nature surprises

I am constantly awed by the variety and beauty of the plants I find growing at the fringes of my property. A small stand of milkweed has found an ideal location to grow amongst my rhus aromatica. As a child I was aware of milkweed for its pods full of seed parachutes that float [...read more]

eureka! a positive identification

For the past few years I’ve watched every spring as clumps of small white flowers emerge from clumps of what looks like waxy variegated grass. I don’t know how they found their way onto my property but they seem to thrive in the semi-shade on the north side of my property under the trees [...read more]


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Water Ace R106 transfer pump purchased from Lowes in 2008 view from the east garden to the patio blackberries growing rapidly raspberries asparagus 05/02/2009 freshly planted annuals winter moth damage blackberries asparagus mid-July
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