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Persistent Color

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Winter can be beautiful, with bright clear mornings when the sun glints off fresh snow and the world looks pristine.  Winter can also be ugly, with a succession of gray days interrupted only by the promise of mass transit delays and more snow shoveling.  Either way, it helps—if only just a little—to have some color … Read more

Messy, Messy

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I love my cottage-style garden, with its masses of flowers and greenery.  At my place, the garden has plenty of classical elements including brick paths, hedges and stone walls, but the plants rule the roost. The flip side of all that cottage garden charm is that masses of flowers and greenery can easily become messes … Read more