Water crashes, rocks slide and I’m awed by the power of it all. Gardeners know it’s give and […]
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The longer Kit gardens the more she has to resist the urge to start over with a clean […]
Traveling north for a family funeral last month, I encountered a snow storm rocking the Midwest. I overheard […]
I had my suspicions. The tracks, the teeth marks, the molested strawberries — it suggested rabbits. A motion-activated […]
Gardening employs euphemistic language to describe some occasionally ugly business. Recently I’ve been engaged in “mechanical removal.” It’s […]
The orchids displayed at my local grocery store are members of one of the largest plant families. With […]
I misidentified a spring wildflower — but I wasn’t wrong. A horticultural friend gently explained I was using […]
Kit has turned into Mr. McGregor. She’s not sure when she transitioned from rooting for Peter Rabbit to […]
Kit has a love-hate relationship with vines. When she moved to North Carolina 26 years ago, she had […]
I do my botanizing walking our dog. New Puppy isn’t very patient so I have to be quick […]
The Absentee Gardener 