The
Absentee
Gardener

Go, get out in it.

What I do

Botanical Paper

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Latest Posts

  • Keeping secrets

    Keeping secrets

    The orchids displayed at my local grocery store are members of one of the largest plant families. With nearly 30,000… Read more

  • Naming and knowing

    Naming and knowing

    I misidentified a spring wildflower — but I wasn’t wrong. A horticultural friend gently explained I was using the “old”… Read more

  • Rethinking ‘Peter Rabbit’

    Kit has turned into Mr. McGregor. She’s not sure when she transitioned from rooting for Peter Rabbit to sympathizing with… Read more