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Making a Withered Tree Bloom
Inspired by a biblical passage, Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. OSB, reflects on aging and fruitfulness.
Browsing: Catholic garden
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New Life from Death: A Story of Tulip Bulbs
Kerry Campbell planted tulip bulbs last fall, then wondered how something that looked so dry and dead could produce a beautiful flower.
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Flowers Symbolic of Mother Mary and Annunciation
It’s not too early to plan your garden: Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. OSB, describes some plants associated with the Blessed Mother.
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Christmas Plants and How to Grow Five Most Popular
Christmas plants are a popular gift. Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. OSB shares how to grow them on.
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Feed the Poor from Your Garden
We can share our garden’s abundance with our neighbors, but Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. OSB suggests giving produce to shelters and food kitchens too!
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Our Blessed Mother the Morning Rose
Creating a rose garden dedicated to the Blessed Mother taught Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. OSB, a few things!
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A Garden of Virtue, Plants for Fortitude
Catholic gardeners can express their faith with plants. Margaret Rose Realy, Obl OSB, offers plants suitable for a virtuous garden on fortitude.
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Tomato Lessons
We are never too old to learn, or re-learn as the case may be. Sheri Wohlfert shares some lessons learned as this year’s crop makes it from the tomato patch to the pantry.
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Being Wise with Water: Practical Gardening
Maintaining your gardens during the dry months of July and August can be a challenge. Margaret Rose Realy, Obl OSB, offers advice on how to use water wisely.
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10 Fun and Easy Practical Gardening Tips
Here are 10 quick and easy gardening tips from master gardener Margaret Rose Realy, Obl OSB. Try these fun and frugal gardening ideas with your family!
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Go Ahead, Eat Your Yard! Practical Gardening and Edible Landscaping
Fresh produce from the garden is one of the simplest delights of summer. An edible landscape plan helps you have both flowers and food! Margaret Rose Realy shows you how to grow vegetables in your border beds as part of her Practical Gardening Series.
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Do I Dare Speak of Fall Mums in Spring?! Practical Gardening
Gardeners say what bad luck they have growing perennial chrysanthemums. They’d plant the big showy mums every fall and rarely found that they survived the winter. Margaret Rose Realy explains why hardiness has to do with timing and roots.
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A Gardening Book Even Beginners Can Use: A Catholic Gardener's Spiritual Almanac
This book leaves gardening beginners like myself inspired and enthusiastic to start dreaming, digging, and planting. Expert gardeners won’t feel left out–there’s plenty of gardening inspiration and food for the soul in Margaret Rose Realy’s book.