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Some Like It Hot
Is there anything more welcome on a cold winter day than a bowl of chili? Red or white, vegetarian or with meat, it warms from the inside...
Ann Bartlett
Jan 18, 20203 min read
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Blueberry Hill
In the early days of the new year, gardeners everywhere dream of new projects. You might be thinking about growing your own...
Ann Bartlett
Jan 11, 20202 min read
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Winter’s Weedy Wonderland
Early last spring a fellow master gardener and I volunteered to tidy up two pollinator gardens that the Tennessee Aquarium had helped...
Ann Bartlett
Jan 4, 20202 min read
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Holiday Greens
Last month I read an illustrated article about holiday foods around the world. It is always interesting to learn about special treats in...
Ann Bartlett
Dec 30, 20192 min read
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Holiday Jewels
Pomegranates, Punica granatum, are only briefly available in stores here. They are in season between September and February with the main...
Ann Bartlett
Dec 15, 20192 min read
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Time for Thyme
At this time of year I love to peruse cooking magazines in pursuit of fresh takes on holiday side dishes or a new twist for everyday...
Ann Bartlett
Dec 7, 20192 min read
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November Tidbit
The holiday season is officially in full swing. Many folks may celebrate by popping a cork or two. Cork grows on trees. The cork layer...
Ann Bartlett
Nov 30, 20191 min read
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An All-American Fruit
Would Turkey Day seem complete without cranberry sauce? Whether we love it or loathe it, most of us will not be without this uniquely...
Ann Bartlett
Nov 23, 20192 min read
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A Tale of Two Tubers
Few topics have sparked more discussion among my old garden club buddies than the age-old conundrum: What is the difference between sweet...
Ann Bartlett
Nov 16, 20192 min read
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Red for Remembrance
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely...
Ann Bartlett
Nov 9, 20192 min read
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Olive Oyl
The olive harvest is in full swing. It began in late September as the dark green fruit matured to a light green. All olives will...
Ann Bartlett
Nov 4, 20192 min read
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Black Magic
Many years ago I read a magazine article about a woman who tore out her two-year-old professionally-planned landscape because she had to...
Ann Bartlett
Oct 26, 20193 min read
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Tulip Time
Does any flower trigger more impulse buying than the tulip? I confess to perusing every colorful catalog that lands in my mailbox. When I...
Ann Bartlett
Oct 19, 20193 min read
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Battling Bambi
No topic leads to enthusiastic discussion at a rose club meeting more than dealing with deer. Both members and visiting speakers share...
Ann Bartlett
Oct 12, 20193 min read
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Oktoberfest
Tomorrow is the last day of Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. The festival began in 1810 as a celebration of the crown prince’s marriage...
Ann Bartlett
Oct 5, 20192 min read
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Can Two Become One?
Grafting, or joining parts of two plants so that they grow as one, is a commonly employed technique in the nursery industry. It is a...
Ann Bartlett
Sep 28, 20192 min read
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September Song
Each year as we pass through the fabled dog days, I notice the changing angle of the sun in my garden even before the shortening days...
Ann Bartlett
Sep 21, 20192 min read
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When Bad Things Happen to Good Gardeners
Much of the time when bad things happen in the garden I just accept that we can do nothing about the weather. It is what it is and it is...
Ann Bartlett
Sep 15, 20193 min read
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Marvelous Mahonia
One of the most striking shade-loving plants is mahonia. This family of evergreen shrubs is native to the woodlands of Asia and North and...
Ann Bartlett
Sep 7, 20192 min read
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August Tidbit: Apothecary Gardens
Horticultural gardens in Europe began as apothecary gardens. Universities established them on their grounds so that medical students...
Ann Bartlett
Aug 31, 20191 min read
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