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Heirloom Flowers

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Bee
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I know, I know, I’m hipped on the subject of heirloom vegetables and fruits. I’m the same way about heirloom flowers. Part of it’s my fascination with history, but it’s also because heirloom flowers have so much to offer. What … Continue reading →

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Passalong Plants

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Bee
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Passalong plants is a term coined in the South. It refers to those plants we acquire because another gardener shares a start, cutting, bulbs or seeds. Although my family doesn’t have Southern roots, we long ago took the term – … Continue reading →

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My Daughter, the Gardener

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Bee
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  Gardening in my family is an inherited characteristic — if there’s any potential that something will grow, we stick it in the ground and fuss over it. We swap seeds, bring perennial starter plants to share whenever we go … Continue reading →

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