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aahenderson pipes: December 2008

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Saturday, December 20, 2008. Something for the ladies. I was looking at a block of briar today, and found a huge crack ran through the top and out the side. It was just a bit too big of a flaw to be able to make a small pipe. I didn't want to toss the thing. I ended up hacking the bad chunk off with a clumsy hand-saw. I had a cigarette holder. Tuesday, December 16, 2008. A new pipe and a great buy. It has been a good last couple of days. A couple pipe sales. A couple of pipes made. This is th...I got a p...

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Gardening is Easy: Delightful Cottage Gardens

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Wednesday, February 17, 2010. Cottage gardens embrace charm and character, but they rely on the same basic principles as any other style of garden. Start by creating a basic shape of hard landscaping, then add ‘core’ trees, shrubs and perennials that give the garden its personality. Leave the fine detail until last. Cottage gardens conjure up small gardens full to the brim of plants, so much so that the plants dominate the garden — and why not? Drop by, you’ll enjoy the visit. Gardening really is fun (ev...

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Gardening is Easy: Seductive Jasmine

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Monday, March 15, 2010. Plant Jasmine and experience the delight of a very fragrant spring and summer garden. I couldn’t imagine my garden without the evening scent of Jasmine. The name Jasmine is derived from the Persian. Which means ‘a gift from God' — so named because of the intense fragrance of the blooms of Persian or common jasmine. There are over 300. Around the world, because of its unique fragrance. Unlike most genera in the. Flowering in Jasmines takes place in summer. The new Jasmine profile p...

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Gardening is Easy: Easy-to-grow Veronica

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Monday, September 20, 2010. I’ve mentioned before that my father loved blue flowers, that’s why he always had Veronica growing somewhere in his garden. I love using this very versatile plant along my garden paths and in the seating areas, where butterflies can collect on this long-blooming flower. Although low-growing varieties are available, the most common veronicas form attractive 30cm to 90cm tall mounds. Narrow spikes of tiny flowers adorn the plant in midsummer and are superb in bouquets. I love th...

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Gardening is Easy: September 2009

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Monday, September 28, 2009. Clivia — a garden delight. My Clivia garden is currently providing a colourful spectacle. Clivia. Is a wonderful flowering plant. Elegant and imposing, it’s easier to grow than an orchid and more unusual than. A Clivia plant will produce dense clusters of lily-like flowers. Equally important, the strap-like, dark evergreen leaves are virtually blemish free, making Clivia an attractive foliage plant, even when not in bloom. Which is now cultivated all around the world. Little i...

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Gardening is Easy: August 2009

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Friday, August 7, 2009. In his new book, author Mark Griffiths traces the history of the sacred plant Nelumbo nucifera. The edible, incredible lotus flower. Across Japan in the next few weeks, in lakes and tubs, ponds and paddyfields, the massive buds of the lotus flower will open in the dawn. From Ueno Park in downtown Tokyo to the remotest rural fastness, lotus-viewing festivals will take place, turning a flower show into a mass spectator sport during what is known as the Time of the Lotus. The plants ...

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Gardening is Easy: September 2010

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Monday, September 20, 2010. I’ve mentioned before that my father loved blue flowers, that’s why he always had Veronica growing somewhere in his garden. I love using this very versatile plant along my garden paths and in the seating areas, where butterflies can collect on this long-blooming flower. Although low-growing varieties are available, the most common veronicas form attractive 30cm to 90cm tall mounds. Narrow spikes of tiny flowers adorn the plant in midsummer and are superb in bouquets. As a chil...

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Gardening is Easy: Lovely, easy, Larkspur

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Monday, March 15, 2010. Lovely, easy, Larkspur. One of my Twitter friends mentioned that her grandfather had grown Larkspur in the garden every summer. That reminded me of the larkspur my father always grew near the kitchen door of the house, so that he could see the rich colour (he loved blue flowers) every time he exited the door. The Larkspur is an easy and delightful plant for many landscapers and gardeners, adding old-fashioned charm to any bed or border. April 6, 2010 at 9:41 PM. Subscribe to: Post...

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Gardening is Easy: January 2010

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Sunday, January 31, 2010. Strelitzia — the Bird of Paradise or Crane Flower. Although my personal tastes in gardening lean towards cottage gardens, here on the Highveld (South Africa’s central plateau that is mainly a grassland biome), indigenous South African plants are my preference — because they tolerate the rugged environment, are more drought and frost tolerant, appeal to local birds and butterflies and lend themselves to appropriate landscaping for this environment. The fascinating blooms of.