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It's Going to Be a Scrumptious 2021
Having breakfast outside in the sun is one of humankind’s most rewarding experiences .
John R
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Are Those Bulbs in My Pants?
Planting a completely whacked-out flower bed that defies common sense.
John R
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Mutiny of the Bounty
I don’t particularly care for cabbages and radishes, but I’m a sucker for alliteration.
John R
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Ridin' the Wild Leon
If you don't plant Leontodon, they will come anyway.
John R
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Attack of the Tiny Tomatoes
Is too much of a good thing a bad thing?
John R
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The Beauty Thief
A timely gift of beautiful flowers put my larcenous impulses on hold.
John R
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The Water Woes
Hellebores, you are woefully narcissistic and you can never get enough.
John R
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Don't Foodle with Your Doodle
If you are inclined to low-grade entertainment, these are the bugs for you.
John R
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The Case of the Missing Lilies
The clues: bare earth and unrequited mulch.
John R
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Nature's Schiddiest Garden
We needed a big dose of raw nature to restore our faith.
John R
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Wisteria Hysteria
Friends warned that wisteria was a relative of extraterrestrial xenomorphs.
John R
3 min read
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Reginald, My Dear
He was the greatest pet ever.
John R
4 min read
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Me Ignore Plain Facts
There are gardening tenets that are so basic you couldn’t possibly ignore them. But you do.
John R
3 min read
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The World's Clumsiest Tree
This sad, twisted clown of a plant is just crying out for love...
John R
4 min read
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Return of the Murdered Valerian
The toughest plant in the garden meets its match—Deb and a pair of clippers.
John R
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The Drunk Robins Are Coming!
This annual event always creates a big kerfuffle.
John R
3 min read
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Let's K-Vetch
The Cersei of the front garden is a cunning, ruthless, and good-looking adversary.
John R
4 min read
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Bugs Buddies
Industrious creepy crawlies act as if the property is their own private domain. Well, it is.
John R
5 min read
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