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Gardening

Blueberries 2.0

I bought eight new blueberry shrubs at the farmers' market yesterday. At $5 a piece, it was a great deal. I have spent the morning…
Lisa
July 14, 2013
Building

The detached garage serves as car protector, garden shed and storage for Christmas decorations and the left over remains from construction. I have boxes of…
Lisa
July 13, 2013
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The Angel Oak

If you take the James Island Bridge out of downtown Charleston, you can pick up Maybank Highway. It will leap frog to Johns Island and…
Lisa
June 25, 2013
CookingGardeningHomemaking

I woke before the sun and set coffee to brew and then headed to the southern property line just as the sun crested the distant…
Lisa
June 15, 2013
GardeningHomemaking

I recently read an article on Grist about women farmers and ranchers. I'm not a farmer but I want to grow some of my own…
Lisa
June 8, 2013
CookingGardening

Totally Homemade

I picked the first growth of our cucumbers, grown from seeds for Ellen's Family white pickling cucumbers. The cucumbers look like yellow squash but smelled…
Lisa
June 2, 2013
Gardening

Late freeze

It's March 27th in north central Florida and who would have expected a hard freeze? I have been covering and protecting plants and shrubs since…
Lisa
March 27, 2013
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Nesting

As spring approaches, the birds arrive and the yard has been a rave. I refilled the suet cages.....with scraps for nest building. Since I am…
Lisa
March 18, 2013
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seeds for tomatoes, basil, lettuces, onions, carrots, and cucumbers strawberries ringing the cucumber trellis
Lisa
March 12, 2013