Blog of an Ancient Gardener

Gardening tips plus observations about retirement life and what’s happening beyond the garden gate.

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

In the Bleak Midwinter

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By Christina Rossetti, 1830-1894   In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; ...
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Thursday, November 13, 2014

The Men's Garden Club that Was But Isn't

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Here's a blast from the past--a short posting about a men's garden club.  It took less than a year in the 1940s before the guys...
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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Free Baltic Photo Tour: Thoughts of a Master Gardener

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Yesterday’s posting featured Baltic container gardens .  Today’s posting includes 12 miscellaneous photographs of scenes that this Master G...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Free Baltic Photo Tour: Container Gardens

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 Time to clean out that purse? Helsinki restaurant sidewalk table container garden Visiting Baltic countries and their ancien...
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Friday, June 6, 2014

Strawberries, strawberries, strawberries

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Allstar strawberries ... pan after pan after pan When it rains, you raise your umbrella.  When your strawberries ripen, you pick ...
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Bob Nixon
I’m a retiree who lives at Meadow Glenn, our rural residential home near Clarksville in the piedmont region of Maryland. I love gardening with emphasis on veggies and perennial flowers, and I’m gradually reforesting parts of our lot with native trees. And while I’m gardening or mowing or just walking about, I sometimes reflect on life and what’s happening beyond Meadow Glenn.
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