Category Archives: Care & Feeding

Magic Mint & Guerilla Gardening

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Ann Lovejoy
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Seedpods are ripening fast Gathering Tomorrow’s Garden My grandkids and I love to harvest seeds of all sort of flowers, with the mantra, “pods that rattle are ripe!” Once dried and cleaned, as use the seeds in various mixtures for … Continue reading →

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Doing What We Love And Making It Count

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Ann Lovejoy
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Life is better when we can love what we do Spending Our Energy Wisely Ah, June, the month of the monsoon? Wait, what? Crazy weather seems to be the norm everywhere these days; who expects an atmospheric river rain event … Continue reading →

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Cottonwood Trees Are The Bee’s Knees

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Ann Lovejoy
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Cottonwood puffs are Nature’s air cleaners Piles Of Puffs Are Nothing To Sneeze At It’s cottonwood time again, and the snowy little seed puffs are arriving by the thousands. Cottonwood trees can be male or female, and unless there’s a … Continue reading →

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The Land of Opportunity

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Ann Lovejoy
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The winter of woe followed by the spring of hope Garden Renewal, Again A few weeks ago, I finally mustered up the energy to clear away the dead from the gardens at home and around town. Some losses were not … Continue reading →

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