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The Gardener’s Rationale

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People occasionally ask me why I keep my large, sometimes unruly garden, when it is clearly a lot of work.  The questions usually come when the weather is hot, sticky and generally infernal, or when I have been overdue in mowing the square of lawn in the front yard. Of course, gardening brings me joy, … Read more

Butterfly Farewell

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The night temperatures are growing cold enough so that last week I turned the heat on in my house for the first time since spring.  The plants have caught a whiff of the oncoming season, but most of them are still going strong.  The roses shine, almost literally, in the autumn light, with a color … Read more