| "The Breath of the Garden" - Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:33:00 +0000 |
| Roses - the quintessential scented flowerWhy?Why do I read these old gardening books like "All in a Garden Fair" by Alice T. A. Quackenbush and "The Garden that I Love" by Alfred Austin?Why?Because I can not easily find in newer books the passion for plants and gardening that these authors of another time express through their writing. No one seems to write about gardening the way |
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| Pixies in Tulips - Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:19:00 +0000 |
| I'm not sure how it happened. I was searching for information about gardening books and came across a reference to a book by Mrs. Alice T. A. Quackenbush.In the book's introduction, Helen Morgantheu Fox writes, "Mrs. Quackenbush has not taken the conventional attitude of dwelling upon the color scheme and cultivation of a garden. Her deep love and interest in flowers has led her to find out |
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| I survived January - Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:25:00 +0000 |
| January. Where for wert thou, January?Where were your blowing winds and frigidly cold temperatures?Where was your snow, your ice, your sleet?What was that all about, January? Sunny days, moderate temperatures, even thunderstorms?January. You hardly made us suffer. You made us nervous with your mild and meek ways.Now we fear, you, February.We fear February because we are conditioned |
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