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Bartlett on Gardening: Six More Weeks of Winter--Time to Start Seedlings!
Regardless of what a certain rodent saw or didn’t see yesterday, we are six weeks away from the first day of spring. Though Jack Frost...
Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 3, 20183 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Calling All Crafters
During these short, cold winter days, you may be wishing that you could while away the hours creating botanical wreaths, making...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 27, 20183 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: The Last Rose Roundup
Apricot Drift not only blooms well and is disease resistant, it doesn't have to be deadheaded. The biggest surprise of the very wet 2017...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 20, 20183 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: The Expanding Universe of No-Spray Roses
(Photo: Carmella Fairytale) For decades, rose hybridizers were unconcerned with disease resistance. They assumed that everyone growing...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 13, 20183 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Roses in the Rearview Mirror
The Fairy, An Earth Kind rose, held up tolerably last summer. This past year was just great for judging which roses are truly disease...
Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 6, 20183 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: O Christmas Tree
Evergreen trees have a very ancient association with the winter solstice. The Celtic builders of Carnac and Stonehenge considered the...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 23, 20172 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Deck the Halls
Why do we hang up holly and mistletoe? In northern latitudes, the first day of winter is much shorter than it is here. For ancient...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 16, 20172 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Gifts for Gardeners
Once again ‘tis the season of gift giving. It may seem that the gardeners on your list have everything needed to get the job done, but do...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 9, 20172 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Dew of the Sea
Legend has it that the Virgin Mary rested under a bush during her flight to Egypt with the infant Jesus. When she laid her cloak on the...
Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 2, 20172 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: A Is for Artichoke
Having mentioned the flavor of artichokes in two previous articles, I thought this would be a good time to discuss one of my family’s...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 25, 20172 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Mulling It Over--The Spices of Your Life
At this time of year, our taste in desserts moves from the bright flavors of summer fruits (think peaches and cherries) to the warming...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 18, 20173 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Bouquet Garni
It is that time of the year when many of us are thinking about preparing a feast for extended family or worrying over what to bring to a...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 11, 20173 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Keen for Quinoa?
Ancient grains are all the rage. One has to wonder why. What have they got that agri-science cannot improve upon? Quinoa (pronounced...
Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 4, 20173 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Lovely but Lethal
Mystery fan that I am, I’ve long been aware that some ornamental plants are toxic. They are often used as murder weapons in whodunits....
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 28, 20172 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: It’s All About Roots
llustrations from the Tennessee Master Gardener Volunteer Handbook. Fall is a great time to plant trees and shrubs. The plants put their...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 21, 20173 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Loam Sweet Loam
If, like my friend June, you had to borrow a backhoe to prepare a garden spot last spring, you know improving your soil is not always...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 14, 20172 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Lavender on Lookout
Specially built raised rows keep plants at Lookout Lavender Farm boosted over our soggy Southern clay, while soil amendments keep roots...
Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 7, 20173 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Sunchokes
Growing across the continent from North Dakota and Texas to the Atlantic shore, “sun roots,” as the Native Americans called them, were an...
Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 30, 20173 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Colorama
My husband and I first visited this part of the world in the month of October. We were captivated by the brilliant fall foliage. We...
Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 23, 20172 min read
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Bartlett on Gardening: Sod Busters
Historic photo of a Midwestern sod house, or "soddy." At this time of the year some gardeners feel like throwing in the trowel while...
Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 16, 20172 min read
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