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- Heather
- A professional horticulturist, I'm not afraid to take chances with gardening. These are my adventures in gardening, musings on the natural world, and whatever else strikes my fancy.
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shoveling is my favorite aerobic exercise
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simple recipes
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solitary spiders
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sometimes you just need a flower
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sum up
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summer resources equal spring beauty
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summer trees
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take a breath
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terrariums
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texture
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the colder it gets the happier I am
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the story continues
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the white stuff
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things that make horticulturists wonder
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thinking outside the box
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thumbnail moon
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tiger swallowtails
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tomato gorgeousness
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tough but lovely
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tree practices that make me crazy
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tree pruning
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tree wrap in winter
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trees
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trees in snow
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trees run strong in my family
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tropics in winter
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unforeseen treasures
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weed if you must
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what i may have killed
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what? you didn't start the lettuce yet?
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where is spring?
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whimsy
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white pine
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who wants a tree?
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who wants some seed?
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wild ginger
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wildflowers
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windowsill herb gardening
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winter be damned
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winter blossoms
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winter color
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winter is here at last
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winter weariness
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winter weightedness
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witchhazel
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wonderful friends
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writing experiments
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yellow orchids are winter sunshine
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yews
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you can too grow roses
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zen
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