So last week was filled with red hearts, dark chocolates and Cupid's mischievous arrow flying about...and Mother Nature was somehow struck along the way, for she showed some sweet love to us here in the Boise valley and the thermometer topped out in the mid-50s for several days in a row! Of course, this change …
Category: Overwintering
You Can Still Go For The Garlic!
I know it's November and the leaves have fallen... Winter is so close that you can literally feel it getting closer each day. But you don't have to let all of your planting aspirations disappear just yet, for you still have time to grow some garlic! It's o.k. to plant garlic up until the ground …
First Snow Inspires A Winter Haiku
First winter snow falls Dry trees breathe deeply with smile A joyous trip to Seattle is my tea A little winter Haiku for me today after awaking to the first snowfall in the Boise area. And yes, the trees and other plants in the garden are happy today because it has been such a dry …
Reflecting and Resting…A Welcome Quiet Period
This is the time of year I am most reflective. When people ask over the New Year Holidays about my resolutions I answer by saying, "I don't know yet, I'll figure them out in January." Throughout this month I like to reflect on the events and experiences of the previous year while thinking forward about …
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O Lemon Tree, O Lemon Tree
O Lemon Tree, O Lemon Tree How loyal are your leaves! You're green not only in summertime, But while asleep during a cold winter O Lemon Tree, O Lemon Tree How loyal are your leaves! O Lemon Tree, O Lemon Tree You can please me very much! Awake in the Spring after rest Your blooms …
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