After holiday plants
To add some zip to your interior look at flowering plants.
Stories by Janet Carson
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WOW celebrates 10 years!
Women's Own Worth is a worthy cause!
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Master Gardeners turn 35!
And the program continues to grow!
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Some new favorite plants to try next year
Trialing new plants, sometimes gives you winners!
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IN THE GARDEN: Now is the time to prune rosebushes, to encourage new growth — and new blooms
I know everyone says we need to keep waiting to prune, but my roses came through the cold weather with no damage and there are now leaves everywhere on them. I…
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October is a busy, busy month, even when you are retired!
From celebrations, to talks, and book clubs, this week flew by.
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The Brandywine Valley
Another great garden tour is a wrap!
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'The Secret Life of Church Ladies'
A surprising read for most of us.
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A retirement celebration in Jonesboro
A great retirement celebration for a good friend.
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Mystery plants: Rattan vine, peppervine and lespedeza
Three more plants you don't want to have in your garden.
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It rained!
Finally, we had some relief in the weather, and some much needed rain.
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Mystery plants: Gaillardia and Cleome
Two heat-loving plants for your garden.
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Mystery plants: Hypericum, wild senna and boneset
Three native perennials great for pollinators.
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'The Gold Coast'
Not all books you read can be winners.
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Mystery plants: Butterfly flower, Coral Bean, and Bronze Fennel
Three heat loving summer plants.
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Mystery plants: Monardella, Alstroemeria and Monarda
Three plants to try in your sun garden.
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Mystery plants: Gold Comfrey, Tricolor Beech and Bunchberry
One out of three of these mysteries should grow in Arkansas.
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Airport travel--the new frontier
Air travel is not for the faint of heart!
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Maine 2022
What a wonderful adventure we had!
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Mystery plants: Purple Passion, Juliet Cleyera, and Roman Candle Podocarpus
Three new plants, with two stumpers this week.
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purple passion and cleyera and podocarpus
Three new plants, with two stumpers this week.
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Broken wrist and State MG Conference
A little bump in the road won't stop me.
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Is it summer already?
What happened to our mild, spring weather?
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Mystery plants: Coppertop, Aphrodite and wax leaf
Some old and some new varieties to try.
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Mystery plants: Cotoneaster, black locust and houttuynia
One to try, and two to avoid!
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Busy times, but fun times!
So much to do, and so little time!
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Memphis in May
While not the traditional Memphis in May, it was a quick overnight trip packed with fun.
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Hot Springs events
Life is getting back to normal, and it is good to see people out and about.
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'The Personal Librarian'
A great book with an eye-opening story.
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Mystery Plants: Spanish lavender and White Wings
One plant will be easy to find, another is obscure.
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It is spring, isn't it?
Our gardens look like spring, but the temperature needs to catch up.
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Mystery plants: Gerbera daisy, kerria and rhododendrons
Two shrubs and a perennial this week.
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Mystery plants: Epimedium, Mukdenia, and Summer Snowflake
Three new plants to try.
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March reading
Two good books and some really good discussion.
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Mystery plants: Penstemon, Jacob's Ladder and Edgeworthia
Three plants for color in the garden now.
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Spring is springing!
In spite of cool weather, plants are popping!
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Road Trip to Tennessee
A great start to traveling again!
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Mystery plants: Saucer Magnolia, Mahonia and Winter Honeysuckle
Three old-fashioned plants that are blooming now.
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'The Giver of Stars'
A good book and a great book club!
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Mystery plants: Flowering quince, winter jasmine and witch hazel
Three winter blooming shrubs to add to the landscape.
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February, good riddance
While we had a few pretty days in the month, we also had some awfully cold and dreary ones. I am ready to get off this roller coaster and maybe ride something …
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Mystery plants: Skimmia, Sweet Box and Sweet Olive
Three evergreen plants for the shade.
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'The Last Thing He Told Me'
A great book club discussion and book this week.
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Mystery plants: Anemone, Spring Starflower and Grape Hyacinth
Some more uncommon bulbs to try.
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A busy schedule
Time flew this week with a flurry of activities.
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Mystery plants: Stock, osteospermum and begonias
Three more cool season annuals to give you a boost of color in a month or so.
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Mystery plants: Calendula, nemesia and diascia
Perhaps a few new plants to try this spring.
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'The Vapors,' a book review
A well-researched book on the history of Hot Springs.
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The roller coaster continues
You really need to pay attention to the weather so you know what to wear!
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Mystery plants: Primrose, ranunculus and heath
While not available right now, keep looking and you should find them soon.
