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| 28 days ago |
Who is mowing the lawn? - 5 replies !! |
| 64 days ago |
So, what is what? - 9 replies With greenthumb wondering about whether some of my flowers were actually rudbeckies or black eyes susans, I started doing a search on Google as well as in some of my books, and honestly I am getting all mixed up!!! So, what is what? A) B) C) |
| 67 days ago |
Can you guess what I am? - 10 replies I bloom in the mornings only for a few hours!My fruit is rather big!I am not edible! So who am I? |
| 69 days ago |
Ways To Keep A Healthy.... - 5 replies Level Of Insanity: 1. At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.2. Page yourself over the intercom. Don’t disguise your voice.3. Every time someone asks you to do something, ask if they want fries with that.4. Put your garbage can on your desk and label it “IN”... |
| 73 days ago |
Presents to a Gardener - 13 replies I was just watching the video about rolling your own “planter pots” by Xploreorganics with newspapers and started thinking of a “kit made of recycled items” to give as present to another gardener or to somebody that is just starting! Here I am using X’s recycled products to start my “kit”! Recycle ... |
| 100 days ago |
Big Pond!!!!! - 5 replies We have been on “dial up” since we moved here! What a headache that is! How painful!We also have many plans for different projects around this place and we are working really hard at realizing them!One of those project is the “Big Pond” which made it to the top of the “to do list”! How exciting!We have had contractors coming over and giving esti... |
| 100 days ago |
Having fun! - 11 replies I was sitting on my deck today, taking a break, and I was so tired and hot, did not want to get up to take pictures so I tried to take them sitting at the table and pointing between the spindles and this is what I came up with: !! |
| 109 days ago |
Columbines a.k.a. "Alien plants"! - 7 replies I’ve always had columbines! In my family they are called “alien plants” as per the kids when they were small! They’ve always been beautiful, lots of blooms, beautiful foliage… I still get tons of blooms, the purple ones were fantastic this year, the others ok….but..the foliage is all gone! Not a singl... |
| 113 days ago |
IF MY BODY WERE A CAR - 15 replies IF MY BODY WERE A CARIf my body were a car, this is the time I would be thinking about trading it in for a newer model. I’ve got bumps and dents and scratches in my finish and my paint job is getting a little dull …. but that’s not the worst of it.My headlights are out of focus and it’s especially hard to see things u... |
| 128 days ago |
GT and you! - 8 replies As GrandT says, rest and you might get into trouble!!:-)Well, as I was “resting” yesterday, I started thinking about GT!!About how in some ways it has changed my life!First finding people of like mind! Who enjoy their gardens! And other’s!Who like to learn new things! Find out about new plants! Think eco-friendly!!!!Make new fr... |
| 129 days ago |
Walk in my forest#4 - 7 replies After a weekend long of heavy rain the sun came out yesterday (hidden again today), so I went for a walk with my camera! The “back pond”, which usually dries up by the end of June and was on it’s way there, is full again as if it was right after thaw!! And this is what I found in the water!!! For the fern lovers: |
| 129 days ago |
What herb do you use and with what?? - 6 replies I was asked the other day what I use sage with!Well, I use it with poultry, with pork and salmon! Dill I use with fish a lot! Basil: almost everything. Sorrel, with poultry Lovage: tastes like celery and goes in soups! Borage: fish, salads |
| 133 days ago |
Chicken versus Dogs! - 16 replies We were having a conversation this week-end with a “chicken” grower and he said to keep the new chickens in the house (in a cage) over night so the dogs understand that they are part of the “family”!My dogs have never seen a chicken before, so it is a new experience for all of us!! Any idea/thought on how to handle the... |
| 145 days ago |
In the storm! - 12 replies As mentioned on another thread, we had quite the thunder storm earlier.Hubby and I always sit on the deck and enjoy Mother Nature’s antic. Our friend the hummingbird did not allow the storm to stop it from coming to feed: I hope you enjoy the rain glistening on our little friend as much as I do! |
| 145 days ago |
Walk in the forest: ferns and forest!!! - 5 replies So far we have been taking a walk through my forest with our eyes on the ground looking for the flowers!I thought it might be interesting to raise our eyes to see what else is going on in this forest!So first we will start with Fern Gully />More to come when the storm is over!! And now for a forest view or 2: What you see is t... |
| 146 days ago |
Walk in the Forest - 8 replies I will be starting new forums rather than adding on to the ones already going as it is easier for those of us on dial up to get to the pictures. I believe it is a “Green Trillium” No idea what it is!! Same plant, 2 different views! ???? ??? |
| 146 days ago |
Question about wild flowers/plants! - 5 replies Over the last few weeks I have posted a lot of pictures of wild flowers/plants, but I have a lot more. I was wondering if I should post them all here or only a few with a link to my Picasa Webb Album? |
| 147 days ago |
Mosquito Repellent? - 5 replies We are almost being kept prisonners in the house by mosquitoes. They are sooo bad, even the dogs will not stay outside!Yesterday i got this email from a family member saying that they had tried Listerine mouth wash as a repellent!So I figured I did not have anything to loose and this morning gave it a try!I sprayed all my window screens, patio d... |
| 151 days ago |
Birds in my yard!! - 21 replies A great gift for mother’s day: the Great Crested Flycatcher is back.Last year they nested in a birdhouse that was on one of the trees that we had to cut down so I was unsure as to whether or not they would be back. And: |
| 156 days ago |
More birds in my backyard! - 22 replies I am not sure but I believe this is the White-Throated Sparrow! The little kind of green one at the bottom of the left feeder is a female finch! And the males are trying to get her attention but she is really ignoring them all: And this is what happens almost every time: |
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