Let’s talk about how we can save the bees during a vulnerable time–early spring. This can be a tough time for bees. They may have low to no food…
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Milkweed Has Flower Power
February 5, 2017If you could save a species and help other pollinators by planting just one type of flower, would you do it? By planting milkweed this spring you could help save the…
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A Garden Book Giveaway! (Drawing 2/14)
February 2, 2017Congratulations to Danielle Porter for winning this book! Happy gardening Danielle. I was so pleased with a bee and pollinator book, that I thought I would pass on a…
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Flower Seeds for the Bees:
My 2017 Flower Seed ListJanuary 15, 2017In this season of frigid weather and no gardening, I have a couple of things to help me get through the winter. Hot soup, the pursuit of hygge (the Danish…
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Happy New Year!
January 1, 2017I awoke this morning to lovely early sunshine on snowy ground. I hope this post finds you well and hopeful. Happy New Year! 2016 was a big year for this…
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Three Reasons to Grow Garlic
October 17, 2016There are three great reasons to grow garlic. For one, the flavor of homegrown garlic is great, better than the supermarket variety. Two, the allicin compound in garlic repels…
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Want some ideas for your own organic vegetable garden? My local botanical garden, Tower Hill Botanic Garden, in Boylston, MA, knows how to do a vegetable garden. It is not…
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Great Fall Bee Flowers
September 16, 2016Fall is an important time for the bees. It is their last opportunity to build up nectar and pollen stores before Winter. Here are the most nutritious fall bee flowers (for…
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I Have Raised Beds!
Find Out What I Put In ThemAugust 25, 2016It was a long time coming, these raised beds. I first “built” my vegetable garden, with the help of my Dad, about 14 years ago. We created four “L”…
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Organic Gardening Tips from
Coastal Maine Botanical GardensAugust 14, 2016My vacations are always better when I combine it with a trip to a botanical garden. So during a recent vacation in mid-coast Maine, I was lucky enough to…