Tag Archives: gardening

The Very Last Rose of 2013

Posted on November 28, 2013 by CatRutgers4Art

Oh, so much drama contained in this bloom. She was a tiny tight bud in late October, an orange anomaly topping three skinny green branches, a miniature rose, unfurling almost all the way as of 26 November, when I plucked … Continue reading →

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Funkia!

Posted on July 15, 2013 by CatRutgers4Art

Here’s to the readers of CatRutgers4art! You all inspire me, you really do, e.g., Karen D, who brings memory and gardening together in a comment that sent me out to collect and photograph the leaves below: “My mother called them … Continue reading →

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And, Now, a Bit of Green

Posted on July 9, 2013 by CatRutgers4Art

Let us harken back to the early days of the 2013 growing season, long before the riotous appearance of purple and orange and pink and yellow and red that currently, i.e., early July, festoons the gardens at Buckingham Road. Presented … Continue reading →

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Beyond Perfect

Posted on June 2, 2012 by CatRutgers4Art

Photo shoot, two sessions, May 27, 2012 – Word on the street is “I don’t remember the garden looking so jungley.” Indeed, it’s overflowing with vitality. Remember that super-intense composting project? See The Art of Compost for documentation. See below … Continue reading →

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The Art of Compost: Do you promise to funk?

Posted on March 31, 2012 by CatRutgers4Art

It began late last August: the campaign to make compost. First, there was a neglected pile of garden stuff, left in a heap all summer long. Greenish and soggy and hard to pull apart, but I did. And it was … Continue reading →

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