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Rosa Rugosa & Sedum Cuttings

I added cuttings to my makeshift plant nursery today, specifically a white rugosa rose and autumn joy sedum. Autumn is a great time of year to take cuttings, allowing their root systems to develop over the winter in preparation for…

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Potting Up Volunteers

Plants that pop up in the garden from seemingly nowhere are referred to as volunteers. These may arise from seeds cast off by plants in the garden, from seeds consumed by animals that survive their digestive system, from squirrels burying…

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Recipe: Bolognese Sauce

This hearty meat sauce is a recipe that started as a simple bolognese recipe with store bought marinara sauce then evolved from various sources. I learned the idea of adding chili flakes for a bit of heat from a dear…

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Summer Rain Watercolor

Summer Rain Watercolor

I painted this scene the day after Nicholas, my cat of 17 years, passed away. I feel like it’s a fitting setting for the few overcast and occasionally drizzly days that came along with the event. Close-ups:

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Hydrangea Cuttings

In early May, I trimmed some of my oakleaf and bigleaf hydrangeas to shape them. I knew I’d be sacrificing blooms on the bigleaf hydrangeas, but I wanted them to fill out more and decided it was worth it. Then…

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