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I have some good news and some bad news. It all depends on which side of the garden gate you’re looking at things in the garden.

If you are a home gardener ~ good for you. I congratulate you and your hard work. You made it through the “silly season.” And if you’re like us, you kinda’ took a well-dese...


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How’s your summer reading challenge coming along? What with the searing summer heat, followed by the eery, dystopian silence that had settled into a thick, smoky haze brought on by the burning forests up north; trailed by a biblical cluster of torrential downpour, thunder and lightening, a possible tornado,...


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This was our premiere Conversation with an extraordinarily accomplished business woman speaking to us from her offices in Mexico. You’ll see why I was so keen to talk to Janet Arteaga, who has earned a most impressive resume or CV starting with her position as a biologist and her Master's degree in Integrat...


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It was a cool autumn/post-harvest day in 2025 when I was first approached about hosting a spring 2026 June garden tour for the New Jersey Native Plant Society. I was, of course, honored when Marilyn, our beloved native plant “godmother,’ garden tour organizer, and champion for pollinators, first emailed me the ask. Afterwards, she suggested I write an overview or abstract abo...


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Wedding Day Love Bouquet

My mother is a June bride ~ and I marked what would have been 78 years of marriage with a beautiful bouquet of roses to gift her on this auspicious occasion. 💞 (There’s no expiration date on love, right?).

Later, I consulted their wedding announcement, the kin...


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