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Heirloom Bulbs for Old Houses
THERE WERE GARDENERS here before us — way before us — and they cultivated a much wider assortment of plants than we can find today in most of our nurseries and garden catalogues. In 1886, the D.M.Ferry company offered 135 … Continue reading
A Bed for All Seasons
ONE OF MY FAVORITE FLOWER BEDS upstate is a 4’x4′ square outlined in cinderblock, with foot-high boxwoods in each corner and a concrete birdbath bought for $40 in the center. I think the term is “pocket garden.” Self-contained and visible … Continue reading
Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, HUDSON VALLEY
Tagged annuals, boxwoods, bulbs, cinderblock, cleomes, cockscomb, coleus, crocus, flower bed, globe thistle, herbs, lobelia, marigold, peonies, perennials, pocket garden, sedum, wooly thyme
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