Tag Archives: Gardening

See It. Know It. Do It.

Posted on January 27, 2018 by ganid11

Okay, so I realized a few days ago that, as of December 20th, I’m exactly two-thirds of the way to being a hundred years old. Wow. Not that I’m concerned about it. I’ve always said – you can ask any … Continue reading →

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“Consider the Lilies…” 2016

Posted on November 5, 2016 by ganid11

How can you not give your whole heart to the unlikely miracle of the day lily, a flower, as we learned from Superstorm Sandy, that takes fully two years to form and then, in one magnificent thrust of proud determination … Continue reading →

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Summer’s Bounty, June to September, 2016

Posted on November 3, 2016 by ganid11

As I write this, there is hard cold rain blowing horizontal out the windows. The pool man was here earlier to tie down the cover for winter and I was reminded by the radio a few minutes ago that this … Continue reading →

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First Flowering, 2016

Posted on June 3, 2016 by ganid11

Well, it begins…. After six months away from the beach garden, we returned in late April to begin anew. This will be the fourth year since the great salt water inundation by Superstorm Sandy, and already Richard and I have … Continue reading →

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Act Three: The Garden Tour at Waning Time

Posted on November 28, 2015 by ganid11

In the early weeks, exuberant, happy growth pours forth from the garden. (https://inpraiseofangels.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/the-garden-tour/) By midsummer, a spectral reveal takes over: the yellows and oranges of the early lilies demur to the mauves and pinks of hydrangeas that, in their own … Continue reading →

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God’s Kaleidoscope: Garden Tour – Midsummer

Posted on October 31, 2015 by ganid11

Yes, I know the summer has flown, but I did promise, when I posted my “early phase” Cedar House garden tour a few weeks back, that I would return with updates as the season progressed and our gardens grew in … Continue reading →

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Day Lilies!

Posted on September 4, 2015 by ganid11

My penchant for day lilies is not hard to fathom, as they were one of Mama’s favorite flowers – she of the very green thumb – and we never moved anywhere that she did not, as one of her first … Continue reading →

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Sandy Soil

Posted on July 6, 2015 by ganid11

Whoa! What a spring it’s been, and how can it already be early July? The weeks leading up to summer are always busy ones for Richard and me as we work to get the beach house ready for the onslaught, … Continue reading →

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Beauty, Goodness and a Recipe: George’s Key Lime Pie

Posted on July 10, 2014 by ganid11

Well, thanks to Hurricane Arthur, it was a topsy-turvy sort of weekend in the Pines. While most of the country had beautiful weather for the Fourth of July, a cold rain fell from dawn to well beyond dusk here, so … Continue reading →

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Angel Gifts

Posted on June 21, 2014 by ganid11

It takes two years to become a New Yorker. You’ll be walking down the street one day and something will happen on the sidewalk – a glance, a stumble, a remark, a collision – and without even thinking you react, … Continue reading →

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