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Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on 2025-05-11 by Karin Kiontke

What a glorious day it is today! The sun is shining, the sky is blue, it is gently warm and the roses are blooming. The lovely weather arrived yesterday after a week of rain. This rain was actually greatly appreciated … Continue reading →

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Make Music in the rain

Posted on 2022-06-25 by Karin Kiontke

Last Tuesday was the summer solstice. All over the world, this day means music in public spaces. In Europe, the event is called “la fête de la musique”. Here, it is “Make Music New York”. Our garden participates regularly. We … 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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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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Earth Day Art

Posted on 2019-05-06 by Karin Kiontke

It is now a tradition: the first-graders at the Little Red Schoolhouse create artwork for Earth Day which is then displayed on our fence. This year, the theme was truly earthy: the students used clay to make prints. This resulted … Continue reading →

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