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LIFE'S A GARDEN
Musings About Family, Travel And Gardening With Allen Martinson.
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Midnight At The Oasis
A FEW COLUMNS BACK, one of my articles mentioned that Mimi and I were preparing to have a wedding party in our back yard. That party...
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Jun 4, 20216 min read


There's No Place Like Home
WE ARE IN OUR last week of May. Memorial Day gives us a long weekend to prepare for June and every-thing that comes along with June. It’s...
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May 28, 20216 min read


The Great Border Incident
I THINK IT HAS BEEN long enough after the winter storm to report on what the outcome has caused. At first, it looked pretty bad. The...
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May 21, 20218 min read


I'll Take My Chances
A FEW ARTICLES BACK I told the tall tale of the Mt. Ranier climb. I mentioned that although I enjoyed the technical stuff for something...
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May 11, 20215 min read


Go Time!
TODAY IT REALLY FELT like spring has sprung. I’m writing this article the day after the 40 degree night on the 23rd of April. That is...
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Apr 30, 20213 min read


We Must Be Patient
SO FAR THIS SPRING HAS been just about perfect. The temperature has been pleasant; it is staying nice and cool in the evenings. The rains...
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Apr 23, 20216 min read


The Billy Mobile Vanishes
LIFE IS A GARDEN. The appropriate name of my weekly article takes on many shapes and sizes. Sometimes I get down and dirty by writing...
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Apr 16, 20213 min read


Time to Come to the Organic Side
A FEW ARTICLES BACK I promised that I would go over a product line that we are excited to introduce to our store. The good news is that...
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Apr 9, 20215 min read


Green Thumbs Matter
THE SPRING RUSH at garden centers is officially on. We are accustomed to the early spring gardeners who just can’t wait to start getting...
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Apr 1, 20216 min read


If You Don't Challenge Me, I Will
I DO LIKE TO challenge myself. I get a kick out having some private goals that seem laughably impossible to reach. These self...
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Mar 27, 20218 min read


Whiteout on Pulsatilla Pass
THIS IS THE WEEK WE really get our wakeup call from Mother Nature. When Daylight Saving Time comes, it feels like a huge release to me....
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Mar 19, 20218 min read


Man's Second Best Friend
I’M SNOWED IN! I’m writing these words during the Valentine’s weekend. Mother Nature’s Valentine’s gift to Mississippi was snow and ice....
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Mar 12, 20215 min read
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