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On gardening

Susan Reimer writes about gardening in Maryland.

May 28, 2009

I was harvesting - I'm not sure if that's the right word - compost from my compost bin and thinking about the miracle of making dirt.

April 23, 2009

Eliza Toomey's backyard is about the size of a postage stamp, and it is bathed in shadows cast by a thick canopy of trees.

April 16, 2009

It feels like I am the only one not planting a vegetable garden this season.

A blog for the Mid-Atlantic gardener by The Baltimore Sun's Susan Reimer

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