we’re shaking off the effects of our winter hibernation, walking outside to sniff the air to see if we can detect any signs of spring. Some days it feels like yes. Some days, no. That’s part of the joy … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard, farming, flower, flower garden, flower gardening, flowers, garden, gardening, gardening tips, Kentucky, Kentucky urban farming, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, organic gardening, photography, spring, Suburban garden, suburban gardening, urban gardening, vegetable garden, weather
25 Comments
Granny’s Bonnet and the Summer Solstice
We’re currently being drenched under the watery weight of Tropical Depression Bill as he expends his energy over the Ohio River Valley. And although we’ve had our share of rain this week, all the denizens of the garden could use … Continue reading
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Tagged aquilegia, beauty, bees, beneficial insect, birdwatching, columbine, flower garden, flower gardening, flowers, gardening, granny's bonnet, Kentucky, Kentucky urban farming, nature, Ohio River Valley, photography, spring, summer, sustainability, urban gardening
25 Comments
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