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Author: Lise Jenkins

The Joys of Clematis

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For a long time Kit stayed away from vines in the garden. Living in the land of kudzu […]

Lise Jenkins January 31, 2019 Articles, Plants

Overcoming my poinsettia guilt

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Poinsettias, Euphorbia pulcherrima, brightened up our home during the holidays but now mine look a little tired. Dropping their […]

Lise Jenkins January 24, 2019 Articles, Plants

Gardening for the future

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Recently Kit read a charming book that made her reflect upon her garden — never a bad thing […]

Lise Jenkins January 10, 2019 Articles

A Giant in the rose world

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On Dec. 18, 2018, the rose world lost a giant, a rosarian who changed the rose world. In […]

Lise Jenkins January 3, 2019 Articles, Plants

Letting go, just a bit, of my garden

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I admit, there are moments when I think my garden might be better off if I stepped back. […]

Lise Jenkins December 27, 2018 Articles, Gardens and Management

Euscaphis japonica — a tongue twister to love

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This year Kit fell madly in love. Now she always find herself in this predicament toward the end […]

Lise Jenkins December 22, 2018 Articles, Plants

Gifts for gardeners

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Don’t groan, but it’s that time of year when you begin to rack your brain for holiday gifts […]

Lise Jenkins December 13, 2018 Articles

Soil for Christmas

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The email’s subject line, “Celebrate World Soil Day” was an eye-roller and I’m wondering “Is there an appropriate […]

Lise Jenkins December 4, 2018 Articles, Soil and Water

Plants on the move

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“Pound those stakes in deep so it doesn’t get away” my neighbor called out as he walked by. […]

Lise Jenkins November 18, 2018 Articles

Lessons from the garden: Civil discourse

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A couple of years ago Kit wrote what she thought was an innocent essay for a garden journal […]

Lise Jenkins November 8, 2018 Articles, Plants

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