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Outdoors & Garden

The first rose to bloom in my garden is Rosa xanthina f. hugonis, syn. ‘Father Hugo’s Rose’ — the golden rose of China, as it’s sometimes called. I just call it Father Hugo — like a comforting old friend.
Every year this yellow rose surprises me with how very many buds appear on its [...]

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We have our Garden Giveaway contest winners! Email addresses of our 3 winners have been pulled from our usual Mexican basket-hat by He Who Hogs The Power Tools, and the lucky ones have been notified of their great fortune:
Thanks to Comtech, a CatStop goes to JCF (who apparently has a very specific pesky [...]

Ah, Springtime in the garden… from Wordworth’s dancing daffodils to Chaucer’s “grene and lusty May,” it’s all good — except for the harsh reality of garden pests.
Slimey Slugs and Snails, oh my!
Slugs and snails crawl into the garden at night, and leave their sticky slime all over whatever tiny bits of tender [...]

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