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My Life in Gardens: Little BITs, Art and Science at PS3

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My Life in Gardens. Gardening . living well artfully . looking backwards forwards . creating . learning . dreaming . growing. Aug 9, 2011. Little BITs, Art and Science at PS3. Thirty feet of beauty, come and see. Each organ is a cutie, just like me. No wonder we are snooty. Thirty feet of beauty. 8221; I asked. "Botanists In Training “ he replied, and indeed they were. How quickly they understood that. Referred to leaves,. To fruit. They got that. Or cordata referred to the heart as in. A few days later ...

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My Life in Gardens: Snow Birds

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My Life in Gardens. Gardening . living well artfully . looking backwards forwards . creating . learning . dreaming . growing. Jan 2, 2014. Two mourning doves ( Zenaida macroura. Discovered my window boxes last summer. I encouraged them with old cat food cans filled with birdseed and they became regular visitors. Last winter I was surprised and thrilled to discover that a pair of juncos had taken up residence in my window boxes. The dark-eyed juncos ( Junco hyemalis. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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My Life in Gardens: Passion, Fire and Ice

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My Life in Gardens. Gardening . living well artfully . looking backwards forwards . creating . learning . dreaming . growing. Feb 14, 2015. Passion, Fire and Ice. Valentine's Day at NYBG. Artificial floor lights set this flowering aloe aglow. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Any Way You Can. GRAHAM COURT: A Gem In Harlem. PLANT PROFILE: Physocarpus opulifolius.

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My Life in Gardens: Bright Beginnings

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My Life in Gardens. Gardening . living well artfully . looking backwards forwards . creating . learning . dreaming . growing. Dec 31, 2014. Thank you for reading my blog posts this past year. I really appreciate your comments and feedback on and offline. Wishing you a prosperous, healthy and productive new year filled with love and happiness. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Any Way You Can. GRAHAM COURT: A Gem In Harlem. PLANT PROFILE: Physocarpus opulifolius.

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My Life in Gardens: GRAHAM COURT: A Gem In Harlem

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My Life in Gardens. Gardening . living well artfully . looking backwards forwards . creating . learning . dreaming . growing. May 7, 2012. GRAHAM COURT: A Gem In Harlem. Are you kidding me? What other places like this exist in Harlem that I am unaware of? Photo Courtesy of Architectural Record, 1901. I was brought in to help manage the overgrown shrubs. There was no budget for regular garden maintenance and volunteers had in the past done whatever and whenever they could or saw fit. Any Way You Can.

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My Life in Gardens: Oh My Love, My Darling: Teak

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My Life in Gardens. Gardening . living well artfully . looking backwards forwards . creating . learning . dreaming . growing. Feb 14, 2014. Oh My Love, My Darling: Teak. Teak (Tectona grandis) is a fast growing hardwood tree, the trunk of which can grow to seventy feet in just ten years. In 1988 when I left Trinidad to study art in Kingston, I found myself constantly drawing leaves. I made paintings of an aging Eudora Welty. It is you I adore. I can count the whys:. Growing more handsome as time goes by.

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My Life in Gardens: PLANT PROFILE: Dogbane

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My Life in Gardens. Gardening . living well artfully . looking backwards forwards . creating . learning . dreaming . growing. Jul 3, 2014. It is a North American native perennial called Apocynum cannabinum. Common names are Indian Hemp, Dogbane or Hemp dogbane and though it is related to the common milkweed, it is not a milkweed. Bummer! Monarch butterflies feed exclusively on milkweeds and while some butterflies may sip the nectar of dogbane flowers, the monarch larvae do not flourish on dogbane leaves.

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My Life in Gardens: Robert L. Clinkscales Playground and Community Garden Opens

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My Life in Gardens. Gardening . living well artfully . looking backwards forwards . creating . learning . dreaming . growing. Oct 5, 2014. Robert L. Clinkscales Playground and Community Garden Opens. Senator Bill Perkins, son and wife of the late Robert Clinkscales and Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver. Former Council Member Robert Jackson, NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver and Assembly Member Herman D. Farrell. Testing one of the water features in the playground area. View my complete profile.

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My Life in Gardens: Gumbo and Sass

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My Life in Gardens. Gardening . living well artfully . looking backwards forwards . creating . learning . dreaming . growing. May 28, 2015. Shrimp, cod filets, smoked Andouille sausage. Ochro (or okra), bell peppers, celery, onions, garlic. Parsley, dried thyme, green onions. Chicken broth, water. Bay leaves (which I forgot to put in). Cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper. Canned crushed tomatoes (although not necessary). Oil and flour for the roux. All of the above were easy to find in my Harlem neighb...

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My Life in Gardens: Days Like Grass, Art and Gardens

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My Life in Gardens. Gardening . living well artfully . looking backwards forwards . creating . learning . dreaming . growing. Nov 19, 2014. Days Like Grass, Art and Gardens. As for man,. Of the field,. It, and it is gone;. Proverbs 103: 15, 16. I grew up in the Church. My sister (Stephanie) and I sang gospel duets and solos by Skeeta Davis. Currents, 2003. 48"x 36", Mixed Medium on Paper. Days Like Grass, 2001. 80"x 32". Oil on Canvas. Field, 2001. 32" x 30", Mixed Medium on Board. When conditions are id...