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191 days ago by Treefarmer | 5 comments »

Yesterday was a bad day…no a really bad day…no a really rotten stinkin bad day! I had some lousy news in the morning. I went to work anyway…couldn’t really concentrate much on what I was doing so went home. Moped around the house a bit, ended up in the garden. My daughter had replenished some of the moss garden yesterday while we were working outside together. I figured I’d water it, I’ve always found watering somewhat therapeutic…great thinking time....

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Iris

191 days ago by Jerrica | 5 comments »

When we bought our house, there were these beautiful irises all along the front of the house. Last year, they didn’t bloom at all, and at the time, I was worried I had done something to kill them. Now I know it was just the late frost we had that kept them from blooming. This year, they’re back. I’ve been watching the buds form for a while, and the first one bloomed this morning.

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My Container Gardens #7: It's Done!!!

193 days ago by GrandmaT | 21 comments »

Today has been a quite busy day. Hubby and I headed up to our Farmer’s Market early this morning. Grabbed a cup of yummie coffee and strolled around the Market checking out all the flowers. I bought Wave Petunias in two colors, Periwinkles, Gerbera Daisies, and a white flowered ground cover that I cannot remember the name of. Oh yah, and a basket of Million Bells Petunias for my old White Spindle Back Chair. After we got home and we (okay, hubby) unloaded the truck with all “my...

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Gaining Control of our Yard

194 days ago by dustynewt | 6 comments »

It has been really dry here in Central Florida. No rain for five weeks now. It’s crazy when other parts of the country are flooding, (i.e. Arkansas) They are teasing us with a thunderstorm Monday. Mowing our yard, a.k.a. weeds, is out as it just raises a dirty, gritty dust. So I have been doing a little judicious pruning. The back corner of our lot has been neglected for years. It has helped buffer some of the noise from our neighbor’s ongoing party (three years now), but I ...

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Around the Yard #1: Blooming Around The Yard - Back From Flu

197 days ago by Scott Hildenbrand | 14 comments »

Well, been gone for a while due to the flu. Really knocked me out and ended up getting stuck in my lungs which made it painful and difficult to breathe. Anyway, thought I’d post what’s in bloom in the yard. I’ve also got another unknown I’ll be posting in a bit to see if anyone can figure it out. These are the Irises that my wife doesn’t like.. She’d said to trash them but me, I like Irises so I kept them, in a way. I tossed them into a depression ...

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My flowers! #1: First to bloom!

197 days ago by Eklectic | 6 comments »

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Still putting in plants, almost out of pots

198 days ago by Louise | 8 comments »

Getting close to the end of my stock of pots, today I’m planting gerbera daisy’s and zinnia’s these will go in my sunny spots, they make for great splash of color. I have my other helper today this is flossie, she’s not much for gardening but she does enjoy my bags of planting soil.

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Magnolia

199 days ago by dustynewt | 4 comments »

This magnolia (grandiflora?) is about five years old. My wife started it from seed. Quite a process. She took the fruit from the tree in September, removed the pulpy red outer layer to reveal the seed kernels. She then put them in a ziploc with some moist potting soil and stored it in the fridge until the end of January when she potted them. Only 3 out 12 sprouted. They grow very slowly. In researching the project we found that the seed kernels may take up to 18 months to sprout (if a...

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Today the sun is out and it's 80° and time to work in the garden

199 days ago by Louise | 10 comments »

Well today is a great day for garden work the weather is warm and I have plenty of plants to work with today. Can’t wait to get started This is something new that I planted about a month back it’s called Japanese jack in the pulpit,it’s just put out a bloomed. These are some begonias that I just planted some are in ground pots and some will be and hanging baskets. Yes that’s me busy planting, I could stay out here all day. Here I am plantin...

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My columbines are starting to bloom and Moses In The Cradle

200 days ago by Louise | 11 comments »

My columbines are starting to bloom it’s one of my favorite flowers it’s a shame it doesn’t last longer. In another week or two they should all be in bloom, can’t wait to get photos of the rest. I’m also trying a new plant the called Moses in the cradle I have three of them planted in pots and I’m interested to see how well they do. Columbines starting too bloom This is something new I’m trying called (MOSES IN THE CRADLE)

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