Pincushions For Your Garden
An article describes pincushion flowers Dainty varieties in blue pink scarlet and reddish black. It notes stamens as light colored pins giving a cushion look and suggests growing from seedlings thinned or transplanted to eight inches apart. Kal Hybrida reaches eight feet tall with blooms three inches across. Seeds can brighten homes with unique color.
Boston History and Landmarks Tour Highlights
A tour through Boston and nearby Cambridge recalls Revolution era sites along the Freedom Trail from Beacon Street to the Old State House and Paul Revere House. Students and campuses at Harvard Radcliffe MIT shape Cambridge while Salem’s 1692 trials and Hawthorne’s House of the Seven Gables mark the region’s darker pages.
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Late Planting For Bloom
The column explains sowing seeds in fall to bloom early next spring. It notes annuals like bachelor’s buttons and forget me nots can survive winter, with seeds broadcast over beds after bulbs are planted. It also mentions biennials such as sweet William and wallflower, and suggests poppies.
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