Author Archives: Karin Kiontke

More on the hellebore

Posted on 2022-03-13 by Karin Kiontke

It is March now, and we had a small taste of spring last week when the temperatures reached unbelievable 74ºF. Since then, there was more wind and rain and even snow. The plants are taking it slow. At this time … Continue reading →

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A little sign of spring

Posted on 2022-02-24 by Karin Kiontke

We have some good news to report: This year, we will be open to the public again almost like before this terrible pandemic. Beginning in April (and a little depending on the weather), we will resume our regular open hours … Continue reading →

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Open Garden Day

Posted on 2021-06-06 by Karin Kiontke

Yesterday was GreenThumb’s “Open Garden Day”. This was the first official event since the beginning of the Pandemic. What a wonderful change! We organized a meditation session in the morning followed by our seventh annual Rose Walk. It was a … Continue reading →

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We are Back

Posted on 2021-05-25 by Karin Kiontke

After a very long pause, and a very strange year, we are finally back! There is so much to tell. in Fall 2019, we got our wonderful new fence. Then, the pandemic began and forced us to close our gates … Continue reading →

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It is time for the 6th Annual Rose Walk!

Posted on 2019-05-17 by Karin Kiontke

Time flies! Not too long ago, I wrote about rose pruning, and now it is already time for the rose walk. Like for the last 5 years, we have labeled almost all of our roses and will be there to … Continue reading →

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