Category Archives: Garden Design

Gardening Through The Years

Posted on June 24, 2024 by Ann Lovejoy
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Poppies are simply gorgeous Growing (Older) With The Garden Recently I’ve been visiting (in person and virtually) gardens of friends who have been gardening in the same place for many years. Seeing any gardens develop from exciting potential to abundant … Continue reading →

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Doing What We Love And Making It Count

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Ann Lovejoy
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Life is better when we can love what we do Spending Our Energy Wisely Ah, June, the month of the monsoon? Wait, what? Crazy weather seems to be the norm everywhere these days; who expects an atmospheric river rain event … Continue reading →

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Cottonwood Trees Are The Bee’s Knees

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Ann Lovejoy
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Cottonwood puffs are Nature’s air cleaners Piles Of Puffs Are Nothing To Sneeze At It’s cottonwood time again, and the snowy little seed puffs are arriving by the thousands. Cottonwood trees can be male or female, and unless there’s a … Continue reading →

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The Sweetness of Sweetgrass

Posted on May 13, 2024 by Ann Lovejoy
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Sweetgrass bound for a Tribal prairie restoration Taking Care As temperatures are climbing towards normal, I’m planting out seedlings and starts and already noticing signs of drought and weather whiplash in both plants and soil. Given the NOAA prediction of … Continue reading →

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