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Time to Wake up The Garden

Time to Wake up The Garden

Week 15

Rosieness Revue
April 13th, 2023

A garden doesn’t have to be a major undertaking - try a container or a hanging basket - just grow one thing and you are a gardener.

So many plants that we purchase at garden centers fail because they are over fertilized and crammed into pots that are too small, not because you don’t have a green thumb.

We are laissez faire gardeners, because it’s fun to see what pops up.

Not everything works - and that’s OK.

Just enjoy the plants that do grow.

Gardening Really Does Make People Happier:)

Britain's Royal Horticultural Society found that gardening daily has the same positive impact on your wellbeing as regular, vigorous exercise.

www.thespruce.com/study-says-gardening-makes-people-happier-5184713

Want Vegetables in Your Garden? Here are 10 to Plant in April for Best Results

It's going to be a delicious year.

www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/gardening/g30942651/what-to-plant-in-april

Native Plants Database | Audubon

Attract more birds with native plants. Enter your zip code to make a list for your area

www.audubon.org/native-plants

200 Years of Great Writers and Artists on the Creative and Spiritual Rewards of Gardening

Emily Dickinson, Virginia Woolf, Oliver Sacks, Rebecca Solnit, Bronson Alcott, Michael Pollan, Jamaica Kincaid, and more.

www.themarginalian.org/2022/05/07/writers-artists-gardens/#:~:text=200%20Years%20of%20Great%20Writers%20and%20Artists%20on,Bronson%20Alcott%2C%20Michael%20Pollan%2C%20Jamaica%20Kincaid%2C%20and%20more.

Name That Flower | Merriam-Webster Games And Quizzes

Can you tell the difference between a lilac and a hyacinth? Try the quiz

www.merriam-webster.com/games/ntt-flowers-quiz

12 Best Window Box Vegetables+How to Make a Window Box Vegetable Garden

Short on Space? Check out the List of Best Windowbox Vegetables and grow your favorite veggies in small space for uninterrupted fresh supply!

balconygardenweb.com/best-windowbox-vegetables-how-to-make-a-garden

We are big fans of Lasagna Gardens for Containers and Raised Beds. As a Bonus you get to reduce your yard and cardboard waste

Lasagna Gardening by Patricia Lanza: 9780875969626 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

Lasagna Gardening has nothing to do with Pasta. It is a gardening system that works-- so you don't have to! Turn in your tiller for a stack of old newspapers! Replace your shovel with a layer of grass clippings. No Digging. No Tilling. No Weeding. No Kidding.

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/592937/lasagna-gardening-by-patricia-lanza

This Week in History

1894 April 19th Patriot’s Day Commemorates the Battles of Concord & Lexington and The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.

A legal holiday in Maine & Massachusetts, celebrated on the third Monday in April, which falls on the 17th this year.

Patriot’s Day is also Marathon Monday.

Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Poems | poets.org

Paul Revere’s Ride - Listen, my children, and you shall hear….read the full poem here.

poets.org/poem/paul-reveres-ride

Everyone can make a difference

Team Hoyt

Dick Hoyt and his son, Rick, became Boston Marathon legends after their first run in 1980, during which Dick pushed his son Rick in a custom racing chair. The two completed a total of 32 Boston Marathons together. Remarkable and brought a tear to my eye every time.

tTeam Hoyt | Team Hoyt

This Week’s Record Breaker

Boston Bruins shatter NHL record that's stood for nearly 5 decades

The Boston Bruins rewrote another page of the NHL record books Tuesday night.

www.wcvb.com/article/boston-bruins-set-nhl-all-time-points-record-133/43570845#

Word of the Week

FORTUITOUS

occurring by chance; fortunate, lucky; coming or happening by a lucky chance… See the full definition

www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortuitous

What to Read

Our Garden Books Shelf on Goodreads

A mix of how to titles including Lasagna Gardens -along with garden memoirs

www.goodreads.com/review/list/1789505?shelf=garden-books

What to Watch

Our Garden Movie List

www.imdb.com/list/ls569955282

Artworks

Giuseppe Arcimboldo Reimagined Portraiture in 16th-Century Europe

The artist is known for his detailed portraits of figures composed entirely of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other materials. We love them.

www.artnews.com/feature/giuseppe-arcimboldo-who-is-he-famous-works-1234572120

From Our Readers

Grillo's Pickles - Crisp. Clean. Fresh.

A 100-year-old family recipe made with only simple, garden-fresh ingredients. Our pickles are made cold, shipped cold and sold cold. If you like half sours - you are in luck - Grillo’s has them and normally they can be hard to find.

www.grillospickles.com

Kneeler & Seat for Gardening Gardeners.com

Gardener's Supply kneeler easily flips to become a padded gardening seat. Sides fold in for storage. Heavy-duty construction. Your knees will thank you - also makes getting up a lot easier:)

www.gardeners.com/buy/deep-seat-garden-kneeler/40-009.html