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greenwoman6
May 1, 20112 min read
May Days
WHITE IRIS As I look down my garden walk I see white iris stalk on stalk Lifting their heads in clear surprise At a white swarm of...
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greenwoman6
Apr 1, 20113 min read
Appearances in April
Mother Nature can be capricious at times. The April 1st snowstorm here in the Northeast is an example of her volatile nature. After a...
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greenwoman6
Mar 1, 20114 min read
March Madness
The crazy, stormy weather seems to have lessened. March decided to come in fairly quietly, and the snow has finally begun to melt. It's...
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greenwoman6
Feb 1, 20113 min read
Frigid February
As the light grows longer The cold grows stronger If Candlemas be fair and bright Winter will have another flight If Candlemas be cloud...
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greenwoman6
Jan 1, 20114 min read
Joys of January
"The astrologers went into the child's inn, and found him with his mother. Then with prostrate bodies they worshipped Christ, and opened...
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greenwoman6
Dec 1, 20104 min read
Decorated December
"Every year at just this time, In cold and dark December, Families around the world All gather to remember, With presents and with...
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greenwoman6
Nov 1, 20103 min read
November Narration
"A beautiful and happy girl, With step as light as summer air, Eyes glad with smiles, and brow of pearl, Shadowed by many a careless curl...
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greenwoman6
Oct 1, 20104 min read
October Oratory
"Come, said Fiacre Colman Walk gently in my garden, Meditate under the linden tree, And listen to the bumble bee. In my garden you will...
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greenwoman6
Sep 1, 20103 min read
September Selections
"When the goldenrod is yellow, And the leaves are turning brown - Reluctantly the summer goes In a cloud of thistledown. When squirrels...
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greenwoman6
Aug 1, 20105 min read
Awesome August
"Fairest of the months! Ripe summer's queen This hey-day of the year With robes that gleam with sunny sheen Sweet August doth appear." R....
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greenwoman6
Jul 1, 20103 min read
Jolly July
"No bought potpourri is so pleasant as that made from one's garden, for the petals of the flowers one has gathered at home hold the...
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greenwoman6
Jun 1, 20103 min read
Joyous June
"I've noticed something about gardening. You set out to do one thing and pretty soon you're doing something else, which leads to some...
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greenwoman6
May 1, 20104 min read
May Meanderings and Plants for Sale
It's finally May - the month we've been waiting for. This month holds the promise of the upcoming gardening season here in the Northeast,...
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greenwoman6
Apr 1, 20104 min read
April Antics
April is a very busy month for anyone who gardens in the Northeast. Lawns need to be raked and de-thatched, growing beds need to be...
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greenwoman6
Mar 1, 20104 min read
March - Heirloom Plants
What is an Heirloom and why should I care? Now that large seed companies have jumped on the heirloom bandwagon, and are offering many...
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greenwoman6
Feb 1, 20103 min read
February - Fabulous, Flavorful Dill
"Nice cheerful Dill - so easy to grow Is a household friend but did you know That long ago he played a part As assistant to the...
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greenwoman6
Jan 1, 20104 min read
Jottings in January
"There are two seasonal diversions that can ease the bite of any winter. One is the January thaw. The other is the seed catalogs" Hal...
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greenwoman6
Dec 1, 20093 min read
Discourse in December
"In the depth of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer" Albert Camus December for most of us conjures up thoughts...
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greenwoman6
Nov 1, 20093 min read
November Notes
"November comes And November goes, With the last red berries And the first white snows. With night coming early, And dawn coming late,...
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greenwoman6
Oct 1, 20092 min read
Observations in October
No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace As I have seen in one autumnal face. John Donne Autumn, to me, is one of the best times of...
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