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Cultivating Life
This nationally renowned garden designer, author, television host and Target design consultant has been bringing the indoors out since operating his own nursery in Tiverton, R.I. Each week, Conway provides easy-to-do projects and simple solutions for outdoor living, cooking, gardening and entertaining. His package includes a 650-word column (with photo) and reaches readers 28 and older–particularly homeowners. Sean Conway's website is at www.cultivatinglife.com.
Cultivating Life Samples
Seed catalogs' arrival inspire dreams of spring garden
Writing "2012" on a check still gives me pause, but the daily arrival of seed catalogs in my mailbox has me thinking forward to spring.
Late-winter bloomers herald the coming of spring
It may seem a bit premature, but if you look closely, you can see the earliest signs of spring. What should be the most obvious sign is easily missed: The days are getting longer. On February 1, the sun rises at 7:07 am and sets at 5:13pm.
As temperatures drop, our feathered friends are friends indeed
This year, winter preferred to put off its arrival in most parts of the country until well into January. Winter reasserted itself quite abruptly in my area on the coast of Rhode Island.
A seasonal ritual: Guarding the birdfeeders from squirrels
Thanks to unseasonably mild temperatures during the past few months, I have yet to put out my birdfeeders. Many of the berry-producing shrubs I have planted over the years as food and shelter sources are still laden with fruit.
A project to do with children: Homemade terrarium
When my son was 11 years old, he came home from school one day saying he wanted to make a terrarium.
Give your yuletide conifer a second life ... in the garden
With Christmas behind us, now begins another great seasonal event: the trashing of the Christmas tree. Given the ignominious end it comes to, I find it amusing how much time is spent picking out the "perfect" Christmas tree.
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