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Country House gardening weekend gardners adapt

#1 Rail Paul

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Posted 04 April 2008 - 10:51 PM

The NYT has an article this weekend about the ways city residents deal with lack of moisture, surfeit of rabbits, and other perils in their country gardens.

From Ojai to Arizona to Columbia County, gardeners adapt to the local climate and fauna.

NY Times

My only complaint was that if they need to charge me $30 because they're robbing the duck to pay the boar they might as well give me a more substantial portion of flour, water, and bits of meat.

Orik, on the pasta price at Hearth in NYC

#2 wingding

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Posted 08 April 2008 - 09:16 PM

I've learned some of the same lessons;plant herbs,lots of hardy perennials-plants that favor beautiful foliage rather than trying for lots of flowers.I like plants like hyssop,just because they attract bumblebees.And I rush out to the garden first thing early in the am,love working among the birdsongs and glowing of the eastern light...

G*d is in the details...