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Gifts for the New Homeowner

Gifts for the New Homeowner

First time homeowners, or house renters for that matter, will need a few basics for their yard and garden, even if they don’t do all of the landscape work themselves. For the holidays or for a housewarming, here are my suggestions for the perfect gifts for anyone with...

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The Love of Gardening – You Can Grow That!

The Love of Gardening – You Can Grow That!

My four words on the fourth of November are about growing a garden festival on Cape Cod. Yes, I realize that many readers of this blog are not on the Cape, but I ask you to consider that a regional festival organized around people sharing their gardens might be as...

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Gardening: It’s Not Just For Spring Anymore

Gardening: It’s Not Just For Spring Anymore

The Florida Orange Juice Growers marketed their product using the phrase "Orange Juice: It's not just for breakfast anymore." and this was a catchy slogan that people recognized nationwide. Someone once said that for every trend, however, there is a counter trend that...

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Start Where You Are

Start Where You Are

One of my favorite books is titled  Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living (Shambhala Classics) It's written by Pema Chodran who is described as " a Buddhist nun for regular folks." As we frequently see, however, the wisdom from one aspect of life, in...

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Gifts for Coffee Lovers

Gifts for Coffee Lovers

Wondering about gifts for someone who loves coffee? Here are a few suggestions. Coffee Bean Delivery From New Harvest Coffee Roasters I have been having freshly roasted coffee beans delivered quickly to my door from New Harvest Coffee Roasters for years. They have...

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Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival – Let’s Grow This!

Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival – Let’s Grow This!

To Grow Something Beautiful… Sometimes all it takes is a group of people who are willing to say “Let’s do this!” Cape gardeners, landscapers, and homeowners have the opportunity to grow something that is beautiful and beneficial with a Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival....

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Of Grieving and Gardens

Of Grieving and Gardens

I went to church on Sunday morning and cried through the first half of the service. It has been almost a month since my brother Chuck died, and I had tears stored up, waiting to fall. In my church, surrounded by a caring community and apart from work and everyday...

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The Benefits of Indoor Plants

The Benefits of Indoor Plants

Like many of you, at this time of year I'm bringing plants indoors. Houseplants that have been sent to "summer camp," and annuals that I want to over-winter indoors. I'm pulling pots inside, finding the best lighting I can for them, and hoping for the best. These...

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Cultivating Flexibility

Cultivating Flexibility

Any regular reader of my blogs knows that one of the things I value most about gardening is that is fosters flexibility. Plants are living things, and living things are quirky...we are in partnership with Mother Nature in our landscapes and she has the controlling...

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Home is Where The Heart Is

Home is Where The Heart Is

I am opening my gardens on September 20th for the benefit of the Barnstable Education Foundation. As part of that event we're selling some hydrangeas and Sweet Summer Love Clematis plants donated by Spring Meadow Nursery, and we're having a sale and drawing for...

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