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Gardening (and life) west of the 100th meridian
There is a saying out here in the bone-dry West: “whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting”. There is some debate as to where the American West begins. Myself, I view 100⁰ longitude (or the 100th meridian) as the … Continue reading
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Tagged American West, drought tolerant, gardening, hardscaping, xeriscaping
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Summer reading
In the halcyon days of my youth, my local library provided a summer reading program (I think it still does). I read somewhere that 95% of libraries now provide a summer reading program. I’m not sure how they track the … Continue reading
This week in the garden: summer has arrived!
There is nothing I like better at the end of a hot summer’s day than taking a short walk around the garden. You can smell the heat coming up from the earth to meet the cooler night air. Peter Mayle … Continue reading
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Tagged deadheading, summer gardening
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