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The Garden Club of Virginia is celebrating the Semiquincentennial, which commemorates the 250th year since the American Revolution. The celebration will occur during the annual Historic Garden Week from April 18-25 in 2026. As always, there will be a variety of historic sites along with newer homes and gardens. Details of the various tours and tickets can be found at the Garden Club's website: Historic Garden Club of Virginia 2026 Tour Schedule Tour Guidebook The cover of the

As discussed last month, there were no new resolutions set for the previous New Year. The entire year was based on kismet, and that spirit extends into this upcoming year. Meanwhile, it is fun to have goals, so rather than leaving everything to chance, this year will have a theme: Planting a touch of Provence in the American South. What does this mean? Well, some decisions will be made on the basis of bringing aspects of Provence's culture to life here in the southern United

A favorite magazine, Virginia Living, had an article  earlier in the year about kismet. The author decided it would be interesting to experience kismet in lieu of setting traditional resolutions for the New Year. This sounded brilliant, so I followed the author's footsteps and dropped resolutions in favor of enjoying the possibilities of kismet. So, what happened? Well, there was the discovery  of a horse named Flora who resided here in the early 1800's, which was an interest

Finally!!! We have reached the final day of our countdown toward translating fifty French flowers, fruits, and herbs! Hurray!!! Today's list consists of mostly fruits, but I had to include a few important French exports such as lavender. Strawberry La fraise Melon Le melon Blackberry La mûre Peach La pêche Olives  Les olives Orange L'orange Lemon Le citron Clementine La clémentine Fennel Seed Les graines de fenouil Lavender La lavande This list includes a fruit known as Cleme