Tag Archives: Mulch

The Magic of Sheet Mulch

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Laura

If you could do something now to save yourself a lot of garden toil in the spring, would you be interested?  I know; it’s getting cold out and the holidays are approaching.  Who wants to think about preparing a garden … Continue reading →

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Arachnid Innocence Project aka Justice for Spiders

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Laura

Last night I ran across a photograph I took at Duke Gardens a few years ago of a light green spider on a Polianthes tuberosa flower.  I’d seen them before on occasion, but didn’t know the name, so off to … Continue reading →

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