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  • seals laying on floating docks along Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco
    Gardening and Nature - Travel

    Seals at Fisherman’s Wharf Spend the Afternoon Napping Away

    06/19/2018 - By A. JoAnn

    Don't we all need an afternoon nap now and again?

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  • 'Heritage' rose blooms a peachy pink and slowly fades to pale pink.
    Gardening and Nature

    While the Cat’s Away: Six on Saturday, 6-16-18

    06/16/2018 - By A. JoAnn

    We are eager to go, and then eager to come home again. This is the conundrum of going on vacation, or “holiday,” if you like. I worked hard in the garden before we left, pulling weeds, cutting grass, planting and transplanting, positioning sprinklers.  It looked really good.  And, that is…

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  • A ruby-throated hummingbird feeds at a traditional red hummingbird feeder
    Gardening and Nature

    The Buzz on Hummingbirds

    06/15/2018 - By A. JoAnn

    Don't be fooled into thinking that you need to purchase "hummingbird nectar," or that it must be red. Neither is true.

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  • Siberian iris is a deep purple-blue
    Gardening and Nature

    June Garden: Six on Saturday June 2, 2018

    06/02/2018 - By A. JoAnn

    We walked over to the footbridge he had recently built over our little creek.  There, quite clearly, where the large paw prints of a bear.

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  • a large boxwood bush in a wheelbarrow to be transplanted
    Gardening and Nature

    The Rescue Shrubs

    05/26/2018 - By A. JoAnn

    Today, I couldn't resist hauling the plant back to my yard and planting it in a front bed.  I wonder if the neighbors will recognize their orphan.

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  • Blue pulmonaria, rhubarb and forsythia fill the garden with texture and color
    Gardening and Nature

    Making Every Garden Border a Potager: Six on Saturday 5-19-18

    05/19/2018 - By A. JoAnn

    I’ve got basil growing in the front, along with rose bushes.  Why not? Basil looks good all season long.

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  • Gardening and Nature

    A Gardening Tip Is Only Good if It Really Works, Right?

    05/17/2018 - By A. JoAnn

    I wasn't going to risk our health, or contribute to the planet's declining health, by resorting to weed treatments.  

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  • translucent jellyfish bodies float through water, but look as though they're in outer space
    Gardening and Nature - Travel

    New England Aquarium: Fluidity, by Air or Sea?

    05/16/2018 - By A. JoAnn

    Looks like something from Star Wars, right?

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