Lorraine A. Lee
Botanical Christmas Decorating
Lancaster Massachusetts is the birthplace of Luther Burbank, world renowned Horticulturalist who invented the Russet Potato and Shasta...
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Lorraine A. Lee
- Nov 25, 2017
- 1 min
Thanksgiving in Old Florida
A friend knows where to find the dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico and we rode in his airboat to see them again. They're so playful and...
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Lorraine A. Lee
- Oct 27, 2017
- 2 min
Seasons imitate life
Cranberries remind me of happy times like helping my mother set the table for Thanksgiving dinner, knowing people I loved were joining us...
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Lorraine A. Lee
- Aug 23, 2017
- 2 min
Colonial gardens in Virginia
It was a dim memory of being little holding hands with my mother, walking with my father and sister down the brick and cobblestone...
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Lorraine A. Lee
- Jul 12, 2017
- 2 min
Pistachios, grapes and sunshine
Look at how straight the lines of trees are compared to our typical backyard plantings. Even in the driest season, the caretakers provide...
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Lorraine A. Lee
- Jun 14, 2017
- 3 min
Returning to the West and running to the desert - feeling it's stillness as I looked at the uniq
Maybe it's my A.D.D. that motivated me half way through a trip out West to rush to the desert - far from the city, other people,...
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Lorraine A. Lee
- May 21, 2017
- 2 min
Garden bucket list
During the long, freezing New England Winter, I keep a running list of day trips I'd like to take during the warm weather months. 'Can I...
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Lorraine A. Lee
- Apr 23, 2017
- 2 min
Let's get busy in this long awaited Spring
This year with our greenhouse oasis in the cold backyard, I have plenty of space to keep our seedlings warm. There's parsley, thyme,...
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Lorraine A. Lee
- Mar 13, 2017
- 2 min
Overwintering in Florida
As I watered the plants that are overwintering in the family room and kitchen, it reminded of how that merely means 'keeping them inside...
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Lorraine A. Lee
- Feb 15, 2017
- 2 min
Last time sugaring
It started out as a challenge to see if we could actually get maple sap from a tree in the backyard. That first of many late Winters we...
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Lorraine A. Lee
- Jan 19, 2017
- 2 min
It feels like 0 degrees!
Yes, it's cold outside! This is my husband James, daughter Margot and "grand baby Little Bear" walking down the street in freezing...
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Lorraine A. Lee
- Dec 17, 2016
- 3 min
Isaiah 7:14 " But the Lord will still give you proof. A virgin is pregnant; she will have a son
How can anyone not love Christmas. Yes, I know there are some but it is the time of good will toward men. My mother always worked to make...
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Lorraine A. Lee
- Nov 24, 2016
- 2 min
Pretty as a picture postcard
A collection of antique post cards in an old wooden box is in my bedroom closet underneath the craft project to finish, china collection...
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Lorraine A. Lee
- Nov 1, 2016
- 3 min
Garden History Whispers
With only a little bit of free time, I visited my dearest friend Ricki in Northern California for a few days this month. We lived across...
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Lorraine A. Lee
- Sep 23, 2016
- 1 min
Time began in a garden
The elegant gardens at Elm Bank in Wellesley, Massachusetts on the famous Charles River are in full bloom-tomatoes ripened on the vine,...
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Lorraine A. Lee
- Aug 1, 2016
- 1 min
Maine, The Way Life Should Be
Coastal Maine Botanic Gardens in beautiful Boothbay Harbor, Maine - about three hours north of Boston. Although it looks like it's been...
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Lorraine A. Lee
- Jul 17, 2016
- 2 min
Hail Capitol U.S.A. Gardeners
Being so close to the Western mountains made me feel like I was coming home in a sense after living in California for 25 years. Not all...
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Lorraine A. Lee
- Jun 11, 2016
- 1 min
Mile High Gardens In The Sky
Denver is an exciting city full of color and life! You'll see right away all the beautiful, fun public sculpture, views of the mountains,...
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Lorraine A. Lee
- May 11, 2016
- 1 min
A Big Texas Break From Northeast's Cold
Remember to find out where the botanical gardens, herb gardens and other horticultural treasures are before you head out on your...
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Lorraine A. Lee
- Apr 22, 2016
- 1 min
Spring Fever!
We can see the beginnings of Spring in our kitchen full of hundreds of seedlings, teenagers wearing shorts with their Ugg boots and the...
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