A Jungle Excursion
Last week I wrote about an adventure I had in India. I was just heading towards Tibet where I had an unplanned four hours with the Dalai...
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LIFE'S A GARDEN
Musings About Family, Travel And Gardening With Allen Martinson.
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Allen Martinson
- Jun 18, 2020
- 7 min
Jewels Of Kashmir
The past two weeks I've offered garden tips on what to do as it becomes warmer in Mississippi. The heat that comes this way eventually...
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Allen Martinson
- Jun 12, 2020
- 5 min
A View From The Window
This past weekend was a big one for Mimi and I. We have been planning to landscape one of our few areas we have left to design in our...
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Allen Martinson
- Jun 5, 2020
- 4 min
Water Tutorial For Healthier Plants And Lawns
June has finally arrived and it's beginning to feel like summer. Up to now it's been pretty easy to keep up with planting summer annuals...
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Allen Martinson
- May 29, 2020
- 7 min
Pioneer Nurserymen Change Landscape
My grandfather, my dad's father, lived his last 10 years with us in Madison. We built him his own little apartment so he wouldn't feel in...
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Allen Martinson
- May 21, 2020
- 4 min
Poppies, Blooms, And Travels...
The end of this weekend will be Memorial Day. I think lately Memorial Day gets remembered more as a day for sales and not so much the...
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Allen Martinson
- May 15, 2020
- 5 min
Gardening 101 In Mississippi
The past few weeks have been so interesting to me. Our reactions to the quarantine because of the pandemic have been so positive, I...
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Allen Martinson
- May 7, 2020
- 5 min
Get Lit In Your Yard
I do love to walk around in my yard during the evening hours after the tools have been put away, dirty clothes thrown in the washer and a...
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Allen Martinson
- May 1, 2020
- 4 min
A Jewel In The Desert
May is officially here. It’s been relatively cool and wet this April. Cool and wet are good for some plants and not so good for others....
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Allen Martinson
- Apr 24, 2020
- 4 min
Earth Day And Arbor Day Offer Opportunity
It has come to my attention that garden centers are far more important to society than I realized. Apparently, when the going gets tough...
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Allen Martinson
- Apr 16, 2020
- 5 min
THROUGH THE TOMBS OF THE KING; A BLAZE OF BLOOMING LANTANA
Easter is behind us now. I don't necessarily mean that I don't like to celebrate Easter, I certainly do, but to a gardener that means...
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Allen Martinson
- Apr 9, 2020
- 4 min
Enjoying The Beauty Of Plants While Traveling In Europe
I thought I had seen it all in the nursery business. I now know I will never see it all. I'm kind of worn out from the news, the rumors...
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