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Container gardening and why it means so much to me
The sticky smell of petunias, the cinnamon flavor of the snapdragons…
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There was a year, not so long ago, in 1993, when the lilacs signaled the start of my life.
Read More »Container Planting at Home
Every year is different, but this year we chose snap dragons, plum petunias, wine petunias, pink angelonia, pink and red geraniums, dusty miller, whit alyssum for the edges, red and purple verbena, tr…
Read More »How not to prune fruit trees, especially in Santa Fe
Yes, you should prune crossing branches to let light into the tree, but you don’t need to cut most of the tree away.
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Gardens: Why do we do it?
What is it in our need as a human to have this kind of beauty?…
Read More »Wisteria
One of the best blooming wisteria in Santa Fe, at one of the most garden friendly hotels in town, The Inn of the Governors.
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