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The Year of the Vines

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Gardeners tend to remember days, months and years by certain significant events and conditions.  Right now, too many people in the western United States are sweating through The Year of No Rain.  Five years ago, many of us who grow hydrangeas in the northeastern part of the country went through a couple of late spring … Read more

Porcelain-berry

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Porcelain-berries are among nature’s most beautiful fruits—shiny in jewel-like shades of lilac and azure to dark blue-purple, with speckles that make them look like little Easter eggs.  The berries appear on long, vigorous vines with medium green, deeply dissected leaves that remind me a bit of wild grape, to which it is related.  In short, … Read more