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The Lost Month

Posted on February 13, 2015 by aheronsgarden

January. Disappeared. Wiped away. That’s why this is being written in February. That’s not to say calendar days didn’t march by, one by one, as prescribed by the physics of the solar system. I’m talking here about garden days. Let … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Winter Stalwarts

Posted on March 30, 2012 by aheronsgarden

Old man sun crossed the equinox right on schedule early last week. The spring parade begins. Redbud, crabapple, serviceberry, lady banks rose, forsythia, spireas, flowering almond, liberated by light from winter’s deep sleep, are racing to be brightest and best. … Continue reading →

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