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Springing Forward

Am I throwing in the trowel after last year's drought? No way. Here's why I'm not giving up, and how I'm gardening smarter this year.

by Mark G. Stith

Spring forward? No, I'm not talking about the time change that we all had to endure recently. I'm not sure how I feel about suddenly losing an hour of my life. I know the government says we'll get it back in fall, but I would like my hour back with interest. Compounded. But I digress into worlds that I know not.

Instead, I'm talking about springing forward this Spring in a gardening sense. Taking steps to recover from the record-breaking drought that much of the South- and in particular my home state of Alabama -suffered last year and into 2008. Read More...

 

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Let The Fun Begin!

Virgil Adams

OK, so your plants are up and growing. Now, let the tender loving care-and the fun-begin!

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The Gift of Experience

Virgil Adams

"Everything we do in life may not relate to the garden, but everything we do in the garden relates to life."

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Springing Forward

Mark G. Stith

Spring forward? No, I'm not talking about the time change that we all had to endure recently.

 

 

 

In This Issue

Let the Fun Begin!
virgil adams: cultivating the soil in the Spring

Wanted: decent margarita
emily battle: make a magarita, an exceptional margarita

The Holiday Kitchen
emily battle: spend family time in your holiday kitchen.

Springing Forward
mark g. stith: reviving my garden

Most Popular Articles

New Year's Day: This year, I will eat more healthfully!
emily battle: new year's day:

One Life to Live, One Garden to Love
virgil adams: being a great gardener

Happy Holiday Plants (and more).
mark g. stith: how to care for holiday plants

Wanted: decent margarita
emily battle: make a magarita, an exceptional margarita