I was cleaning out the garage this weekend and ran into this little guy. I’ll admit I was a bit startled at first to see a two inch bug with big “eyes” moving across the floor. Once I picked it up though I was amazed how interesting it looked and…
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I got a call this week from a gardener, Mr. Steve Dendy, in Woodstock who said he has something I might want to see. His spring potatoes had begun to produce little fruits that looked like tiny tomatoes. He assured me that he had been gardening a long time and his…
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Merrilily Gardens Merrilily Gardens, in Woodstock, is a live-plant nursery specializing in hybrid daylilies and perennials. They sell 250 different varieties to customers as far away as California, but most of their customers come to the garden and dig them up to take home. June is the best time to…
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With summer soon upon us, we will finally start to enjoy those delicious home grown tomatoes. The ways to include tomatoes in a meal are only limited by one’s taste buds and imagination. Americans love their tomatoes probably more than any other vegetable–but is it a vegetable? Technically, by botanical…
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During a vacation in France last year I had an awakening of sorts in terms of my philosophy on garden design and plant selection. A number of the gardens and public parks that we visited incorporated vegetables like Swiss chard and kale in with annual flower plantings. As an avid…
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