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A Garden Is A Place For Kids & Seeds To Bloom

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Sakata Seed Company's Alecia Troy

“The Seedkeepers Company aka Kerrie Rosenthal & Carol Niec and my daughter-in-law, a blessing to this family, are the reason I started growing lettuce and all sorts of edibles again.” ~ Susan Fox

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Rainbow Colors of Love

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Erik my beautiful boy with Downs Syndrome and 'Europeana' in the garden

“The ‘I Love You More Than List’ of a four year old that will melt your heart into ice cream puddles.” ~ Susan Fox

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Heritage Garden Viola Pyramids, Guest Post by Tom Soulsby, Senior Horticulturist Chicago Botanic Garden

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Finished-Pansy-Pyramids by Tom Soulsbey

  The Chicago Botanic Garden is a treasure along the the north shore of Lake Michigan. For my visit to talk with Senior Horticulturist, Tom Soulsby about the Krasberg Rose Garden the weather was a perfect 72 degrees and the sun had taken on the quality that you see only Continue Reading

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The Birds And The Bees

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Bee on 4th of July Climbing Rose Bush

“Let me tell ya ‘bout the birds and the bees And the flowers and the trees And the moon up above And a thing called ‘Love” Remember the song The Birds & The Bees?  “It was released on Era Records and sung by Jewel Akens in 1964 for whom Akens Continue Reading

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My Favorite Things, Raindrops on Roses

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Whiskers on Kittens

[listly id=”2ky” theme=”light” layout=”full” numbered=”yes” image=”yes” items=”all”] Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Brown paper packages tied up with strings These are a few of my favorite things Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with Continue Reading

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