Tag Archives: garden

Bee’s

Posted on October 23, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

A couple of years ago I turned a little area of my yard into a bird, bee, butterfly, and bug paradise. My motivation was twofold, one, I like birds, bees, butterfly’s, and bugs and two, it was less yard I … Continue reading →

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How does your garden grow

Posted on April 2, 2020 by ends and beginnings blog

“The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul.” – Alfred Austin I have written before about my love of … Continue reading →

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How does your garden grow?

Posted on March 29, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

I do the same thing every year and every year I say I won’t make the same mistake next year. I get anxious during that oh so small window of fake Spring that always peeks its head out the first … Continue reading →

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The two sides of a storm

Posted on June 23, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

This time last year my garden and grass were burnt to a crisp. The wonderful rains that we had in April and May simply stopped in June and didn’t begin again until September. It was as if some great hand … Continue reading →

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Let it rain….

Posted on May 23, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“If the rain comes, They run and hide their heads, They might as well be dead, If the rain comes, If the rain comes” – The Beatles, Rain It started raining Saturday night, rained all day Sunday, took a short break Monday, and it … Continue reading →

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How does your garden grow?

Posted on March 29, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“The only clear thing is that we humans are the only species with the power to destroy the earth as we know it. The birds have no such power, nor do the insects, nor does any mammal. Yet if we … Continue reading →

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Garden time….well almost

Posted on March 16, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

Spring came early to our next of the woods and then ran away. In February we had temperatures in the 60’s, 70’s and even 80’s. I actually had to turn our air conditioner on for a couple of nights. The … Continue reading →

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How does your garden grow

Posted on August 3, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

Once again I got my ass kicked. The squirrels won, the sun won, the lack of rain won, my garden is dead. Each year, in the cool and wet months of April and May I am optimistic. I plant fresh … Continue reading →

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Lettuce Therapy

Posted on April 15, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.” – Henry … Continue reading →

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