Kathy Purdy's Gardening Life
Kathy PurdyLife viewed through the lens of gardening in rural New York, USDA Hardiness Zone 5
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My North Hill Garden Obsession
On February 9, 1964 I sat in my grandparents’ living room to watch the Ed Sullivan Show, as my family often did. Grandma would let us eat our dessert1 in the living room as we watched. That night I viewed over 700 hysterical teenage girls s...
Have you been hit by the gardener's high?
There is such a thing as a gardener’s high, a plant-induced dopamine rush. While runners may experience a sense of euphoria after long exertion, a gardener never knows when the next rush is coming.
I’m not talking about the satisfaction of...
How did gardening become my life?
The front yard, September 2025
“Wow,” the visitor says, as he looks around the front yard, “This must be a lot of work.” No matter how many times I’ve heard that remark, it always confuses me. I live here. This is what I do. Housecleaning,...
Plant Collecting: The Danger is Real
Colchicums from my collection
It started with the colchicums. When I decided I wanted one of every colchicum I could find that would grow for me, I became a plant collector. Not every gardener is a plant collector, but every plant collecto...
Narcissus: The Family Heirloom
When I was in college, I lived in a third-floor walkup with two fellow students. Whenever anyone shut the front door to the building, all the tenants felt the resulting vibrations. There were two apartments on each floor, so we subconscious...
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Garden writer and plant nerd, gardening in rural upstate NY in USDA Hardiness zone 5 with acid, clay soil.
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