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Sold Out: CICADAFEST May 22, 2021

Posted on May 15, 2021 by Green Farmacy Garden

No ticket sales at the door. The Green Farmacy Garden is hosting CICADAFEST on May 22, 2021. Two mini-tours of Dr. James Duke’s famous medicinal herb garden will be offered to attendees during event hours; local musicians will perform; and … Continue reading →

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Farewell to Peggy Duke

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Green Farmacy Garden

Peggy Duke, “botanical illustrator par excellence,” peacefully found her way to the Green Garden above on April 1, 2021. Below is the beautiful obituary that her daughter Celia and friend Andrea wrote. I will deeply miss Peggy’s stories, happy hours, … Continue reading →

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Ephemeral Woodland Spring Song

Posted on April 17, 2021 by Green Farmacy Garden

The native blooms of the woodland❁ The symphony of spring peepers has given way to the bellowing of wood frogs & trilling of tree frogs.🐸 The birdsong orchestra is in full sing, greeting the day in joyous revelry & gratefulness … Continue reading →

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Spring Things in the Garden

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Green Farmacy Garden

a photo gallery of the garden early spring Dandelion? No, Tussilago farfara : coltsfoot Prunus pendula : weeping cherry Anemone blanda : Grecian windflower Anemone nemarosa : wood anemone

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Maiden of Spring

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Green Farmacy Garden

  As the sunlight slowly lengthens & the weather gets warmer, herb-y eyes are attentive for the spotting of this juicy, verdant little herb. As the freezing temperatures fade & the birdsong intensifies, the lovely maiden of spring starts offering … Continue reading →

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A taste of faery pretty, funky tea

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Green Farmacy Garden

You may have noticed this dainty, low growing flower blooming in lawns, sidewalks, and garden beds come the first warm days of early spring. It is commonly called slender or creeping speedwell, the botanical name Veronica filiformis. Filiformis meaning threadlike, … Continue reading →

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Are You “Plant-Blind”? Botany can help!

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Green Farmacy Garden

I came across this article the other day, People are ‘blind’ to plants, and that’s bad news for conservation, and the headline rang the bell of how I felt before I started learning to identify plants. I felt a wrongness around … Continue reading →

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Finally, Fuki[noto]

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Green Farmacy Garden

For 2 years I’ve observed the Giant Butterbur (Petasites japonicus) flourishing in the wooded edges surrounding the garden, having migrated there (I assume) by seed from the garden specimens. I soon learned that the buds and leaf stalks are consumed … Continue reading →

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Seeking Medicine-Making Intern/s

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Green Farmacy Garden

The Green Farmacy Garden is seeking 1 or 2 part-time interns for the 2021 season! Continue reading →

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Signs of Spring

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Green Farmacy Garden

The Hellebores have been blooming since late January, & the snowdrops not far behind bursting through the snow the first week of February. Last week the crocuses bejeweled the grounds, more than we’ve ever been blessed with before, heralding the … Continue reading →

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