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Tangled Up in Blue

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Every year the Pantone Color Institute introduces its “Color of the Year”, reflecting what the Institute thinks is the zeitgeist or prevailing mood for a particular 365-day period.  The 2020 color is “Classic Blue”, a shade lighter than navy blue, but deeper than sky blue.  On the large Pantone color chart, it is number 19-4052. … Read more

Opportunists

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Opportunist plants lurk in every garden, even those well maintained oases of perfection that routinely knock visitors’ socks off.  Some of those opportunists we tag as “weeds”, but others are perfectly respectable plants whose only sin is seeing the main chance and taking it.  In fall, some of the most prominent of these plants make … Read more