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When bath towels weigh more than your cat, can they really do their job?

August 12, 2021

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Green Acre #345: Seeds of Hope and Kale

So what if I’m a month late in planting the itty-bitty seeds?

August 11, 2021

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Green Acre #344: A Fence Is Not a Fence . . .

. . . when it’s an “art installation” that nevertheless protects against prying eyes.

August 4, 2021

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Green Acre #343: The Under-$1,000 Solution

You don’t need thousands to make a heavenly little garden spot. But a few hundred wouldn’t hurt.

July 28, 2021

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Green Acre #342: Throwing Shade

Sunny gardens require planning. Shady ones just kinda happen.

July 21, 2021

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Green Acre #341: Fake It to Make It

Your flowers have flopped? Go full faux and no one may know.

July 14, 2021

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Green Acre #340: A Pool of One’s Own

In the depths of heat, the shallows beckon.

July 7, 2021

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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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