Trekking Towards the Himalaya
THE LAST TIME I wrote about my adventure in northern India I had gone as far north as I could get by bus. I acclimatized for eight days...
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LIFE'S A GARDEN
Musings About Family, Travel And Gardening With Allen Martinson.
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Nov 158 min read
Beyond the Norm
This is the time of year that the weather finally relaxes a bit. The days are shorter and cooler, the rain begins to fall and our plants...
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Nov 76 min read
Mountain Folk
The last time I wrote about my adventure in India I had acclimatize for 10 days in Kashmir, I was ready to head farther into the...
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Nov 16 min read
Jewels Of Kashmir
I was finishing my junior year at Mississippi State and my self-proclaimed deadline to save up enough money to go to India for three...
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Oct 253 min read
Showtime!
This weekend is one that Mimi and I have been prepping for 25 years. Our son max is marrying Madeline McPherson Saturday. These two have...
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Oct 117 min read
Squirrel Jerky
This past weekend Mimi and I left Garden Works mid morning to head to Fondren for the Bottle Tree festival. We weren’t sure we would be...
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Oct 48 min read
Plants, Pumpkins & Pinot Time
Finally October has shown up on the map. I dream all summer about the day that I can roll that calendar page over to my favorite month of...
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Sep 267 min read
The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree
I CAN REMEMBER when I was in the third grade and going to St. Richard’s catholic school my father came home with the news that we were...
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Sep 214 min read
Fondren, Most Bottle Trees in the Universe
By the time this article comes out we and most of the garden centers around town will have received our truckloads of pumpkins. Not only...
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Sep 136 min read
400 Pound Birdbath
September is upon us. We begin to think fall around this time of year. The normal things in fall are back to school, football, music...
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Sep 67 min read
Do the Rain Dance
Just like everyone says, if you want it to rain just wash your car. Last week I wrote an article about getting prepared for some dry...
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Aug 305 min read
Here We Go Again
Well, here we go again. At our house in Ridgeland we have not had a rain in 5 weeks including this week. I know that rain amounts vary...
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