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Months of the Year

Months, Mois, Monate, Meses
Seasons,
Saisons, Jahreszeiten, Estaciones 
Quotes, Citations, Anführungsstriche, Cotizaciones
Year, Année, Jahr, Año 
Winter, Hiver, Winter, Invierno
January, Janvier, Januar, Enero 
February, Février, Februar, Febrero
March, Mars, März, Marcha
Spring,
Ressort, Frühling,
Resorte 
Quotations, Citations, Preisangabe, Citas
April, Avril, April, Abril
May, Mai, Mai, Mayo
June, Juin, Juni, Junio
Poems,
Poésies, Gedichte, Poemas
Summer, Été, Sommer, Verano 
July, Juillet, Juli, Julio
August, Août, August, Agosto
September, Septembre, September, Septiembre
Poetry, Poésie, Poesie, Poesía
Autumn, Fall, Automne, Herbst, Otoño
October, Octobre, Oktober, Octubre
November, Novembre, November, Noviembre
December, Décembre, Dezember, Diciembre
Quotations, Citations, Preisangabe, Citas

Garden, Jardin, Garten,
Jardín
Gardening, Jardinage, Im Garten arbeiten,  El cultivar un huerto
Nature, Nature, Natur, Naturaleza
Trees, Arbres, Bäume,
Árboles
Flowers, Fleurs,
Blumen,
Flores

Earth, La terre,
Erde, Tierra
Plants, Usines, Anlagen, Plantas

Customs, Coutumes,
Gewohnheiten, Aduanas
Traditions, Traditions, Traditionen, Tradiciones 
Myths, Mythes, Mythen, Mitos
Lore, Savoir, Überlieferung, Saber
Legends, Légendes, Legenden, Leyendas
Holidays, Vacances, Feiertage, Días de fiesta
Celebrations, Célébrations, Feiern, Celebraciones
Folklore,

Quotes, Citations,
Anführungsstriche, Cotizaciones
Quotations, Citations, Preisangabe, Citas
Poems,
Poésies, Gedichte, Poemas
Poetry, Poésie, Poesie, Poesía
Sayings, Énonciations, Sayings, Refranes
Aphorisms, Aphorismes, Aphorismen, Aphorisms
Quips, Raille, Witzelt, Quips

New Green Way Blog, March 2008- :
http://greenway.typepad.com

Old Green Way Blog, August 2005 - February 2008 :
http://www.egreenway.com/weblog/

Dear Reader:  I appreciate your patience as I migrate to a new format, style, and webserver for the Green Way Blog. Starting in April 2008, this blog will be co-authored by Karen and Mike Garofalo.

The History of Gardening Timeline
From Ancient Times to the Twentieth Century
Noteworthy Gardens, Events, Persons, Publications, and Facts in the History of Gardening
References and Web Links Organized by Time Periods
Some Information about Agriculture, Farming, Culinary Arts, Botany, Horticulture, Technology, Arts and Crafts
Compiled by Michael P. Garofalo

From Ancient Times to 1600

The Seventeenth Century: 1600 - 1699

The Eighteenth Century: 1700 - 1799

The Nineteenth Century: 1800 - 1899

The Twentieth Century: 1900 - 1999

Reference Sources and Selected Links

Objectives and Comments

New Green Way Blog, March 2008- :
http://greenway.typepad.com

Old Green Way Blog, August 2005 - June 2008 :
http://www.egreenway.com/weblog/

Dear Reader:  I appreciate your patience as I migrate to a new format, style, and webserver for the Green Way Blog. Starting in April 2008, this blog will be co-authored by Karen and Mike Garofalo.

“flower arrangement:
just two yellow daffodils,
the first to bloom”
- L.A. Davidson, The Shape of the Tree

Our gardens have hundreds of yellow and white daffodils in bloom.

brilliant yellow
border of daffodils
behind barbed wire
- Michael P. Garofalo, Cuttings

This peach tree is exploding with both blossoms and new leaves.

The ornamental pears and plums are in full bloom.

Our winter garden includes cabbages, swiss chard, onions, radishes, garlic, and oranges.

“Nature does have manure and she does have roots as well as blossoms,
and you can’t hate the manure and blame the roots for not being blossoms.”
- Buckminster Fuller

“The main characteristic of Nature’s farming can therefore be summed up
in a few words. Mother earth never attempts to farm without live stock;
she always raises mixed crops; great pains are taken to preserve the soil
and to prevent erosion; the mixed vegetable and animal wastes are converted
into humus; there is no waste; the processes of growth and the processes
of decay balance one another; ample provision is made to maintain large
reserves of fertility; the greatest care is taken to store the rainfall; both
plants and animals are left to protect themselves against disease.”
- Sir Albert Howard, An Agricultural Testament, 1940

I have been very busy turning manure into the empty vegetable gardens, scattering fertilizer 16-16-16 on shrubs and vegetables, and seeding and fertilizing lawns in preparation for the rainstorm coming on Sunday night.

Green Way Wisdom - Fertilizer

A few years back, Karen and I added a screened back porch to our home. We have many potted plants on the porch, and a few comfortable chairs.

In the springtime, we have some spectacular views of the ornamental trees and fruit trees in bloom. This week, the ornamental plum (with pink blossoms) and the ornamental pear (with white blossoms) put on quite a show for us. The pecan trees (foregroud with white painted trunks) have yet to leaf out this year.

The last few days have been overcast and cool - the perfect time for a cup of coffee and sitting in the back porch.

“We ask for the blessing of the Inner Guardians of the Order and of our
Druid forebears that this Grove might become a truly holy and sanctified place.
We respect and honour and admire you, O trees, for you represent both
Peace and Power - though you are mighty you hurt no creature. Though
you sustain us with your breath, you will give up your life to house, and
warm, and feed, and teach us. We give thanks for your blessing upon our lives
and upon our lands. May you fare well in this chosen place. Awen.”
- Druid Ceremony for Planting a Grove

Green Way Wisdom - Trees

Druid Ceremony for Planting a Grove

Here I test out the size of the hole. Looks like enough room for all the roots to spread comfortably and for the proper planting height.

Karen admires some nice roots on this tree.

“The talking oak
To the ancients spoke.
But any tree
Will talk to me.”
- Mary Carolyn Davies

Karen and I have been planting trees, shrubs, vines, bulbs and flowers since last November.

How to plant a bare root tree in your garden.

Planting Trees and Global Warming

“I trust in Nature for the stable laws
Of beauty and utility.
Spring shall plant
And Autumn garner to the end of time.”
- Robert Browning

“So, yes, I do experience a type of reverie as a gardener. But it is not
something I control or strive for. When I find spirituality in my garden,
it seems to go hand in hand with hard work and diligence. Like a burst
of sunshine on a cloudy day, a feeling of peace will come over me and
grab me by surprise. I don’t really know why or how it happens.
But then again, I wouldn’t want it any other way.”
- Fran Sorin

We have been working in the garden as often as possible lately. Scattering 16-16-16 fertilizer and Ironite on trees and shrubs before the next rain storm. Pruning trees and shrubs. Removing dead limbs and twigs. Mowing lawns. Cleaning and replacing plants and pots on the back screened porch. Spraying trees. Planting trees and shrubs. Busy … Busy!

Lately, most of my writing and research indoors has been focused on improving my webpage on the Tai Chi Chuan Standard Simplified 24 Movement Form:

Standard Simplified Taijiquan 24 Form. Research by Michael P. Garofalo. Yang Style Taijiquan, 24 movements, created in 1956. Includes a detailed bibliography of books, media, links, online videos, articles, and resources. Provides a list of the 24 movement names in English, Chinese, French, German and Spanish, with citations for sources of the movement names. Provides detailed descriptions of each movement with black and white line illustrations and some photographs. Includes relevant quotations, notes, performance times, section breakdowns, basic Tai Chi principles, and strategies for learning the form. The Peking (Bejing) orthodox standard simplified 24 movement Tai Chi form is the most popular form practiced around the world. This is a 350 Kb HTML file, updated in March 2008. Published by Green Way Research, Valley Spirit Taijiquan, Red Bluff, California: Webpage URL: http://www.egreenway.com/taichichuan/short.htm.