Category Archives: Nature

Movin’ & Shakin’: Hints for Expanding Your Garden

With autumn slipping into our consciousness, we gardeners sometimes examine our gardens for ways to make things even lovelier next season. Let me suggest three useful activities—moving shrubs and plants for optimum beauty, and two simple methods for creating new … Continue reading

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Closing the Buffet: Deer Resistant Planting

Expand It’s estimated that there are approximately 200,000 to 250,000 white tail deer in Maryland according to the Department of Natural Resources; that’s approximately 20 deer per acre. (No, that doesn’t mean there are 20 deer lurking in your garden. … Continue reading

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5 Poems on The Nature of Our Times website

It seems I’m being showered with lovely Holiday surprises. 5 of my poems have been accepted for inclusion on the website of THE NATURE OF OUR TIMES, in the company of such renowned poets as Jane Hirshfield and Terri Glass. … Continue reading

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Moonbeam Gardens:

Seeing Our Gardens in a Different Light by Janice F. Booth  Jul. 05, 2024 Expand We’re all a bit overheated now that summer has settled in. We wilt when we spend much time outside during the day, and our gardens are … Continue reading

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Invasive Plants Are Coming! Prepare!

by Janice F. Booth  Jun. 04, 2024 Okay, I know we don’t need more stress right now. Our gardens are our stress-relievers, our source of peace in a world of struggles. I hate to interject a “call to arms,” but attention must … Continue reading

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