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No No Nantucket, it’s Newport this year!

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Jayne in Georgia

Do you ever use the expression, “No, no Nanette!”?  This post title is my take on that famous show.  I have never seen it played on stage but I love the whole concept, that stylish era, and who couldn’t love … Continue reading →

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Roses on the Coast

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Jayne in Georgia

Much of Georgia soil is clay, but on the Coast, sandy soil predominates. Years ago when I was first smitten with roses, I took great pains to amend the soil so that I could grow roses. Here in Georgia, the temperate … Continue reading →

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Roses In April

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Jayne in Georgia

How I would love to title this post, April In Paris.  It is a state of mind.   I can imagine myself walking through the Jardin des Tuileries right this moment, but then I might have missed two special Savannah … Continue reading →

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Never Enough Nantucket

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Jayne in Georgia

  Nantucket is a place that has many faces.  I can never get enough of it.   Though it is a small island 30 miles out to sea,  there is something for everyone.  Nantucket history can be found in the buildingsand over … Continue reading →

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110 Degrees of Botanical

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Jayne in Georgia

The car thermometer read 110, but we were not going to let a little Georgia heat get in our way of exploring this afternoon.  I have been driving by signs for Savannah Botanical Gardens on Eisenhower Drive since May and … Continue reading →

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Nothing Nicer in November

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Jayne in Georgia

For a gardener there is nothing nicer in November than fresh flowers.  Our gardens are tucked away.  Even the last aster that bloomed through the cold nights has been struck with frost, and a bouquet from the yard is hard … Continue reading →

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Before the rain

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Jayne in Georgia

Rain is on the way, skies are darkening and I might not have thought to collect some blooms from the garden before all is dashed under torrents expected.  But a new blog I just visited for the first time today … Continue reading →

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Peonies Popping!

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Jayne in Georgia

When the rains stopped and the sun broke through, we took a break from working in the garden for a trek to the New York Botanical Garden.  Today I will show you the peonies, and later the roses.  The peonies … Continue reading →

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Everything’s Coming Up Roses!

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Jayne in Georgia

This week the New Canaan Garden Club is having one of my favorite speakers, Stephen Scaniello!  Many years ago, I visited the Cranford Garden at the Brooklyn Botanical garden in early Autumn.  I was enchanted.  With a little research I … Continue reading →

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