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Posted on June 23, 2023June 19, 2023 by Staircase 9 17

Five ideas for making the most of mint

Image of a mint plants, close together, showing the bright green leaves

Hello,   Do you have lots of mint in your window boxes, pots or gardens? It's originally a Mediterranean herb; in Greek mythology, Hades, the god of the underworld, fell in love with the river nymph Minthe.  When Persephone, his wife, discovered the affair she turned Minthe into a plant. Hades could not rescue her,…

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Posted on March 4, 2023March 4, 2023 by Staircase 9 17

“How lovely yellow is”

Yellow is good for you

Hello,   It’s been quite the winter here, what with a blizzard, an arctic blast, and this week, an ice storm – and endless days of grey in between. Then, suddenly, there is an occasional glimmer, or even an hour or two, of sunlight. As it turns from pale to golden, it is wonderfully uplifting:…

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