Plant a Rainbow

By Karen Chapman | February 4, 2014 |

  I can't help myself – shake a packet of seeds and I start salivating like our two dogs when they hear the pantry door being opened. It's that tantalizing rustle – the promise of hidden treasure. Add to that pretty pictures and I'm in a swoon. So you can perhaps understand my excitement when…

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Seeds of Temptation

By Karen Chapman | January 14, 2013 |

Seed catalogs should carry a warning label "Beware, this may be hazardous to your …." You fill in the blank.   There is a certain addictive quality to them. You know that all you really need are parsnips and lettuce. OK and maybe you'll swing for those nice heirloom tomatoes you tried last year. Mind…

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