Another growing season has come and gone and I am looking forward to the quieter, dormant months of winter when both my plants and my tired muscles can rest a bit. It was a busy September/October! My back is feeling …
Tag: invasive species
woodland and prairie…a restoration update
It’s already September. Tinges of fall color are showing up in my little restored woodland — a few sumac leaves have turned flamboyantly red, the jack-in-the-pulpit berries are clusters of ruby gems, and goldenrod waves it’s tall, frowzy head. Time …
a yard restoration check up — did it survive the winter?!
Welcome back to my yard restoration project! A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since I last posted about this so it’s time for an update. Did anything survive the winter? The rabbits? My bleak soil? I was …
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the slow, meaningful work of restoration…a yard update!
It’s already the end of August. Time for a yard restoration update! Today I want to give you a peek at what I’ve been discovering in my small wilderness, chat a bit about the arduous process of restoration, and list …
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blisters and buckthorn…a yard restoration update
It’s been about a month since I introduced the restoration project we’ve begun in our yard. As the heat of summer bears down on us, I wanted to update you and talk a bit about invasive species as that was …
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embarking on an odyssey…an invitation and a road map
What if I told you I was about to embark on a two-year odyssey, preparing to battle aggressive foes, poised to discover buried treasure, currently meeting a host of allies and trying valiantly to keep their names straight? Would you …
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orange marmalade 