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Website title: Chickadee Gardens

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What a delight it has been working outside during these past very mild weeks. Winter has not felt like itself around here, rather a perpetual state of, oh, I don't know, perhaps March? With a sprinkle of April thrown in? But with less going on. I feel sort of caught up on chores for a change and ready to tackle the veggie garden this year with renewed vigor. I've been busy in th...

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Ten years ago we started digging and planting on what was a blank slate; the garden journey we are still on is something I very much enjoy sharing with others. It feels a little empty lately though, given the current state of the U.S. But it's what I do, what I know, and how I connect with the world, so I garden on for now.Two weeks ago I gave a presentation to the

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January?
 The giveaway is very few flowers. And browns, primarily from fallen leaves. Aside from that, you would be forgiven for thinking a day like today, a 50-degree sunny day in January, is actually a day in March. No complaints regarding lovely weather, but we haven't really had much of a hard frost, at least nothing significant. We've had maybe two nights at about 31 - 32 degre...

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It is true, 2025 was rough. Though my garden was not the focus of my year, it brought much solace and peace of mind in what was otherwise a traumatic time. In this spirit, I still celebrate the garden and I look forward to doing these year-in-review posts. Here is 2025 in the garden, month by month. Not necessarily the "best of" - more along the lines of a snapshot marking any s...

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 I would like to send a warm hello and thank you to all of you who make the gardening world a wonderful place. A holiday card from us to all of you, with images from the garden in winter over the years. While I do like and celebrate Christmas, I honor all the holidays this time of the year. My favorite, besides Solstice, is Festivus, of course. If you don't celebrate anythi...

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