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Strong wind damage

Fri, 16 May 2008 17:32:00 GMT

We had verry strong howling winds the last two days here which wreck havoc on my container planters. Worst damage was on my clematis Rhapsody which dried up and wilted most of the blooms. The win...

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Upside down tomatoes update

Fri, 16 May 2008 06:50:00 GMT

I planted only one determinate tomatoe at the bottom on my second topsy turvy planter and none on top as the first planter. On the first planter, I planted two at the bottom and two on top. Both ar...

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WARNING! I GOT SCAMMED.

Thu, 08 May 2008 02:53:00 GMT

Last Thursday, a friend from my church gave me an email address for an application for a part-time job working at h...

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Blue Light and Cassis

Tue, 06 May 2008 23:27:00 GMT

My only joy when I am blue is my garden and taking photos of my clematis. Today, I took pictures of Blue Light and Cassis although some Cassis blooms are fading now from too much sun. The colors ...

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My plants are being invaded by bugs.

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:43:00 GMT

I sowed a couple of eggplant seeds and transplanted them after the first 4 true leaves emerged and grew. It grew more leaves since then but a couple of days later, it looks like a leaf-eating bug wa...

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Butterfly bush

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:56:00 GMT

I planted buddleia davidii in the fall of 2005 very near the back fence but it got so bushy and ugly in that location so I transplanted it in the spring of 2007 to the south shady bed. It only ha...

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Another sleepless night

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:18:00 GMT

It is just another one of those nights when I get depressed and just toss and turn but getting no sleep at all. I thought of my sister, Anna, and I cried and cried so I went back to the living roo...

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Topsy turvy tomatoes growing strong

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:52:00 GMT

It was about a month ago when I planted an "Early Girl" tomatoe about a month ago. Instead of two at the bottom, I added another one on top of the planter. All three are growing strong and flowering...

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Clematis Empress

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:41:00 GMT

The strong winds did not prevail or punish clematis Empress alhough others are truly hit by the strong winds such as my clematis Josephine which wilted even before the buds bloom and clematis Lasur...

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Warm but very windy

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:54:00 GMT

My goodness, this wind is killing not only me but my clematis. Some clematis flowers are so punished by the strong winds that they look tired and wilted even before they fully bloom. On top of th...

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Thank you Bill for lovely pictures.

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:44:00 GMT

I was so tired from gardening almost all morning till past noon so the first thing I did was open my computer and of course, go to Garden Guides. The first thing I saw was Bill Mitchell' s blog wi...

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Finally, spring is really here.

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:42:00 GMT

Nice weather today, finally, after so many days of high winds and cold weather. It should be even warmer this weekend so I can be gardening all day. My tiny space for a veggie garden had been re-...

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Yacky weather here

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:05:00 GMT

There are days when it seems like winter again here in my neck of the woods. I wanted so much to do some gardening, turn my compost bin, weeding, and other good stuff but the weather is not helping a...

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Oh well, life goes on.

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:31:00 GMT

I had been moping, grieving, and sulking for a few days now but today, I ventured out because the weather is nicer and lo and behold, my clematis Grandiflora decided to put on a show. This is its ...

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Goodbye

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:42:00 GMT

The Lord will carry you in your long journey my dearest Anna. I will buy an African Violet that you loved so much. It will forever remind me of you so I will cherish that African Violet as if it ...

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