Growing in the Gravel
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Taking a Bite Out of the Big Apple
What sets New Your City apart from every other city in the world? Blaring horns, bright lights, assaulting sounds and smells from...
Lost and Found
I lost her. It’s not all that uncommon these days for me to misplace things, but my grandmother in her grave?! My suspicious hairs got...
When All Else Fails, Plant a Zinnia
We’ve turned the corner; summer is half-over and this year’s garden knows it. The hopes and plans that were born last winter and spring...
Peas in a Pod
What a show! Our peas have outdone themselves this year. The 4-foot trellis I bought for them proved to be too short, but the peas didn’t...
A Loop through Southern Spain
A syncopated beat pipes through tiled walls. The city is still asleep. Only a few souls have made it to the coffeehouse. Seated across...
Trees Knees and other forms of Adaptation
Knees are not my strong suit. I had an accident in my twenties that resulted in partial meniscus removal and, while I’m still able to use...
Honeysuckle Vines and Lemon Sunshine
Can you taste the South? A burst of citrus wrapped in sugary sweetness with just a hint of honey-salt to finish; her Lemon Sunshine...
The Art of the Mulch
There are bad mulch jobs and then there are bad mulch jobs. Just because I’m not a fan of red mulch (a N.Y. favorite) or big pine bark...
Getting to the Root of the Matter
They say a ‘watched’ pot takes longer to boil and I guess the same could be said of a watched seedling. Many a May I have found myself...
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