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Marash Girl and ( rahmetli olsun ) Harriet Stetson (Marash Girl's best friend throughout elementary school) both loved to read the Nancy...

Photo by MarashGirl©2022

Photo by MarashGirl©2022

Petunia hybrida Vilm., better known as the Hybrid Petunia! Photo by MarashGirl©2022

Greet the Eastern daisy fleabane, or, as scientists call her, the Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. Photo by MarashGirl©2022

"What gets fatter as it gets thinner?" Have you figured it out yet? Drum rolls, please! What gets fatter as it gets thinner? A ...

Let's see if you can figure this one out! What gets fatter as it gets thinner? Check in tomorrow for the answer! Origina...

"When can a pitcher not hold water?" Figured it out yet? A pitcher cannot hold water when s/he's wearing a pitcher's gl...

"When can a pitcher not hold water?" Original Riddle by MarashGirl©2022 Check in tomorrow for the answer!

Getting a jump on the season? This scarecrow has been guarding Farlow park throughout the month of June and well into July! ...

Photo by MarashGirl©2022

Here it is for all to enjoy . . . please welcome the Common Dogwood . . . Don't worry . . . it won't bite! ...

You've had over a month, so I hope you've come up with the answer! "When can a loon fly high in the sky?" A loon can fl...

"Here is my memory : "We would set up a “bastille” (jail) using sticks leaned against a tree - the big beech (?) tree in front of...

"When is a grape not a grape?" Figured it out yet? A grape is not a grape when it's . . . . a grapefruit! O...

Okay, folks. . . here goes! Get out your thinking caps! "When is a grape not a grape?" Check in tomorrow for the answer! ...

Photo by MarashGirl©2022 Must such beautiful flowers have names that are so difficult to pronounce? Give up? Just take the easy w...

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The answer, as you may have guessed, is a resounding "No!" [Photo by MarashGirl©2022] This Mountain Laur...

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Marash Girl has requested that you greet the Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus L.! Photo by MarashGirl©2022 The name scare you...

"When can a horse move while standing still?" Have you figured it out yet? Here's your answer! A horse can move while stand...

When can a horse move while it's standing still? [Check in tomorrow for the answer!]

Before the tornado . . . before the tornado took with it the cabin that sat on top of Wilbraham Mountain . . . many Armenian-American famili...

The Coreopsis verticillata L., better known as the Threadleaf Coreopsis (below), greets all of Marash Girl's readers as Marash Girl prep...

Please allow Marash Girl to introduce you to the "Impatiens walleriana Hook.f.", or, as more popularly known, the "Busy Lizzy...

Meet the Geranium sanguineum L. or, in plain English, the Bloody Crane's-Bill! Really? The Bloody Crane's-Bill? Such a s...

Known by scientists as the Ligustrum robustum (Roxb.)Blume , the Tree Privet can be enjoyed by all . . . if not in your gardens, right here ...

Please meet the Ilium giganteum Regel Giant . . . Photo by MarashGirl©2022

When is A leaf not A leaf? (Must be spoken to be a successful riddle!) Give up? "A" leaf is not "A" leaf when it'...

Please allow Marash Girl to ask you the following question . . . or riddle, should you choose to see it that way! "When is a leaf not ...

Have you ever met the Milk Thistle, better known in the scientific world as Sonchus oleraceus (L.) L.? If you've never met her before, ...

"What blade can never be sharpened?" Give up? Want the answer? Here goes . . . "A blade of grass can be cut, but a blade o...

As this is now the fourth day of summer, Marash Girl is inspired to ask her readers the following riddle . . . you'll see why when you ...

A walk in the park a fortnight ago, and look who came out to greet Marash Girl! Photo by MarashGirl©2022

Okay, so "What did the horse in Holyoke, Massachusetts, call the farmer who lived on the farm next door?" Figured it out yet? No...

What did the farmer in Holyoke, Massachusetts, call the horse on the farm next door? Or rather, let's put it another way: what did the...

A joke's not funny when the joke's on you! Original Riddle by MarashGirl©2022

Admittedly, this flower is a lot prettier than its name! Photo by MarashGirl©2022

When is a joke not funny? Check in on Monday for the answer!

Please meet the Oriental Iris ( Iris orientalis Mill. ), an iris which made its way all the way from the orient to the gardens of New Englan...

Have you figured out the answer to this riddle yet? If not, read on . . . Riddle: When is a lock not a lock? Answer: A lock is not a ...

When is a lock not a lock? Original Riddle by MarashGirl©2022. Check in tomorrow for the answer!

"When can a loon fly high in the sky?" Above Original Riddle by MarashGirl©2022

When is an apple tree a crab apple tree? Have you figured it out yet? An apple tree is a crab apple tree when it gets up (or rather grows u...

When is an apple tree a crab apple tree? Check in tomorrow for the answer! Original Riddle by MarashGirl©2022

Photo by MarashGirl©2022

Photo by MarashGirl©2022

Cornus florida L. LC Flowering Dogwood Photo by MarashGirl©2022

All Iris are not alike, even though they may look alike! And an Iris with the same name may not be the same color! Pho...

Please meet the Hesperis matronalis L. , better known as the Dames Rocket . . . and NOT the same flower as the flower you met yesterday! ...

Photo by MarashGirl©2022

Photo by MarashGirl©2022 Above please view the Spiraea japonica L.f., better known as the Japanese Spiraea! ...

How do you view the world? Photo by MarashGirl©2022

Photo by MarashGirl©2022

You may think you have alreadu met this dame, but have you met a dame that is white with five petals? A Dame's Rocket has four petals, ...

Photo taken mid-May by MarashGirl©2022

Here's your chance! Photo by MarashGirl©2022 And here are three of them!

Photo by Nisha!

The Flame Azalea, known by botanists as the Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. Flame Azalea , graces the gardens of the Boston suburb...

Have you figured it out yet? When is it impossible to tie a ribbon in your hair? (Drum Roll!) The answer? It's impossible to tie...

She's a lot prettier than her name! Photo by MarashGirl©2022

Photo by MarashGirl©2022