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In Cold Spring Air
by Reginald Gibbons 2008
Click on title or
on the picture to the right
to discover this poem
for our early 2015 season.
by Reginald Gibbons 2008
Click on title or
on the picture to the right
to discover this poem
for our early 2015 season.
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"January is the quietest month in the garden. ... But just because it looks quiet doesn't mean that nothing is happening. The soil, open to the sky, absorbs the pure rainfall while microorganisms convert tilled-under fodder into usable nutrients for the next crop of plants. The feasting earthworms tunnel along, aerating the soil and preparing it to welcome the seeds and bare roots to come."
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“Listen! The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves,
We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!” ― Humbert Wolfe |
Relax for a moment: There comes a point in late August when time stops; the garden grows quiet, suspended; the plants have finished growing but have not yet started to die; there is enormous energy but it is not going anywhere. Really, there is nothing to do but sit and look.
http://www.perennialwisdom.net/out-in-the-garden/late-august/ Judith Fetterley |
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If you plant some marigolds and nasturtiums among your other plants it will help keep pests away. — from John Dougherty 5/6/14
Chives have lovely flowers, but they will take over your garden if given half a chance and digging them out is a serious task. — from John Dougherty 5/6/14
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While the spirit of neighborliness was important on the frontier because neighbors were so few, it is even more important now because our neighbors are so many. ~Lady Bird Johnson
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