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Patrice Peltier

Columnist, "Garden Blitz"

Garden Blitz

Earlier this spring I was dismayed to find so much turfgrass in my garden. I…

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I have attention deficit disorder, the garden variety. Perhaps you suffer from this, too?  I…

Garden Blitz

By Patrice Peltier My husband, Saint Paul, often bemoans the sorry state of the lawn…

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Whaaaaat? Why are lilacs blooming in October? Have you noticed lilacs blooming again this fall?…

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In 2019, I wrote about three Japanese maples I planted the fall before the polar…

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Back in the day, I worked at a perennial nursery. I thought they were pretty…

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If you regularly keep notes about your garden as it grows, you’ll harvest a bounty…

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I’ve just spread 4 cubic yards of shredded hardwood mulch. The garden looks much better.…

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Last month I wrote about my difficulties determining which young sprouts were plants I wanted…

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This early in the gardening season, even the oft-dreaded chore of weeding can be appealing…