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Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 17, 20182 min read
To Good Health!
It would not be Thanksgiving at my house without sage. On Turkey Day, I place leaves of this indispensable herb under the bird’s skin as...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 10, 20182 min read
A Tough Nut to Crack
When we began planting some shade lovers under the canopy of the grove of trees which dominates our backyard, getting rid of the weeds...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 3, 20182 min read
The Victor's Crown
As the the weather turns cooler, I love to spend time in the kitchen. One herb I always keep in the pantry is bay leaf. Adding one or two...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 27, 20182 min read
Ghoulish Delight: Stink, Stank, Stunk
In August we journeyed to The City of Angels to share a birthday with our youngest grandchild. Checking in on arrival, we learned that...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 20, 20183 min read
Turn Trash Into Treasure
As autumn leaves begin to fall, it may be the ideal opportunity to start your compost pile. Landscape waste accounts for about 20 percent...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 13, 20183 min read
Amazing Maize
Whilst driving west with the grandkids one summer, we paused for the night dead in the center of Missouri. The next morning as I headed...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 6, 20182 min read
Eye Candy
Last spring I drove by the house where we lived 20 years ago. Four or five years before we moved, I planted a mixture of daffodils in a...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 29, 20181 min read
Stump the Chump
A college-era friend of mine now lives in northwestern South Carolina. Knowing of my interest in gardening, she sends me images of...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 22, 20183 min read
Looking Back
Two years ago I purchased a pitifully punky plant (below, right) to illustrate an article I wrote in this space about Christmas cacti. It...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 15, 20182 min read
God Bless You!
One can debate whether goldenrod is a weed or a wildflower, but it does not cause seasonal allergies. Its pollen is too heavy and sticky...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 8, 20182 min read
What Won’t Grow Under that Walnut Tree
Those of you who live with black walnut trees know that the delicious nutmeat is a hard-won prize. You may not realize that the tree...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 1, 20183 min read
Time for a Tune-up?
As this holiday weekend closes out the summer, it is a great time to begin planning for next year. Take a critical look around the...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 25, 20182 min read
Bartlett On Gardening: An Ounce of Prevention
Editor's Note: The Planet is rerunning this inaugural column as an anniversary tribute to its esteemed and honored garden columnist, Ann...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 18, 20182 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: A Garden for the Senses
The garden of the imagination is always a visual feast. There are as many visions of this Eden as there are gardeners. Volumes have been...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 11, 20182 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: What Color Are Susan’s Eyes?
Rudbeckia is a family of flowers native to the eastern United States. Some of the cousins have been domesticated for use in the garden....
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Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 4, 20182 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: Who Lives in the Cabbage Patch?
The cabbage family has been a dietary staple almost since folks figured out farming. It is likely that arugula was the first family...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 28, 20182 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: Child's Play
When I was living in Nebraska, we master gardener volunteers maintained a demonstration garden. It was composed of four triangular...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 21, 20182 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: Bountiful Bouquets--The Cutting Garden
The concept of having a cutting garden is rather quaint. In the past, it was a separate area which, like the vegetable garden, was more...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 14, 20182 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: Kissing Cousins
Tomatoes must be the most popular crop in the country among home gardeners. We grow them in pots and plots. We eat them in salads and...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 7, 20183 min read
Bartlett on Gardening: Soil: It’s not [Just] Dirt
A chart from the U.S. Department of Agriculture website. About 15 years ago I read an article about a unique research study conducted in...
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