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4 Jan
2013
Cold-killed tomatillos in the winter garden.

New year. New plants.

I don’t know about you, but I get a little resolution-happy when it’s time to hang a new calendar. All that potential and hope. All those plans to be made and those goals to be set. Every new year is a new chance to shine up our dreams, and move ...

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12 May
2012
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Espalier dreams…

I’m not sure whether I’ve mentioned the apples trees yet. There are two of them, and they are just little whips right now. Both are heritage or antique apples — Winchester and Virginia Gold — and were originally developed for Virginia’s crazy humid and hot summer climate. Neither is a ...

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9 May
2012
Please Help Save Stadium Woods at Virginia Tech

Help save Stadium Woods

We’re taking a little departure from gardening today. I hope you’ll forgive me. In fact, I hope you’ll do more than forgive me. I hope you’ll join me. Here’s the deal. There’s this forest. It’s filled with oaks. Really old oaks. And, this forest — Stadium Woods — sits smack ...

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8 May
2012
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Five books to inspire the gardener

Last week, I mentioned that I’m participating in the 2012 Blogathon — which is essentially a month-long promise to blog every day for the entire month of May. That’s 31 blog posts in 31 days. That’s a lot of blogging and original ideas and creativity. Honestly, the thought of it ...

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16 Sep
2011
A brick path runs through the Outlaw Garden, past nasturtiums, chives and coreopsis.

Prepping for a professional’s camera

Wow. Tuesday was fantastic. Rob Cardillo — an incredibly talented garden photographer — came by to capture some photos of the Outlaw Garden for an upcoming article in Organic Gardening Magazine. An incredible experience! Was I nervous about the shoot? A professional photo shoot in my garden? Oh yes! This ...

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