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Continue reading →: Strawberries from SeedSince the garden is in a state of instability this year, I didn’t start anything from seed. No tomatoes, no herbs… Nothing. In May, at the height of not knowing where we were going to end up, I stress started ALL the strawberry seeds I had in my seed stash.…
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Continue reading →: Columbine (Aquilega)Columbine is one of my favorite super-low maintenance plants. They easily self seed, but are also perennial. They are at home in a shady woodland type setting, but can handle a wide range of sun/shade conditions. The majority of my Columbine plants are from the ones I grew from seed…
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Continue reading →: RhubarbRhubarb is ones of those classic homestead plants. It is one of the things I use to gauge whether Spring is actually happening or if we are in for another round of cold and/or snow. It hardly ever lets me down. Even though it can handle the cold and snow…
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Continue reading →: Veronica & SalviaAs I have stated in a few of my more recent posts, my garden situation is a little unstable at the moment. So my plan is to dig up my favorite perennials that I have collected over the last 13 years, and move them to my dads house until I…
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Continue reading →: Golden Currant (Ribes aureum)Along with Lilacs, Golden Currant is one of my favorite plants of Spring. The clove scent of the flowers is wonderful and I can’t wait for my plant to get large and produce even more flowers. It can also be found under other common names like Clove Currant, Buffalo Currant…
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