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The Garden Muse: Let’s talk about Flowering Quince
If you’re looking for a beautiful showy spring shrub the Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) may fit your bill. The flowering quince is a deciduous shrub ...
Dawn Conrad, Author at Kenbridge Victoria Dispatch
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The Garden Muse: Let’s talk about the Camellia japonica
The Camellia japonica commonly known as the Japanese camellia is one of my very favorite evergreen shrubs. Because it remains green throughout the dreary cold ...
by Dawn Conrad, Thursday, March 2, 2023 10:00 am
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The Garden Muse: Musings on urban gardens
While ambling around the herb gardens this morning, I caught my mind wandering down memory lane hundreds of miles away in a few different urban ...
by Dawn Conrad, Friday, February 10, 2023 10:08 am
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The Garden Muse: Frost dates
It’s that time of year when I organize my seed packets for planting. I plant flowers, herbs, and vegetables from seed every year. Some I ...
by Dawn Conrad, Friday, January 27, 2023 11:57 am
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The Garden Muse : Gardening in January
Most people don’t think of January as a month when gardening activities are performed. About this time of year after all the holiday festivities have ...
by Dawn Conrad, Thursday, January 12, 2023 3:51 pm
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The Garden Muse — The Christmas Wreath
Christmas Day has come and gone, but we’re still in Christmastide. And with that, let’s talk about a holiday symbol, the Christmas wreath. The origin ...
by Dawn Conrad, Thursday, December 29, 2022 4:53 pm
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The Garden Muse — The cranberry: A holiday favorite
The American Cranberry (vaccinium macrocarpon) is a native North American evergreen shrub that thrives in boggy environments and has been used for centuries in medicine ...
by Dawn Conrad, Friday, December 9, 2022 4:26 pm
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The Garden Muse — Herb garden history
Most people believe herbs are strictly grown and used primarily in the preparation of food and that belief is incorrect. The earliest uses of herbs ...
by Dawn Conrad, Thursday, November 17, 2022 2:00 pm
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The Garden Muse —The Chrysanthemum
The Chrysanthemum, a flowering herb, was first cultivated in China. It was used as a culinary herb for medicinal purposes. The petals and young shoots ...
by Dawn Conrad, Saturday, October 29, 2022 9:00 am
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The Garden Muse — Be thankful
This past weekend provided cool temperatures and some beautiful fall landscapes for all to enjoy. The local towns in Southside Virginia were all a-buzz with ...