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LIFE'S A GARDEN
Musings About Family, Travel And Gardening With Allen Martinson.
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Jul 26, 20248 min read
Raining Cats and Dogs
I realize when I write these articles about our gardens that for a large percentage of gardeners pets are an integral part of our lives...
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Jul 16, 20249 min read
Bitter Lemonade to Fine Wine
Back in 1991 I returned to Mississippi after a 3 year stint in the Caribbean. I was a peace corps volunteer on the island of Grenada....
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Jul 12, 20249 min read
Frequent Flower Miles
MIMI AND I were members Of GCA. Garden Centers Of America is a group of independent Garden center owners that meet monthly to discuss...
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Jul 6, 20245 min read
Keep it Interesting
June is gone fair and square. It did get hot but our area generally got some nice showers and some cloud cover to make it bearable. In my...
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Jun 28, 20246 min read
Everything You Do and Everything You Say
I usually come up with my best ideas or problem solving before I get out of bed in the mornings around 4:30 am. Â Mimi and I have stuff to...
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Jun 21, 20245 min read
Cobbler Time!
One of my favorite times of the summer months is upon us. Blackberries are finally ready. I’m having luck finding them in the wild and...
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Jun 16, 20245 min read
Scarlet Begonias
During the last few days of May I mentioned to Mimi that I would love to see the Grateful Dead play in the sphere in Las Vegas. Mimi...
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Jun 7, 20246 min read
Never Ending Gobstopper
We get invited to our friends in Flora’s home about this time every year. They have one of the most beautiful house site that I know of....
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May 31, 20246 min read
Stink Eye
It is beginning to feel like June. May held off those 90’s as well as anyone could wish for. The rains came mostly at night so we had...
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May 15, 20245 min read
A Little Late to the Dance
Finally! I’m a little late to the dance, but I finally got the front highway bed planted with the colorful flower show that will...
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May 15, 20246 min read
Flip Flop
It’s becoming pretty clear that travel and vacations are not going to be easy to plan for and probably just won't be the same as they...
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May 10, 20244 min read
Might as Well
IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE we have made it to May already. April was a blurry memory with lots of nice rain. We are starting this year off with...
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