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The Requirements of Age: Updating

Ilona Erwin

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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New Year, New Look, New Plans

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What’s Ahead Christmas Roses More Video in 2015 The blog has a new look. In keeping with the changes of the internet,i.e. more mobile users, I attempt to create a more functional design. You may notice the emphasis on including a video gallery. That is the direction I hope to go this year- always choosing […]

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New Sources For Garden Journals

Ilona Erwin

It is time to create a journal for your garden if you don’t have one already. I came across some sources for you, in case you haven’t found them yet: printable from your own computer. Underwood Gardens PDF Gives combo of information and record-keeping. Example sheet:   Garden Journal Printables Example sheet: Seed Starting Log […]

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What Are Your Garden Plans For This Year?

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I was just wondering. It is January, and until the last week it was weather to garden in, more than weather for garden plans, and that was rather strange. We were out digging postholes for the fence to corral the new dog. but now that real January weather has settled in, i.e. freezing temperatures, snow, […]

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How a Homeowner Can Use a Garden Journal

Ilona Erwin

After reading a review of a gardener’s journal, I came across a description of how one resourceful homeowner had put her garden journal to good use in an innovative way. It could be one way that a seller would gain a bit of advantage in a tough housing market. It is a well known piece of advice […]

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A Garden Journal

Ilona Erwin

When I created this blog it was with the idea that I would make a journal of my own garden and the experiences throughout the growing season. I have done that, to a certain extent, but because blogging has turned out to be more community-oriented for me, rather than introspectively writing down my garden’s facts […]

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10 Best Perennial Plants for Anyone’s Garden

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The thrilling expectancy of Spring is in the air and what better way to feed the anticipation than to visit the Central Ohio Home and Garden Show which opens this Saturday, February 28th? I am so excited to go this year. You have time to hop on over to a Home Depot store and get […]

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Witch Hazel ushers in Spring On the whole, deciduous, flowering shrubs get short shrift in modern gardens. We know about lilacs and weigelas, perhaps, but are often discouraged from planting them given “lack of seasonal interest” as the rationalization for such advice. It is true that some of them shine only when in bloom. Flowering […]

Start Spring with a Big Pop of Color   Though the usual sequence is to plant the bulbs in the fall for bloom in the spring, some growers cheat the system by chilling those sold for spring bloom. This is necessary for Southern gardens which don’t get the required cold temperatures. Presented here are some […]

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It is increasingly the Holy Grail of garden designs: making a landscape low maintenance. For many reasons, reducing the work load of our outdoor spaces has become a priority. We are busy with many activities We are aging Viewing flowers rather than weeding flowerbeds is preferable That is not the definitive list, by any means, […]

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