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The Column Archive, 2003

History

On Friday, November 10, 2000, Nashoba Publishing began publishing my column, "Green Hands," in their six local newspapers. Gathered here are the installments which have appeared in print so far in 2003. The list to the left is alphabetical by title, the list below is chronological.

To read how the column got its name, go to the first one.

To read columns published in 2000, start here.

To read columns published in 2001, start here.

To read columns published in 2002, start here.

To read columns published in 2004, start here.

2003 Calendar

26 December 2003 What's the Difference between Plans and Resolutions?
19 December 2003 A Dish Garden—The Place for Tiny Plants
12 December 2003 Old Stone Walls: A New England Heritage
6 December 2003 This Gardener's Wish List
28 November 2003 Humus: Recipe for Earth Magic
21 November 2003 Thankful for Progress toward Healthy Agriculture
14 November 2003 The Gardener's Way
7 November 2003 Mother Pointillist
31 October 2003 Trick-or-Treat Flowers
24 October 2003 For the Woods' Edge (Part 3)
17 October 2003 For the Woods' Edge (Part 2)
10 October 2003 For the Woods' Edge (Part 1)
3 October 2003 The Lure of Garden Rooms
26 September 2003 Entrance to Mystery
19 September 2003 A Closed Gate
12 September 2003 Late Bloomers
5 September2003 Fall Plant Bargains
22 August 2003 The Joy of Maintenance
15 August 2003 Finding Just the Right Stone
8 August 2003 Appreciating Rock
1 August 2003 Weeding the Path
25 July 2003 Musing on Mowing, part 3: The Satisfaction of Muscle Power
18 July 2003 Musing on Mowing, part 2: Stop and Smell the ... Exhaust?
11 July 2003 Musing on Mowing, part 1: The Roar of Summer Lawns
4 July 2003 The Artist and the Plant-Lover
27 June 2003 Vole Control
20 June 2003 Coping with Creepers
13 June 2003 Mums to Overwinter
6 June 2003 The Right Equipment in the Right Place
30 May 2003 Watching my Plants Grow
23 May 2003 Buying Seedlings
16 may 2003 The Beauty of Brown Flowers
9 May 2003 A Place for the Red Dragon
2 May 2003 Ugh, Dead Leaves!
25 April 2003 Spring Plant Bargains
18 April 2003 Over the Septic Tank
11 April 2003 Easter Lilies for the Garden
4 April 2003 The First Fresh Greens
28 March 2003 Biophilia
21 March 2003 Appreciating Mud
14 March 2003 Green Flower Tricks
7 March 2003 The Snow in my Garden
28 February 2003 Egg on My Face
21 February 2003 Clivia Drama
14 February 2003 Two Betonies
7 February 2003 Magical Mini Roses
31 January 2003 Selecting for Color
24 January 2003 The Spell of Empty Space
17 January 2003 Forcing Branches to Flower
10 January 2003 Mini-Greenhouses for Winter Sowing
3 January 2003 The Elephant Trap