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First Groundhog of the Season

My theory that the early gardener gets the groundhog has paid off — look what was in the live trap this morning! Hello Mr. Groundhog! This healthy specimen was released where he won’t bother anyone. Groundhog Problems For the past couple years there has been somewhat of a groundhog problem at Meadowwood (Meadowwood is the [...]

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EcoSimpleFundraising Offers Green School Fund Raising

My good friend Pam at PurrfectPlay has teamed up with three other green-friendly businesses to offer a school fund raising option called EcoSimpleFundraising. They offer environmentally-friendly sustainable products you will love integrating into your everyday life. If you are looking for a unique fund raising option please visit EcoSimpleFundraising today!

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The Entertainment Value of Running a Red Light

About a week ago I ran a red light downtown while picking up my brother. This wasn’t a case of it being a close call or anything like that – I sailed through a light that had probably been solid red for a minute! I had no idea it happened until my brother shrieked, “RED [...]

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A Brief Editorial Note

Just a quick heads-up: over time you should notice a slight shift in the topics I write about here at Meadowwood Garden. I’ll still be writing about gardening, both how-to and how-not-to! I will continue to share recipes and stories about Zoe and the rest of my crazy life in the country. That part isn’t [...]

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Nature is Everywhere

Yesterday I came across a post by Susan Harris at Garden Rant titled You don’t have to hike into the wilderness to experience nature. Just garden. She writes about a column in yesterday’s New York Times titled How to Lick a Slug. In it the columnist laments about how nature is not as much a [...]

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End of July Garden Updates

Two months into the growing season and there is a lot going on at MWG. The freaky weather that had caused everything to grow slow is long gone and the garden is booming at the moment! Tomatoes are just starting to come on in force. Tons of green ones and a handful of ripe ones [...]

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You Always Remember your First…

Tomato of the season! Yeppers — yesterday I finally picked the first delicious, amazingly scrumptious tomato of this growing season! Huzzah! That poor tomato didn’t stand a chance, within seconds of picking it I had tomato juice and seeds dribbling down my chin as I savored every amazing bite. To me home gardening is defined [...]

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Attack of the Yellow Squash

Look at the surprise that was waiting for me under the yellow squash plant today. One yellow squash plant! Two days ago all I noticed was a couple baby ones. Either I’m not that observant or these things are mutating fast! Squash and zucchini can be picked at any size. For best taste it is [...]

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