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Native Son: The Bright Side of Darkness

By Steven Chamblee • December 15, 2021

Working late in the garden this week, my mind wanders, as it should when one is gardening. The Sweetgum tree overhead, barely lit by ambient city light, is gray; many …

Native Son: Olde Oakes

By Steven Chamblee • November 17, 2021

As I went stompin’ ‘round my ol’ stompin’ ground at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, I saw many old friends. Some were still standing tall; others simply gone, like they …

Native Son: The Maine Thang

By Steven Chamblee • October 19, 2021

I was fortunate enough to visit southern Maine a few weeks back and thought you might like a little taste of the 991 photos I took there. (So many photos; …

WUZZUP???

By Steven Chamblee • September 15, 2021

People are always asking me what I’m up to these days, so I figured I’d just pull a few cell phone photos to let you know. At the Longview Arboretum: …

The Human Touch

By Steven Chamblee • August 17, 2021

It’s not that I have a beef with machines…heck, I’m writing this on one and you’re reading it on another. It’s not that I eschew mass production…my truck and home …

Native Son: Christmas In July

By Steven Chamblee • July 14, 2021

Hopped on a plane and went to Columbus, Ohio to attend North America’s largest horticultural trade show, Cultivate. It was like Walt Disney and Luther Burbank got together and threw …

Native Son: Father’s Day Flora

By Steven Chamblee • June 17, 2021

Gardenia, Jasmine, and dear Sweet Alyssum,Names so lovely, you surely want to kiss ‘em.Rose of Sharon, Lily of the Valley, and oh…so many others,Plants named with tender care, by our …

Native Son: Bless My Heart

By Steven Chamblee • May 19, 2021

Ugh…trash day. Just before dawn, I lug two bags, heavy with used kitty litter, to the street. My mind is numb, heavy with daily worries, as I lean over and …

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