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Kudzu, a tale of mismanagement

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Kudzu strikes terror in every good Southerner’s heart. Few of us doubt the myth that it can grow […]

Lise Jenkins December 17, 2020 Articles, Plants

Please, wear your gloves

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Kit is always amazed at how many people fail to don their garden gloves while gardening. Her gardening […]

Lise Jenkins December 10, 2020 Articles, Resources and Tools

A tale of olive oil

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Long ago, in the Dark Ages, the only olive oil found in upscale markets were ½ pint bottles, […]

Lise Jenkins December 3, 2020 Articles

How sweet they are

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There are some people who, while they appear sensible, are not fans of the sweet potato. I, on […]

Lise Jenkins November 26, 2020 Articles, Plants

Garden Latin

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New gardeners inevitably ask us: Why does the horticultural world insist upon inflicting an ersatz Latin upon us? […]

Lise Jenkins November 19, 2020 Articles, Gardens and Management

Helpful partnerships

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A package unexpectedly arrived from my father. It seems he may had plans to kill off his only […]

Lise Jenkins November 12, 2020 Articles, Plants

The story of a fence

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When Kit moved to North Carolina from New York in 1992, she knew very little about gardening. Gardening […]

Lise Jenkins November 5, 2020 Articles, Gardens and Management

Garden mania

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Alas, Kit is subjected to garden manias. During the years she has suffered through many of these obsessions: […]

Lise Jenkins October 29, 2020 Articles, Gardens and Management

Thoughts on pesticides

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Kit makes a supreme effort to keep pesticides and herbicides where they belong: on the shelves of the […]

Lise Jenkins October 22, 2020 Articles, Gardens and Management

Rain, in my garden

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As we slip from summer into fall, my garden looks different. New flowers are taking the stage as […]

Lise Jenkins October 15, 2020 Articles, Gardens and Management, Soil and Water

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