Chagrined, I am

POST 13/2026 GOSHEN INDIANA . . . Our potted plants wilted, seemingly dead. Will they come back? My fault. I overdid it with too much of a good thing. One morning the geraniums and gerbera daisies simply hung their heads, withered. The hanging fern turned some fronds brown. I hung my head, flabbergasted. Our summer …

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No mow May

Post 18/2024 Carbis Bay Cornwall UK. Greening. Blossoming. Sprouting. The natural world is bursting its bounds in spring. The scent of new-mown grass meets us on our walks. Some advocates, though, suggest that in May one should pause mowing. Give bees and butterflies and others a change to flourish. Give place to pollinators and nesting …

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