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Fruit Flowers

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Laura Rittenhouse

I’ve got a few plants that produce fruit. Some of them are in bloom, some have already spent their flowers and some are stubbornly refusing to even enter the race. I never cease to be amazed at how there is … Continue reading →

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Survivors

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

When we were living in Darwin and travelling the globe, the tenants were very hard on some of our plants. Or, should I say, the gardeners they hired and their weed-whackers were very hard on some of our plants. A … Continue reading →

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Seasonal Food Trees

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

I used to have a very fixed idea of seasons and food production which matched the classical 4-seasons art works you might find in art galleries around the world. Spring was for new growth: flowers, fresh green leaves and maybe … Continue reading →

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Tree Protection

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

When I mowed the lawn last week I struggled around some of the fruit trees (okay, I struggled everywhere, but the trees were the worst bits). The trees that caused me the most grief were the ones that survived, against … Continue reading →

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