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LIFE'S A GARDEN
Musings About Family, Travel And Gardening With Allen Martinson.
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Aug 27, 20216 min read
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LAST WEEK’S ARTICLE was about my experience in Colorado while taking down a half acre of greenhouses. Me and Max and three other guys had...
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martinsonsgw
Aug 20, 20216 min read
Working Like Ants
LAST WEEK I HAD a wonderful opportunity. A friend of mine who is a farmer in the Mississippi Delta asked if I could join him on a quick...
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martinsonsgw
Aug 13, 20216 min read
The Perfect Weekend
I REALLY THINK I will eventually get an opportunity to go back into some of the past travel experiences that I’ve written about and go...
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martinsonsgw
Aug 6, 20216 min read
Time Well Spent
I KNOW IT WOULD be a surprise that I wouldn’t be writing about the army worm invasion. I’m sure by now everyone has heard about the...
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martinsonsgw
Jul 30, 20218 min read
Bumblebees & Tumbleweeds
Last week I was on a packed airplane headed to Denver while I wrote that week’s article. In case you haven’t had the pleasure of flying...
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martinsonsgw
Jul 23, 20218 min read
Trick or Treat
I’VE BEEN THINKING about the observations I’ve been making in my yard and other yards that I’ve been visiting this year. It occurs to me...
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martinsonsgw
Jul 16, 20218 min read
Zone Pushers
THE PAST COUPLE weeks I have had the opportunity to do a little traveling. I have visited two very different planting zones that show...
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martinsonsgw
Jul 8, 20216 min read
Whistle While You Work Until the Copperhead Shows Up
THIS PAST WEEKEND Mimi and I headed up to the Ozarks to visit with Mimi’s mother. This turned out to be the exact same weekend we visited...
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martinsonsgw
Jul 2, 20216 min read
Mascara is Running - Time for Frequent Flower Miles
AS WE MOVE INTO July, I realize that we have had a nice, long spring, like one for the books. It’s not every spring that we can start...
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martinsonsgw
Jun 25, 20215 min read
Diddling the Berries
LAST WEEK, A BUDDY of mine told me he knew where the holy grail of blackberries were growing. Blackberries happen to be my all time...
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martinsonsgw
Jun 18, 20216 min read
More Beach, Less Grass
MIMI AND I SNEAKED out of town for four glorious days on the beach last week. One of our closest friends owns a spectacular home at...
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martinsonsgw
Jun 12, 20215 min read
What a Difference a Year Makes
EVERY MONTH I START a new ledger. I keep up with the daily temperatures and rainfall. I keep up with how many customers come into our...
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