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LETTERS...AND OTHER THINGS OF THE PAST

Now is the time when I get a craving for the "good old d… Continue

Added by Daddieo z3/4 NY on September 1, 2010 at 6:11pm — 3 Comments

Photo Contest starts today and entries can submit till the 20th of September

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Added by j&j on September 1, 2010 at 1:10pm — No Comments

How do I share my badge on my gardening blog?

Who can tell me how to post my badge on my blog site? I don't understand what embed means? Thanks.

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Added by Shelly Edison on September 1, 2010 at 1:08pm — No Comments

All is Quiet in the Secret Garden

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Added by Jennifer Koester on September 1, 2010 at 12:57pm — No Comments

Spring is here!

Spring is here! The garden is starting to wake up! I wait with anticipation as bulbs start to pop up everywhere! Little buds are busting to open. Yippeee! I have been waiting for you to arrive! Continue

Added by Nicolle Fitzgerald on September 1, 2010 at 5:00am — No Comments

Quilt Gardens are Worth the Sacrifice

Here's my latest blog. It's been a busy summer for me so I've been gone a while. I'll try to do better but no gardener can promise anything until the snow flies :)

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Added by Vickie Estep on August 31, 2010 at 9:10pm — 2 Comments

TIME

"Time is something everyone runs short on and finally ru… Continue

Added by Daddieo z3/4 NY on August 31, 2010 at 9:29am — 2 Comments

Aullwood Gardens

This past Friday

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Added by Jennifer Koester on August 30, 2010 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Where have all the Robins gone?

Where are all the Robin's and song birds in South Jersey? My garden is usually filled with birds in the summer. The birds started to disappear in mid July. The only birds around are a few Doves. Could the extreme prolonged heat be the problem?

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Added by carole lawton on August 29, 2010 at 8:55pm — 5 Comments

Herbs, veggies and flowers

We had an herb farm for a few years as I got started later in life around 60 yrs old but loved it. Now its to much work for my husband anI. I graduated from Clayton College of Natural hHealth as a certified Master Herbalist and also went to school to be a reflexologist. I still grow herbs to make medicine and teas as well as cooking. I always have had a garden being raised in the country on farms and still live in the country on 10 acres. We still enjoy canning as much as possible as well as

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Added by Sharon N Dodge on August 29, 2010 at 8:49pm — 1 Comment

It's Mosaic Monday ... Pink and Purple in my End-of-Winter Downunder Garden

Winter's drawing to a close here in Oz and right now there's a lot of lovely pink and purple in the garden.

In the latest post on one of my gardening blogs there are some great photos of two of my absolute favourite flowering plants for adding these soft, fluffy, feel-good colours: Plectranthus 'Mona Lavender' and Azaleas.

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Added by Bernadette on August 29, 2010 at 7:35pm — No Comments

Fennel, Fennel, How Do I Love Thee?

I'm not talking about the fancy fennels; not bulb fennel, not bronze fennel, but green fennel. Foeniculum vulgare, yet there's nothing vulgar about this versatile herb. Fennel, fennel, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

With apologies in advance to Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

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Added by Rhonda Fleming Hayes on August 29, 2010 at 5:48pm — No Comments

Fall is in the air

The Light is changing, fall is in the air...........I'm dying to plant, but the temperatures refuse to stay cool. I'm ready for fall color and pumpkins! photo by Ros Creasy

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Added by Linda Vater on August 29, 2010 at 9:48am — No Comments

florida sun

I live in florida, iam having a really hard time, finding a flower that can take the heat and sun in the afternoon, any suggestion? i have tried the cellusia, and it burned up. Continue

Added by sunni thomas on August 29, 2010 at 8:56am — 1 Comment

Evening at the Park

The evening was cool, the live music from the Big Bands and Bigger Beers event was a special treat and as always, there were a few park goers to chat with as I tended my plots. Once the last of the weeds were pulled, Darryl and I stashed the garden tools, his chair and book in the car and spent the remaining daylight strolling about the park.

http://ayearinthepark.blogspot.com/2010/08/evening-at-park.html

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Added by Jennifer Koester on August 28, 2010 at 8:37pm — 1 Comment

Slow Saturday

While most times I would be at odds with the rain, but today the rain brings a joyous relief from the non-stop burden of high temps combined with unusually high humidity. The birds, squirrels and even my horse seem to have the same sense of relief as well. I put out feed since the birds are vociferously asking for some and even their chirps seem melodic versus stressful.

My resident 'flys are hiding, but I imagine they too are enjoying a moment of coolness.
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Added by Cathy Hennessy on August 28, 2010 at 11:25am — No Comments

What can I plant that will last?

I live in Ocala FL and have a 12' round circle in my backyard where I took up a pool from that is made up of sand. Can anyone tell me what to plant in there that will last all year and won't die off we have a mild frost? I think it can get down to maybe 19 degrees here in the winter. I wanted to put something in there that was colorful. I have a lot of knock out roses that do well, but wanted to put something in there that is "different" Thanks for your help!

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Added by Janice Johnson on August 27, 2010 at 9:43pm — 2 Comments

Green Manure - a question

Without getting into a big discussion about rotating the place one plants tomatoes (although if you'd like to comment on that please do), this is a question I am asking not just for myself but for my sister.

Does anyone have any recommendations/information/stories on green manure? Do you plant it? It is to enrich the soil, yes? I have a decent sized garden and have been able to not plant tomatoes in *quite* the same place every year, but some people just don't, i.e. my sister.

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Added by Alison Clarke on August 27, 2010 at 2:43pm — 3 Comments

Weather folklore

Yes, the Animals Know

Long before meteorologists had sophisticated technology to help them predict the weather, people made forecasts based on their observations of animals, flowers, and nature.

Try out some old-fashioned forecasti

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Added by Jennifer on August 26, 2010 at 11:19am — No Comments

Ginkgo the Living Fossil

In the spirit of full disclosure, the Ginkgo is my favorite tree. There are many trees I hold in high regard and would eagerly include in a landscape. But it is the Ginkgo that holds the top spot with me.
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Added by Jennifer Koester on August 25, 2010 at 9:50am — No Comments

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