Tag: garden
group name: plantlovers
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June 13, 2008 05:19 AM EDT --
Winter 2008 was marked with what seemed record freezing days, much snow and brutal ice storms. The landscape adopted gray ,white and miserable as primary shades with similar coloring . . . more
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June 07, 2007 12:30 AM EDT --
Below are some photos of a "mystery plant" that sprang up unbidden in my neglected, overgrown tomato garden. At first I thought it was a volunteer cucumber because of the shape of the leaves . . . more
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July 06, 2007 02:42 PM EDT --
Perhaps you may remember the photo of a "mystery plant" I posted 1 month ago. I asked for help identifying it, since it appeared spontaneously in my tomato garden.
It has been unveiled . . . more
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August 30, 2007 11:29 PM EDT --
Do we let them simply wither away naturally or is it better to cut them down once they've flowered and gone to seed? We had a sunflower self-seed by our mailbox so I am asking. I don't know exactly . . . more
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August 16, 2007 01:51 PM EDT --
We had sunflowers rebloom this year and had tons of flowers. I did not know they were anything but annual plants. Is it unusual for them to return? Secondly, how do you keep birds from eating all the sunflower . . . more
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July 18, 2007 10:17 PM EDT --
I actually do know the identity of this "mystery plant", but thought it would be fun to challenge the other gardeners on Gather. I've attached two pre-bloom photos for your viewing pleasure, . . . more
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June 07, 2008 02:21 PM EDT --
Things change so quickly in the garden this time of year. The lilacs are done, the irises are peaking. The early peonies are in full bloom and the later ones are just coming along. Of course, the 90 . . . more
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August 01, 2008 10:51 PM EDT --
Me again with my twilight garden shots. A lot has changed since last time. My garden really comes alive from July through October.
I want to take the opportunity to share that I use no chemicals . . . more
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May 18, 2007 11:42 AM EDT --
What is your favorite lawn & garden tool or gadget? Why do you like it? Is there a tool or gadget you've tried that didn't live up to your expectations?
My favorite gadget is called . . . more
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October 12, 2007 01:07 PM EDT --
My hair whips across my face as the open-air Jeep I'm riding in courses through the streets of Rio de Janeiro. This is the second day my friend Diane and I are in Rio, and our tour group is on the . . . more
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May 27, 2007 09:17 AM EDT --
On April 25, I published an article, "Welcome to the Evans' House" and showed images of my garden....a month has past and we are beginning to see lots of foliage and some color. Sleepy . . . more
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August 08, 2007 06:41 PM EDT --
Gardeners, I need your help and advice! . We aren't supposed to water our gardens and I feel so badly so my dying plants. Is it evil to sneak out at night and give a bucket of water . . . more
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June 19, 2007 08:57 PM EDT --
June is bustin’ out all over according to the song but in my yard things start really happening in July. The lilacs and irises of May are but a colorful fragrant memory. June is a time for . . . more
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May 10, 2007 09:41 AM EDT --
Although I've loved and grown plants for all of my adult life, for some reason I never tried growing herbs until this year. I am thrilled with my little herb garden, especially now that some . . . more
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March 28, 2008 03:01 PM EDT --
I love to garden and I love color, but I knew I also wanted low maintenance. Hibiscus turned out to be the perfect choice. Hibiscus come in endless varieties of bright tropical heat . . . more
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July 21, 2007 05:56 PM EDT --
After a ver wet vacation with more than one month of rain, rain and rain in Denmark, I still managed to find some beauty in my grandmother's garden.
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May 27, 2008 12:05 AM EDT --
The garden is coming along despite my inability to do much with it so far this year. Here is the view out my bedroom window.
The Dwarf Korean lilac is almost in bloom as . . . more
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June 07, 2008 07:28 PM EDT --
It was a gorgeous day out, so my daughter and I decided to take a walk through the garden. We were hoping to find a beaver, chipmunk, birds or deer. No such luck, but come along with us anyway. . . . more
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June 13, 2007 09:48 PM EDT --
A few weeks ago I reported on the dreadful condition of the garden and how we started taming it. I can now say that even though we have been without any rain of consequence for several weeks and . . . more
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June 07, 2007 05:11 AM EDT --
The tenants in our apartment building started our first urban garden this April. One of the first decisions we made was that it would be an organic garden.
When I hear "organic garden" I think . . . more
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