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Nibble Nibble
Found this little guy munching on my parsley today. It’s going to turn into an eastern black swallowtail butterfly soon. Here’s a video I took of one that came on our CSA fennel a few years back. Black...
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End of Summer
I hope everyone is enjoying the last days of summer. Life has been super-busy here. I am finishing up my certificate of horticulture at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in a couple of weeks. Maybe I’ll...
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Fall on the High Line
Come and take a peek at the stunning Fall foliage happening on New York’s High Line. It’s worth the trip. The plant above is Amsonia hubrichtii or blue star. It is a perennial plant that is bush-sized...
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Oakleaf Hydrangea
Here is a lovely native plant that deserves a place in any garden with a little space. The fall color is striking, the bark looks like cinnamon sticks and the shrub produces clouds of white flowers....
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Painted Bunting
This little fellow got sidetracked from his migration and ended up in Prospect Park in the native flora area. I finally got a chance to go see him today and he was as spectacular as anticipated....
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Small Gifts
Many people do not know that chickens lay eggs according to the number of daylight hours. The shorter the days, the fewer the eggs, until they stop altogether and rest during the Winter. This is a time...
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Winter Twilight Mitts
I made these fingerless mitts for my daughter Lindsay. She very patiently waited in 2014 while Christmas passed, and then her birthday in January. Last year held very little knitting for me as I...
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Turning 12
Today amidst the blizzard-mania, we are celebrating Lindsay’s 12th birthday. I just finished knitting this infinity scarf for her and will be making a new hat for her as well. Every year I make a...
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Birthday Blizzard
As you know NYC got a little snow this weekend. Lindsay’s birthday party was scheduled for Saturday afternoon. We were going to take the girls into Chinatown and have soup dumplings and bubble tea and...
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Seed Heads
I’ve had these seed heads on my desk since the summer. I collected them while working in various gardens. The first seed is Clematis pitcheri, commonly called purple clematis, purple leatherflower, or...
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New Adventure
Hi all, It’s been a bit quiet here because I’ve been working on a new project. I’m launching my own landscape design company called Bluestar Gardens. Take a peek at my website. I also have a blog on...
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