Tag: gardening
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Winter Flowers
“Is it summer now?” my son asks. “It’s 2 degrees outside,” I say. “It’s still winter. It won’t be summer for a long time.” “But the snow’s melted,” he insists. He’s looking out the window of our minivan at the patchwork of snow and grass on our neighbors’ yards. His four-year-old brain is always working,…
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Tomato Plants and Other Miracles
A few months ago, Walter and I planted tomato seeds. We started them in a seed starter tray, sprinkling and pressing the tiny black specks into the fresh cups of garden soil. Little green sprouts peeked out of the dirt, then grew leaves. They grew taller and stronger until finally I selected the best two…
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Thorns and Weeds
It was the 4th of July and already hot by 10:30 in the morning, and my dad was outside my house digging weeds out of the front flower bed. My toddler was out there too, “helping” Grandpa. For almost four years I’d wanted to deal with the thistles and other junk growing between the shrubs…
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