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Robin Ford Wallace
Feb 3, 20183 min read
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...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 27, 20183 min read
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...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 20, 20183 min read
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...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 13, 20183 min read
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...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Jan 6, 20183 min read
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...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 23, 20172 min read
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...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 16, 20172 min read
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...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 9, 20172 min read
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...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Dec 2, 20172 min read
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...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 25, 20172 min read
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...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 18, 20173 min read
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...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 11, 20173 min read
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...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Nov 4, 20173 min read
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...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 28, 20172 min read
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....
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Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 21, 20173 min read
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...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 14, 20172 min read
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...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Oct 7, 20173 min read
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...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 30, 20173 min read
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...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 23, 20172 min read
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...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 16, 20172 min read
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...
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