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The revenge of the redbud tree

Redbud trees (cercis canadensis) are lovely additions to any yard. In the springtime they will be covered with pinky-purple flowers for several weeks. Around here, they are harbingers that winter is almost over.  These flowers produce seed pods and these seed pods are spread, generously it would appear in our yard, by the wind and […]

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So, where's my sweet potato?

There’s a mystery in my garden beyond why some plants stubbornly cling to life in spite of me and others just give up the instant their roots touch the soil. I’ve lost a sweet potato. A real one. Seeking a way to increase the diet of the humans in the household, I courageously bought two […]

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The Law of Unintended Consequences strikes my garden

Because I find it easier to post photos on my Facebook page than on my blog, photos of this Unintended Consequence will be at kaylaytonsiskauthor on Facebook. I always wanted a real vegetable garden, not something in a large flower pot. When we moved here many years ago, I got my wish. A portion of […]

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