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"Out in the Garden" is a bi-weekly newsletter describing how my adventures with plants keeps me keen and vital. I shares nature's "news" with humor, but I also aim to provoke reflection on the complicated interconnections between plants and people.

Newsletter · By Judith Fetterley · Official site

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  1. Issue · Sep 21, 2026

    Whose Garden Is It? (opens the original)

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    September 21, 2026Whose garden is it?It is wonderful to discover at such an advanced age that you can keep on learning more and more – about plants, about yourself.When I finally was able to return to the garden I discovered that plants left alone for two and a half months do not play well with each other or stay where they are put. I was aware that regular weeding kept down the crab grass and the dandelions and the tall hedge and the oxalis. I was not aware that I was also controlling the sprea

  2. Issue · Aug 22, 2026

    Parrotia persica (opens the original)

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    August 13, 2026Parrotia persicaLast weekend Sara and I were recalling our trip to England and the Cotswold. It is the kind of thing we have to do these days to keep ourselves sane. We remembered the gardens at Hidcote and Kiftsgate with delight. Sara recalled the excellent treacle tart she had at Painswick, a fascinating Roccoco garden, and I recalled it too for it was a source of disagreement between us as to how one should spend one’s time at a famous garden. We both agreed, however, that the

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