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Words by Webb is a blog about writing, reading, baking and plants - with a little bit of who knows what thrown in for fun.
You can contact me at jodiwebb9@gmail.com
S is for Shade
When I started gardening all I had was sunny spots. There were absolutely no trees. It was just a big empty field with a house plopped in...
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Apr 222 min read
R is for Robert Frost
Thanks to Robert Frost for this amazing poem Nothing Gold Can Stay Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early...
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Apr 211 min read
Q is for Queen Anne's Lace
True confessions time! when I started this challenge back in April I did make a list of all the letters of the alphabet and possible...
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Apr 192 min read
Dial A for Aunties Series
Here's a roundup of all three books in Jesse Q. Sutano 's Dial A for Aunties series. More About Dial A for Aunties In Dial A for Aunties...
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Apr 184 min read
P is for Poison
Or more specifically, a particular book I happen to be reading about plants. Very special plants. Killer plants! I started writing a...
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Apr 182 min read
O is for Outdoor Photo Contest
Do you enjoy spending time outdoors? Then it's time to start snapping some pics and enter them in the annual Pennsylvania Parks & Forest...
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Apr 171 min read
Jesse Q. Sutano YA and Middle Reader Books
Today's Jesse Q. Sutano book is a YA thriller: The Obsession . Jesse also has another thriller that also takes place at Draycott...
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Apr 162 min read
N is for Native Plants
If you're a fan of native plants you should check out the work of Doug Tallamy. Along with authoring some great books, he also founded...
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Apr 161 min read
M is for Marigolds
I have a love/hate relationship with marigolds. Love: I have a fondness for them because they were the first flower seed I planted, in a...
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Apr 151 min read
Jesse Q. Sutanto Week
It's not officially Jesse Q. Sutanto Week but it is here at Words by Webb. It all started last year when my daughter took me to a new...
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Apr 141 min read
L is for Longwood Gardens
Have you ever been to a public gardens? In my neck of the woods it seems there's a garden everywhere you turn - Hershey, Philadelphia,...
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Apr 141 min read
K is for Keurig
When we got our first single serve coffee maker - in our case a Keurig - everyone was thrilled as they all had different preferences and...
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Apr 122 min read
J for Jodi's Favorites
I have so many favorites but many of them I can trace back to my backyard growing up. For living in town it was a large backyard, shared...
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Apr 112 min read
I is for Insects
As a gardener I have a confusing relationship with insects. Some I hate (boo to Japanese beetles, slugs, aphids) and some I love(cheers...
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Apr 101 min read
H is for Hanging Baskets
Come Mother's Day they are everywhere! Hanging baskets full of petunias, geraniums, calibrachoa, fuschia. Who could resist them? My mom...
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Apr 91 min read
G is for Garlic
I've never been much for growing vegetables. Yes, I like to eat vegetables but they just aren't as much fun as flowers. So vegetables are...
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Apr 82 min read
Author Áine Greaney Tells Her Once Upon a Time...
Today Áine Greaney is joining us as part of her WOW-Women on Writing blog tour with a guest post to tell the story of how she became a...
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Apr 84 min read
F is for Flower Show
For years my only reference for a flower show was the neighborhood gathering of gardeners in the World War II movie Mrs. Miniver where...
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Apr 71 min read
Goldilocks Finds a New Market
Being a freelance writer is a lot like being Goldilocks - not the breaking and entering part - but always searching for a new market that...
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Apr 71 min read
E is for Edible Flowers
I love flowers. So when my mother-in-law gave me a list of edible blooms many years ago I was intrigued. I kept it for years but sadly,...
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Apr 52 min read
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