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Marianne B. Peters

Main Street, Plymouth, Indiana.

I'm a commercial writer and editor, with a specialty in sustainable living and garden practices.

Interests: Spending time with my family, reading anything that isn't nailed down, writing in my journal, hiking the terrain of my native Hoosier state, meeting fellow writers, drinking wine and lingering over dinner. More reading. More writing.

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Preserving Our Pollinators

You and I can help preserve our pollinators. Like the bees, we are also exposed to these pesticides and many others) through the food we eat. It benefits us to reduce the use of these pesticides or at least require safer use of these substances. Continue reading

Posted May 1, 2013 at My Fresh Green Life

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Spring Cleaning for Smarties

After struggling through cold and flu season, breathing indoor air (which can sometimes be as polluted as outdoor air), and traipsing shoe-clad over carpets, it’s time to freshen up! I’ve been taking an inventory of the stuff under my sink. I like a clean house. I like a healthy house,... Continue reading

Posted Mar 30, 2013 at My Fresh Green Life

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Marianne B. Peters has shared their blog Fresh Words

Mar 27, 2013

Welcome! A few years ago, my family and I decided...

Habitat. My environment. Where I'm most apt to be found. It's a shared space -- a place to dwell with family, friends, and the creatures who share this ecosystem I call my backyard. Continue reading

Posted Mar 12, 2013 at My Fresh Green Life

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#Downsizing and #Decorating

We've landed at 420 South Michigan Street! Friends with trailers and strong backs helped us move the heavy stuff, and I spent the weekend ferrying the little stuff over. My garage is still full of the stuff we're NOT bringing -- refuse from the days I spent trying to fill... Continue reading

Posted Dec 31, 2012 at My Fresh Green Life

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Are You Root-Bound? Repot Yourself!

The past few days I've been repotting my houseplants. They really needed it--it had been a few years, and a few of my specimens were looking a bit worse for wear. I used to kill houseplants routinely, but I'm doing much better now. The secret to my success? Stop watering... Continue reading

Posted Mar 8, 2012 at My Fresh Green Life

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A Daily Dose of Writing Help!

Who doesn't need a daily writing tip? Anyone? Bueller? Continue reading

Posted Mar 8, 2012 at Wordsmith Writing Services

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Saying Goodbye to My Garden

Now that the move is upon me, I’m riding waves of nostalgia, hanging on for dear life. I get sentimental about hotel rooms where I’ve spent the weekend, for Pete’s sake. We raised two young daughters in this house … they learned to ride their bikes here … our wonderful neighbors … the swing set and sandbox … my garden … I’ve never left a garden behind before. Continue reading

Posted Aug 8, 2011 at My Fresh Green Life

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Green Journal: Bloom Your Head Off

July begins with daylilies in my garden, lighting up the landscape like botanical fireworks for the Fourth. Continue reading

Posted Jul 6, 2011 at My Fresh Green Life

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Bee Balm in Bloom

I know there are a lot of cool flower hybrids out there, but I like to plant for the birds and the butterflies. I can see this bed from my kitchen sink, and sometimes the dishes have to wait while I enjoy the winged show. Continue reading

Posted Jun 23, 2011 at My Fresh Green Life

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Lady Scarecrows in the #Garden

Meet Hyacinth, our veggie garden scarecrow (scarecrow-ess?). I have no idea if she'll keep the bunnies out, but she makes a fetching guardian. Her name is an homage to Hyacinth Bucket ("It's BOUQUET!") from PBS' old BBC Brit-com Keeping Up Appearances. She's so lifelike from a distance that she startles... Continue reading

Posted Jun 19, 2011 at My Fresh Green Life

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Green Journal: The Before

When I lived in Indianapolis, part of my Master's degree in Writing from Butler University was a fifty-page meditation on a place. I decided to write about my apartment complex. This led me to the Indiana Historical Society and old plat maps, showing the square farmsteads and tiny settlements that had disappeared long ago. Continue reading

Posted Jun 6, 2011 at My Fresh Green Life

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Heucheras and Hostas

Heucheras and hostas ... Love this classic combination along my front walk! I've been collecting them slowly over a period of years. I don't even miss the flowers! Continue reading

Posted May 22, 2011 at My Fresh Green Life

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Red-Hatting and #Container #Gardening

Yesterday I spoke to the Red Hat ladies of Plymouth about container plants. What a great group -- the movers and shakers of our small town, the "greatest generation" who sent their husbands to war, watched the first moon launch, and raised kids who walked to school before the subdivisions... Continue reading

Posted May 18, 2011 at My Fresh Green Life

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Green Journal: Wildflower Walk

When melancholy moods strike, I fall back on certain strategies for dealing with them. Getting outside in the sunshine is practically fool-proof. Continue reading

Posted May 9, 2011 at My Fresh Green Life

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Rhubarb - who knew? Continue reading

Posted May 7, 2011 at My Fresh Green Life

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A Rewarding #Herb Project!

The local assisted living facility has asked me to create a culinary and ornamental herb garden for them Continue reading

Posted May 4, 2011 at My Fresh Green Life

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Grackles Raise My Hackles

They're loud, brash, and obnoxious. They hog the feeders. They squawk at me from the maple tree, puffing themselves up like irridescent black balloons. They stalk around the flower beds, beaks full of twigs for the nests they're building in my pines. Continue reading

Posted Mar 21, 2011 at My Fresh Green Life

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Get In The Garden Blog Has Great Post on Seed Starting

Are you going to start some seeds this year? I'm in garden limbo (hoping to sell our house, hoping to buy one in town), but I'm still going to start a few for containers. A moveable feast, so to speak ... Continue reading

Posted Mar 3, 2011 at My Fresh Green Life

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Find Native Plants For Your Garden

Here's a cool new tool for your garden from JF New. Continue reading

Posted Mar 1, 2011 at My Fresh Green Life

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Burpee Offers Heirloom Seeds

Where do you order your heirloom varieties? talk to me. Continue reading

Posted Feb 26, 2011 at My Fresh Green Life

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Why I must have a witchhazel! If I had one, it...

Why I must have a witchhazel! Continue reading

Posted Feb 25, 2011 at My Fresh Green Life

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If I don't have goals -- yearly, monthly, weekly,...

I'm getting up early to write 500 words every morning. It's the sanest time of day for me, when the thought spiders in my head haven't begun to spin their webs, when the house is quiet, and the coffee's hot. Continue reading

Posted Jan 24, 2011 at Wordsmith Writing Services

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National Garden Bureau's Five New Year's Resolutions for Gardeners

Making spring plans? Here are some great suggestions from the National Garden Bureau. I will explore new horizons and try some of the many new varieties and new gardening techniques presented in all those beautifully informative catalogs, books and advertisements I'm seeing. Maybe I'll try my hand at some more... Continue reading

Posted Jan 11, 2011 at My Fresh Green Life

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National Garden Bureau: New Varieties for 2011

This announcement from the National Garden Bureau was a sight for sore eyes today. We just had our first significant snowfall of the year, and I was trying to get adjusted to grey days. Then the New Varieties announcement came along, and I'm soaking in the colors of bright new annuals! Continue reading

Reblogged Dec 2, 2010 at My Fresh Green Life

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