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In the Garden

No four leaf clover for the Irish

As we head into St. Patrick's Day, there are many Irish arguments to enjoy. Which is the real whiskey: Jameson's or Bushmills is one such argument. Or whether there are nine counties or only six counties in the North (it keenly depends on your political persuasion). But for the Irish gardener, one always has to wonder: is a shamrock really only a kind of clover? Or is clover just a shamrock wannabe?...
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In the Garden

Winter blues?

My mother reported some very big news this week: shoots coming through the ground of her side garden. Green ones – just like in summer. With all due respect to the month of March, could spring really come early this year? ...
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In the Garden

A dose for your flowers

I bought some cut flowers the other day, and was just about to open the little packet of stuff that is supposed to prolong their blooms when I suddenly remembered my grandmother putting an aspirin in the vases of her flowers. So I opened the bottle and added an aspirin to the water. I must say the flowers look fabulous--but why? What is it about aspirin that flowers like?...
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In the Garden

Planting the seed

From a Scarlet Pimpernel to a Captain-of-the-Blues to a Poached Egg Flower, it’s time to start choosing the seeds (old-fashioned heirloom ones like these, if you like) to grow indoors and be ready for planting out May 24 or thereabouts....
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