{"id":962,"date":"2026-05-20T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maryahernartist.com\/garden-blog\/?p=962"},"modified":"2026-05-20T22:54:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T02:54:50","slug":"mary-ahern-artist-garden-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryahernartist.com\/garden-blog\/mary-ahern-artist-garden-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Ahern The Garden Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #cc3333;\">Garden Blog<\/span><\/h2>\n<hr>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #5b5200;\">The Garden Artist: Leading You Down The Garden Path<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #5b5200; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Writings about Gardens, my own and others. Some science, some flowers, some garden design and some of the gardens that inspire my Art. I write about the lessons I&#8217;ve learned from nature. The wise spiritual messages as well as some practical gardener&#8217;s tips. Take a stroll down the garden path with me, <\/span><span style=\"color: #5b5200; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">My Art Starts In The Garden.<\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Garden Blog The Garden Artist: Leading You Down The Garden Path Writings about Gardens, my own and others. Some science, some flowers, some garden design and some of the gardens that inspire my Art. 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