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02.11.18 | Ilona Erwin | 2 Comments

Compilation of Past Mini-Posts of 2003

An Armchair Gardener

In the bygone days of blogging (yes, we can now talk about the bygone days of blogging), it was normal to have numerous mini-posts comprised of only links or quotes, etc. That is greatly frowned upon by Google today (not yet known in those days when “Altavista” was the search engine we used. ) So this post…

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09.01.17 | Ilona Erwin | 1 Comment

Thoughts from the Deep Freezer

An Armchair Gardener + the rural story

It is a normal weather pattern for central Ohio to plumb the depths of single digit temperatures with little or no snow. It is equally expected for gardeners to go into planning mode during the deep freeze of January. Reviewing the last year has made me realize that I’m more prone than ever to the…

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22.07.16 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

Time In A Garden, Using Garden Blogs, And Museum Quality

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I could use more time enjoying my garden, and I have an inkling that is true for most of us that love a garden. Modern life has a way of pushing in with what seems like a long list of urgent, yet trivial, demands that eat up the day… and sometimes grab part of the…

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15.04.16 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

Old Fashioned Gardening

Interesting Facts for Gardeners

Cottage gardens and English borders are examples of “Old Fashioned Gardening”. Why say that? I think it has to do with the amount of work one is prepared to do, the need for intensive gardening techniques, and the result of an abundant all season show. It is common in more modern landscapes and lifestyles to…

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12.10.15 | Ilona Erwin | 2 Comments

Flowers that Monet Grew In Giverny

An Armchair Gardener + Garden design ideas + Plants

Which Flowers Did Monet Grow? Many of us are familiar with Claude Monet’s luminous paintings of his garden, but what of the gardener that created the scenes that capture our admiration? How did his garden grow? In his famous garden at Giverny we might know that Monet grew waterlilies, of which he made a number…

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30.08.15 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

Discussion on What Versailles May Teach a Modern Homeowner

Interesting Facts for Gardeners

I found the following video fascinating. It covers many topics of interest to modern homeowners and gardeners, foodies and historians. I want to take some of the quotes- there were so many! The simplest, most zenlike is that there is no garden without the gardener. Watch the video… which topic struck you as one to…

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07.07.15 | Ilona Erwin | 2 Comments

Life In Robin’s Nest: A Garden of Many Colors

An Armchair Gardener + Garden blogs

Source: Life In Robin’s Nest: A Garden of Many Colors I wanted to try out the “press this” browser plugin from my WordPress software. I don’t think I ever have before! And what better blog to share and feature than Robin’s Nest? I appreciate her visits and comments on my posts, admire her camera work…

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10.03.15 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

Here Is Hope For A Beautiful Spring

An Armchair Gardener

From a previous year It turned the corner here in the Central Ohio area. Patches of snow are all that are left after the warming temperatures and rains. I will have to post some of my older, but still beautiful, spring photos in celebration. Outside it is a bit dreary and I need to pick…

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17.01.15 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

The Requirements of Age: Updating

An Armchair Gardener

The photo I add when I have nothing else to add (placeholder photo?) This is an old blog, as blogs go. I find it has been in dire need of updating, as I try to replace missing photos for the related links feature. Many of the older links had no pictures, an early complaint of…

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28.05.14 | Ilona Erwin | 2 Comments

Blooming In The Garden

Garden photos + Garden Roses

Finally. Cold weather disappeared and things are blooming. Therese Bugnet I cut these roses down to the ground last fall due to dieback. They are sprouting up and blooming. Rugosa roses are usually very resistant to rose ailments. Except for being a bit chlorotic due to the uneven moisture levels this year, they are doing…

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I was a garden blog pioneer, and began writing on this blog in 2003. Before that I had begun a garden website that has been at its own domain since 2006, Ilona's Garden.

I still love writing, gardening, and art after all these years, although travel and grandchildren have become a big part of my life, now.

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