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I took a long stroll to take a solemn toll,Of what winter did to my garden.My neck turned red and much of what I saidIs unpublishable; beg my pardon. I …
Nothing like new beginnings. Fresh start…clean canvas…blank slate…whatever works for you. There’s that chance to write the first words in the next chapter of your life. Thrilling for some folks …
Note from Neil…This story, a great one, first appeared in e-gardens in November 2018. It’s even more fitting in this year of the pandemic. Many of you did not see …
Got asked to do some Master Gardener Intern training back at my old stomping grounds, Chandor Gardens. I’m always happy to oblige when asked to do anything for the Parker …
“Time is too long to those who mourn, too short to those who laugh,but to those who love, time is eternity.”—Theodore Klein Once in a great while, I get lucky …
(I can’t believe I’m writing the first seven words of this article…)Since the mid-August cool down began, things are looking up at the Longview Arboretum & Nature Center. Sooooo, if …
Preface from Neil…I got a call from my dear friend Steven Chamblee first thing this morning. He’d been up since 3, and figurative wads of paper were all over the …
So I’m buzzing around the arboretum on the Gator, hauling pine straw bales and other supplies to keep the volunteers happy and on task, when I stop to fill a …
