Green Acre

Green Acre #448: Color Her . . . Deadly

Gardens of delight, gardens of, well . . .

October 18, 2023

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Green Acre #447: Earth Tones

How the author came to terms with green and brown.

October 11, 2023

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Green Acre #446: An Indoor Triumph

No greenhouse? Expect the unexpected.

October 4, 2023

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Green Acre #445: In Praise of the Rose of Sharon

Our garden guru has a change of heart about this reliable bloomer.

September 27, 2023

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Green Acre #444: Bird Stuffing

A feathery Victorian fancy brings the outdoors in.

September 20, 2023

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Green Acre #443: A Store to Swoon Over

J. Brown & Co. in Alexandria, Virginia, seduces with its over-the-top looks.

September 13, 2023

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Green Acre #442: Going for Garlic

Don’t forget to plant this can’t-miss kitchen magic.

September 6, 2023

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Green Acre #441: Fall Into Spring

These enchanting bulb collections go fast, so fall in love, then follow through.

August 30, 2023

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Green Acre #440: And Now, a Barbie Garden

It’s time for pink to make a splash.

August 23, 2023

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Green Acre #439: Bathe, Birdie, Bathe

LittleBird Stephanie contemplates a bird bath worthy of Wonderland.

August 16, 2023

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Green Acre #438: Fake News

When Mother Nature takes a break, Stephanie says it’s okay to go faux.

August 9, 2023

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Green Acre #437: Gardening by the Numbers

Six reasons your flowers are failing you. (Or vice versa.)

August 2, 2023

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Green Acre #436: A Garden to Fly For

A pair of parakeets met a pair of plants. Bliss ensued.

July 26, 2023

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Green Acre #435: Nature’s Way

A native garden needs years of tending and only a moment to destroy it.

July 19, 2023

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Green Acre #434: Space Invaders

The Queen of Invasive Species now has one flower to prove it.

July 12, 2023

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Green Acre #433: Taking the Longwood View

A wander through the Pennsylvania gardens is nature combined with nurture.

July 5, 2023

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Green Acre #432: Garden Remedies From the Kitchen

For the day you run out of Miracle-Gro.

June 28, 2023

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Green Acre #431: Rolling in (Shades of) Green

Henry Mitchell’s ‘Earthman’ continues to teach me patience and acceptance.

June 21, 2023

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