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Down On The Farm
After World War I, a popular song posed the following question about returning
servicemen:
"How ya gonna keep'em down on the farm after they've seen Paree?"
We were blessed to miss that war by a good bit, but we've seen Paris once
or twice, plus the inside of a New York investment bank, and decided more than 30
years ago that life down on the farm would suit us just fine. When catalog paper
and postage were cheap, we occasionally presumed on our customers' patience with
anecdotes from the daily life at the nursery and a few folks were kind enough to
say they enjoyed reading them, as we did writing them.
The miracle of the Internet offers a chance to begin this practice anew, and
we still find much that is fresh and delightful in our work and life here. Of
course, this electronic newsletter has the great benefit of being free, which
cynics will aver offers a fair indication of its value. That decision is
yours.
We look forward to chatting with you and will try to be responsive to
substantive correspondence. No promises.
Sincerely,
Amos Pettingill
An archive of monthly newsletters from past years can be found here.
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2013
2012
- March - A Changing World....Gardeners probably spend more time discussing weather and climate than any other horticulture-related topic,....
- June - Taking the Long View....We have recently had news of the pending arrival of two grandchildren, our first, which has prompted a good deal of thinking about what the world,....
- October - Last Call For Fall....In case you have been distracted by our political system, may we gently point out that winter is approaching, which means.....
- November - Thank you for Being Our Customer....Dear Friends, This week begins a season of holiday celebrations that is, for the most of us, a time of joyful.....
- December - Down on the Farm....Dear Friends, Here at the farm, the greenhouses are buttoned up, the gardens are trimmed and mulched, the equipment has been cleaned....
2011
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- January - Thinking About Spring....Each new gardening season offers fresh opportunities for creativity and self-expression. Sometimes, the stimulus....
- February - Looking Forward to Spring....Here at the nursery, the snow is deep and is now encapsulated under a heavy crust of ice. In combination with hard cold, these...
- March - Even This Winter Must End....As we mopped up the water from our dining room floor (4 inches of rain on top of 30 inches of snow...
- April - It's Time to Engage The Gears....Unless you live in Bemidji, Minnesota, winter is over and the garden season is under way. That doesn't leave (or shouldn't) a lot of time....
- May - Better Late Than Never...Here in the northwest corner of Connecticut, spring is roughly 2 weeks behind schedule. We had snow...
- June - We Really Look Forward to Seeing You...The nature of our business means that we seldom have the pleasure of meeting our customers face to face and the absence...
- September - A Hole in the Weather -- Use It!....Summer ended with a cold shower where we live. A hot, still August hatched out into a wet, windy (up to 75mph in Litchfield)...
- December - Our Best Wishes....As the din of commerce abates, may we extend our thanks for your patronage and our best wishes for the holiday season. Like each....
2010
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- January - A Serious Cold Snap....On the stony hill in northwest Connecticut where our nursery is located, January 2010 has been a reminder of years gone by. In the 70s and....
- February - Get Ready - There Will be a Spring....From what we read and hear, winter has been long and deep in most of the continental U.S., just as it has in Litchfield. A friend...
- March - This Year's Garden....Sometime in the next few weeks, most of us will begin creeping around the edges of our gardens, peering into plant crowns...
- April - What This Winter Taught Us, And Maybe You...The undersigned is in his 34th year in this chair, and susceptible to all the foibles and frailties of the long term incumbent. In all...
- May - Tomato Lovers - It's Time for Tomatomania!...On May 21-23, we will host our 5th annual TOMATOMANIA™. During these three days, we will...
- June - The Solstitial Update From the Farm...This is a magical time of year, with first light and birdsong starting around 5 a.m., and walks in the garden still possible...
- July - High Summer...The long, lazy days of summer offer the chance to savor every detail of your garden without being consumed...
- August - In The Belt of Summer...The fullness of summer is here, and after last year's fiasco with late blight brought on by cold, rainy New England...
- September - Make a Date With Yourself, Your Gardens, and Us.....Between school openings, hurricanes, elections, and the mysteries of the capital markets, ...
- October - It's Neither Too Late, Nor Too Early....Spring-flowering bulbs for fall planting are still available in abundant supply....
- November - Taking a Breather....We've now had several hard frosts, one under a brilliant full moon,...
- December - It's Not Too Late - We Can Still Deliver Gift Certificates in Time for Christmas...If circumstances made it impossible for you...
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