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Thursday, April 14th, 2011
The Urban Way
By Frank Asher
Featured in the April edition of the Mid City DC magazine
To all urban gardeners:
To those of you who have small balconies, or tiny enclosed spaces outside with very little or no soil, yet you bring in containers and pots of all shapes and sizes to hold your plants, I say, “Thank [...]
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Thursday, April 1st, 2010
Earth Day! Earth Day!
Earth Day!
40th Anniversary
April 22nd
“We are as it were, sitting here and standing here,the organs of consciousness of the very earth itself-that’s what we’ve come from, as a flower comes from a stem”.
Joseph Campbell
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
A Winter Wonderland
All was quiet across the glistening blankets of snow. The mighty fraser and balsam trees stood tall, standing watch across Old City green, patiently waiting for a warm home to spend the holidays.
As the handsome clerk opened the green gates, and the sweet smell of cider crept through the Shaw neighborhood, [...]
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
Greetings plant enthusiasts,
I sat down to contemplate a new blog post for today, but as soon as I began, the words were taken right out of my mouth. So to speak.
Take a look: www.renewshaw.com
Stay dry and have a warm weekend!
Below we’ve added a poem for your thoughts.
- Frank & the OCg Team
A Poison [...]
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Friday, May 22nd, 2009
A Gardener’s Muse.
In the old days they dreamed of rivers of HONEY and streets of GOLD.
Today, I dream of rivers flowing with clean water and fish swimming in
flooded fields, jumping up to get caught.
Today, I dream of streets with no guns, needles, empty bottles and such.
I dream of tree boxes filled with flowers and tended to by [...]
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009
Steppables, Steppables, Steppables!!
…We love all of them!
Some such as thyme are fragrant and edible. Tell us what kind of garden you
have and we’ll be happy to suggest a few for you. All of them are hardy and
tough, and they really can get walked all over and still bounce back. These
plants roll with the punches the way we’re [...]
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Friday, April 3rd, 2009
Ring in Spring with OLD CITY green!
Getting ready to plant?
Consider OLD CITY green..
We’ve got Organic Compost…
After you have trimmed your perennials from the winter blahs, douse them
with some compost to nourish them for their renewal.
We’ve got Topsoil you can bag yourself.
Shredded Pine Bark mulch for that fresh, fecund look. Or, Hardwood Mulch for
that deep, dark, forest floor feel..
We have an abundance [...]
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Thursday, March 19th, 2009
What would happen if we started showing our urban children the beauty of nature?
Spring is about to sing and the orchestra has started!
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Thursday, March 19th, 2009
The “F” Word in the Garden
I have owned a gardening/landscaping business with the word “fairy” in it for 9 years.
