Projo Garden Blog

My lovely, dirty tree

The tree in front of my house is extremely generous. It never stops giving. Giving me and the neighbors things to sweep off the sidewalk. Giving me things that stick thickly to the bottom of my shoes, that I track......

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Clearing up for the Hoe Down

Maybe you're not feeling it right now, but the weather looks like it's going to be perfect on Saturday afternoon just in time for the Southside Community Land Trust's 5th annual Hoe Down. The Hoe Down, at Urban Edge Farm,......

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 Tags  farm   music   Southside Community Land Trust  

Look on the brighter side of shade

My house and yard are virtually 100 percent in the shade. All the time. It's kind of like those of you who had to walk to school uphill -- both ways. Seriously. My little cottage sits companionably in the shade......

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 Tags  david austin roses   gardening   roses   shade  

Farm stand recipe for Labor Day: Corn Chowder

The corn passed knee-high by the Fourth of July. You eyed the ripening ears and pounced when they were just ready, eating them barely cooked and hardly seasoned. Now, when "native corn" fills farm stands, we're all a bit finickier.......

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A rebellious splash of pink in Providence

When I came into the parking lot this morning, the Downtown Clean & Safe Team gardeners were replacing the colorful summer flowers we downtowers have been admiring, and replacing them with chrysanthemums. I'm not ready for this. I'm choosing to......

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How I spent my summer vacation: At the landfill

There's not much going on in the garden right now. In fact, some people are ready for a little vacation from weeding and cutting and garden chores. My grandmother used to say "a change is as good as a rest".......

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 Tags  rirrc landfill household hazardous waste Johnston  

My new red menace steals a summer pleasure

In case you haven't heard, there's a big bad little red guy headed our way. The rapacious, voracious lily beetle is eating its way south in little hippity hoppity -- hops -- as fast as its articulated legs will carry......

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 Tags  lilies lily beetle uri parasitic wasps