Creativity

March 28, 2012

I often hear people say “I am not creative”, but I think we all have a spark of creativity somewhere inside of us. We just have to keep trying to ignite the fire. I was “never creative” until about the time  my kids became much more independent.  My brain was able to focus on something [...]

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Augusta in Bloom

March 26, 2012

I have lived here most of my life, and there is always something  magical about our city before, during and after Masters Week. This year is no different. The city crews are out puffing up the medians, cleaning up trash and the area around the Club has been transformed. The azaleas, dogwoods, and cherries are [...]

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Easy to Grow Flower Seeds

March 25, 2012

Spring fever has finally hit me. It’s time to get those seed packets ready, check out your soil and get busy. My philosophy of “Garden on Purpose” means that what we put in the ground is either FOOD or FLOWERS.  I know many of you enjoy having flowers in the house during the summer and [...]

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Sweet 16

March 24, 2012

Wow. What a great week. Marianna, our oldest, turned 16 last Sunday, and today was the finale Sweet 16 Luncheon. She picked the guests, and I did the flowers.  I always check to see what is growing in the yard (or someone else’s) and make the plans from there. So the daffodils and dogwood worked [...]

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Daffodils

March 23, 2012

Tomorrow concludes my daughter’s Sweet Sixteen birthday week.  We will end with a luncheon on the porch with a few of her best friends and a couple of mine.  The whole idea was more for me, but she has become excited about it, even ordered a new sundress-completely outside of her daily bohemian school wear! [...]

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Cassia Tree

March 21, 2012

Many of the shrubs in our yard are from our wonderful neighbors. Jim, a camellia expert, has several hundred specimens in his yard. He propagates them to share with others, including me. Another neighbor, Arlene, often rolls her dolly to my house leaving a pot of bulbs or, like today, a Cassia Tree. This is [...]

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Vote!

March 16, 2012

Who cares about the Presidential Republican candidates!?  I’d like to find out what YOU are growing in your garden this season. There is a poll in the right corner of the www.mlchgarden.com website that gives you the choice of  veggies, flowers, herbs or fruit. You can select all if you’d like! This poll will be [...]

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Pat Lanza in Augusta!

March 14, 2012

Award winning author of Lasagna Gardening will speak at the Augusta Council of Garden Clubs’  21st Annual Spring Luncheon next Thursday, March 22nd. One does not have to be a member of a garden club to attend. Coffee and silent auction begins at 9:30am, the meeting begins promptly at 10am. Pat Lanza will speak about [...]

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Coming Up Roses

March 13, 2012

March is the perfect time to get your roses ready for spring and summer blooms. It is also time to order rose plants for early April planting. Jane Burkhalter, local rosarian, recommends ordering “own stock” roses from Roses Unlimited in Laurens, South Carolina. Jane will share spring time tips for growing roses in the March/April [...]

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