Category Archives: Easy Care Perennials

Refreshing The Garden

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Ann Lovejoy
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Image by Robin Cushman Boosting Summer Color After the first ebullient rush of spring color melds into summer beauty, many gardens experience a few hiccups along the way. The best way to avoid color gaps is to make the rounds … Continue reading →

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Calming Traditional Medicinals

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Ann Lovejoy
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Hot or iced, ginger tea soothes and refreshes Growing Chamomile, Lemon Balm and Ginger How are you doing? Thought so. Me too. By now, everyone I know is feeling traumatized, anxious, distressed and/or depressed. Around here, life began to change … Continue reading →

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Planting For Climate Change


Posted on September 30, 2019 by Ann Lovejoy
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Long blooming heat lovers thrive with few inputs Looking South For New Ideas I’ve been asked a lot lately about which plants might work best as our climate changes. Clearly, climate change is having enormous impacts on our forests as … Continue reading →

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Plants That Feel Like Home

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Ann Lovejoy
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Planting must harmonize with neighbor’s cars and backdrop shrubs, of course. Comfort And Joy Whenever we move to a new home, there’s always a period of adjustment as dreamy ideas start to mesh with reality. When I first realized that … Continue reading →

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