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Soft blue hydrangea blooms in a garden
Soft blue hydrangea blooms in a garden

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Make Plans for 2023 Penny McHenry Hydrangea Festival & Garden Tour

It's time again for the hydrangea festival! A sure sign of spring ~ my garden tour calendar is filling up! One of my favorites is in my home county and features breathtakingly gorgeous
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Pink and blue hydrangeas in a terra cotta pot in a garden

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Penny McHenry Hydrangea Festival Garden Tour 2021

The 13th annual Penny McHenry Hydrangea Festival Garden Tour took place the first weekend in June 2021. These are my
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Summer flowers in the gardens at Wave Hill

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A Visit to Wave Hill Garden

In June 2022, I visited one of my dream gardens, Wave Hill, in the Bronx., New York. I first fell in love with Wave Hill
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Shrubs and perennials in a late summer garden

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Favorite Virtual Garden Backgrounds

I'm fortunate to work from home. HR types call this "location independent." While my remote status is a result of the
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Hydrangeas in a garden

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Penny McHenry Hydrangea Festival Garden Tour 2022

The 14th Annual Penny McHenry Hydrangea Festival Garden Tour took place the first Saturday in June, 2022, in
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Pink lily in garden in Matlacha, Florida

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A Visit to Matlacha, Florida

In July 2022, I spent a day in the charming fishing village called Matlacha, Florida. My friends and I shopped in the
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Hydrangea shrubs in a garden |

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Fall is the Best Time to Plant Shrubs

Think ahead to next spring and plant shrubs this fall. Autumn's warm days and cool nights give shrubs (and trees)
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Orange pansies in a fall flower planter

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Grow Flowers and Vegetables in Your Fall Garden

Fall is the best time to plant anything, or at least, most things. Autumn's cool nights and warm days give a fall garden
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Joe Lamp'l in the vegetable garden | Photo provided by Joe Lamp'l

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A Visit with Joe Lamp’l in the Garden

For someone who loves gardening, I can’t imagine a better place to squish bugs than in Joe Lamp’l’s pristine vegetable
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Snapdragons in a garden | Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books

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Cobb County Master Gardeners Spring Garden Tour 2022

On a cool Saturday morning in mid-May, I got up early, got dressed and put on my new green tennis shoes that the
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