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Refuse, Freebies, and Small-Sizing: Career Transitions in Gardening Terms
Ready to have some fun cross-pollinating two things I hold dear? Gardening and content marketing! Yes, I’m finally “going there” because the more I garden – and use the garden as my place to contemplate my career – the more… Continue reading
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Gardening Season Brings a Proliferation of (Too Much!) Growth
It’s the first weekend in May, and in Illinois, that means we’re still waiting for Mother’s Day weekend to start planting seedlings. It also means starting to do some major yard and garden clean-up. We’ve got to get the gardens… Continue reading
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New Plant Growth Underfoot
Early April in Illinois = gardens are starting to wake up. The weather is inconsistent, generally dreary and cool. One warmish day is flanked by two cool ones. The trees and shrubs, with a few exceptions, have tiny leaves and… Continue reading
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Spring Blooms and Garden Adventures
It’s Saturday, March 29. I’ve opened my eyes to the early bloomers and their emerging insect and animal friends. While I’ve been watching new plant growth push through the soil (still under fall leaf debris) for a couple of weeks… Continue reading
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