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How To Turn A Bunch Of Plants Into A Garden: A Bench From Teak Closeouts
What turns a bunch of plants into a garden? The area pictured above was just a scrubby patch of woods when we moved in. Two trees were removed. (You can see the stump of one of them under the little...
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The Final Finale Of The Adirondack Glider
Did you ever get a project about halfway done and then took years to get it finished? Oh, good, I’m glad it’s not just me. Two years ago Duluth Trading asked me to participate in a promotion they...
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Do you really want to grow your own wedding flowers?
My son Rundy (a former contributor to this website) and his sweetheart Debbie announced their engagement mid-February. They got married on July 16th. I want to share our experiences doing the wedding...
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Dreaming Up A Bridge
When we first moved here, a bridge across the creek was a fantasy, something that might happen someday if I somehow came into a lot of money. But this year, something changed. Actually, probably a lot...
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The Felling of the Oak
Our house “was built for a newlywed couple in 1885. The big oak tree in the front yard was planted the year they moved in and the maple tree was also one they planted,” according to information...
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The Crazy Gardener’s Way to Plant Daffodils
There is probably a machine that does what I did today, and does it faster, and maybe even does it better. But I don’t know where I would find that machine, and even if I did, I probably wouldn’t be...
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How To Create And Maintain Trails In Your Woods
The cold and the snow mean the end of gardening as we know it until mud season comes. However, if you are fortunate to have some woodland on your property, it’s an excellent time to create paths and...
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The Biggest Surprise Of My Life
A week before my sixtieth birthday, my daughter said the family would like to celebrate my birthday late, after my trip, because of “technical difficulties.” “Oh, sure,” I agreed, but I was thinking to...
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This Garden Art Is For The Birds, And It Needs Your Help
I first saw these architectural birdhouses several years ago, in the grocery store, of all places. I resisted them until they went on sale, and then I couldn’t resist at all. It’s the details in these...
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The Great Garden Rescue
Moving Plants Out of Harm’s Way Before Construction Starts A year ago last March, I learned that renovations were planned for our home. The kitchen was going to be bumped out onto the deck, so that it...
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