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Editor's Notes - Spring 1999
Editor's Notes,
Spring 1999
Spring sits lightly on the land and every day brings out something new. I'm always fascinated by the sight of the delicate tips of plants. If I can remember what I've planted, I'll be able to identify the tiniest peep of green. But if it's all the new stuff that goes in during the autumn then I'm just as apt to be baffled. What is that cunning little creature? I'm cheered to note that this isn't just something that happens to me. Most gardeners have mysterious plants coming up in the garden this time of year. It's what keeps us going. I just wish they came with a sign saying "weed lives here" so I could start yanking them out when energy is so high and the temperatures are moderate. A good weed identification book should be on every gardener's shelf. And this is certainly the best time to root them out.
It's also the time to make new borders, choose new plants, and dig up some new ideas about how to do this. Sheila Paulson's Calgary garden, featured in this issue, is an ideal one to learn from. You can use her gardening concepts anywhere in the country. It takes a long time to be as sophisticated a gardener as she is, but we all have to start somewhere and gardening in a tough climate can make a better gardener of almost anyone.
Thank you for your enthusiasm for our young publication. We are in the process of putting together more issues for the future and we've enjoyed your comments on the magazine. We hope you'll see that we've been paying attention to what you have to say.
Meantime get out there into the garden and make the world a more beautiful place.
Copyright Marjorie Harris, 2005
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