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Green Acre #339: The High C’s of Summer

Caladium and coleus add color to summer, and you don’t need to start from scratch.

June 30, 2021

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Green Acre #338: The Duke of Gardens

Getting lost in this North Carolina greenery isn’t the worst of fates.

June 23, 2021

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Green Acre #337: The Forgiveness of Ferns

Green and abundant, these garden stalwarts reward even the slightest attention.

June 16, 2021

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Green Acre #335: Weekend With a Side of Surf

Drama in Juno Beach is not of the garden variety.

June 2, 2021

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Green Acre #334: The Subject Was Roses

These prized blooms win prizes for photographers too.

May 26, 2021

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Green Acre #333: Ho-hum House Tours

Covid-curtailed house tours lack one magical ingredient: a visit inside the houses.

May 19, 2021

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Green Acre #332: Beyond Azaleas

There are showy blossoms yet to unfold at the US National Arboretum.

May 12, 2021

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Green Acre #331: Table of Content

Some decorating ideas take time. In this case, 15 years.

May 5, 2021

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Mother’s Day Gift-a-Palooza

A dozen and one ideas for remembering Mama.

April 28, 2021

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Green Acre #330: A 10-Point Garden Manifesto

I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it.

April 21, 2021

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What We Want to Have Now

Giddy grasshoppers, beeswax and Vietnamese barbecue. It all makes sense somehow.

April 19, 2021

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Green Acre #329: The Eternal Power of Flowers

Designer Charlotte Moss inspires us with the eternal posy.

April 14, 2021

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Green Acre #328: Much Ah-choo! About Fragrant Flowers

Don’t blame the budgies, blame the buds.

April 7, 2021

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Green Acre #327: 38 Years of Forsythia

Remarkably little may happen to a garden if you don’t do . . .something.

March 31, 2021

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The Promise of Easter Dinner

The question becomes, Can I get my dust bunnies out of the way to make room for chocolate bunnies?

March 29, 2021

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Green Acre #326: 30 Years Making the Passover Seder . . .

. . . and not one photo to prove it.

March 24, 2021

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Chairs With a Strong Accent

Furniture that says, Hey, let’s break the living room!

March 18, 2021

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Green Acre #235: Itchy for Spring

Waiting for allium bulbs to spring to life.

March 17, 2021

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