Sandra on July 28th, 2009

Here’s the secret of pruning your climbing roses.You’ll probably notice how most of the roses are gathered at the top of the climber while the rest of the bush consists of canes and leaves with very few flowers.

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Sandra on July 22nd, 2009

Of course we have lost touch with nature! The very fact that we need to ask such a question shows that there is a problem.

Because most of us live in cities we have lost touch with the earth and everything connected with it. We have lost the old sense of well-being that people used to derive from the rural way of life that was somehow sustaining and reassuring.

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Sandra on July 21st, 2009

For Nature was improved upon;
and altered till the wilds were gone

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Sandra on July 16th, 2009

If you pick spinach carefully, the plants can go on growing the whole season and provide you with their nutritious green leaves for months to come.

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Sandra on July 14th, 2009

If you want to pick a bunch of fragrant roses for the vase it would be best if you picked them when they are almost fully open.

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Sandra on July 13th, 2009

Here is my choice for the top ten most fragrant roses – in no particular order. They all have a wonderful fragrance and add something special to my rose garden.

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