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Archive for January 2015

January Gardeners Have Green Hope

Posted on January 28, 2015, 1:34 pm, by Alison Hoffman, under Barrington IL gardening, Uncategorized.

Don’t despair January gardeners! Walking around the garden in the expanding hours of sunshine with snow melting I think of this time as Green Hope. There are a few things we expect to be green in the winter. This year they are green, in good form and and looking fine. The boxwoods are green and […]

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Forcing Forsythia Branches

Posted on January 21, 2015, 9:03 pm, by Alison Hoffman, under Barrington IL gardening, Forcing branches, Forsythia, Winter.

After the holidays I enjoy the bare, clean look of the house for about two weeks.  After all the dust-catching clutter of ornaments, trinkets and greens, it’s a relief to see some clear space.  But then the house starts to feel empty (of plant life, we have almost too many dogs) around here. Houseplants* are […]

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