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Planter of flowers in garden

Garden Travel

A Visit to the State Botanical Garden of Georgia

I visited the State Botanical Garden in Athens in early June, on a hellaciously hot day perfect for viewing the full sun
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Orchids in a pot | Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books

Garden Travel

Garden Trippers at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens

This is the year I get back to my favorite place: in a garden, any garden, anywhere. Early in the year, I gathered
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Women and orchids | Photo by Debbie Wolfe/A Cook and Her Books

Garden Writing

My Garden Trippers

I am grateful that I'm comfortable in my home. I expressed this sentiment many times in the early months of the
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Purple and yellow flowers in a hanging basket

Garden Travel

A Visit to the UGA Trial Gardens

In Athens, Georgia, champions conquer in many venues. Sanford Stadium at the heart of campus, is the home of the
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Red camellias in Oakland cemetery

Garden Travel

Historic Oakland Cemetery in Spring

I spent a few days in March and April soaking up history in the warming spring weather at Historic Oakland Cemetery in
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Air plants in a frame with a vase

Art Garden Travel

Flowers, Poetry and Light at Selby Garden

I am starved for gardens and art. Two years of the homebound life has meant experiencing these worlds through screens on
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