What's In Bloom

Yellow Flowers - Plant Identification

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:58:00 GMT

Since we moved in three years ago these have been blooming each year. They typically bloom in late May or early June. I think that they may be bulbs, but would like to know more about them. Can a...

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New Plants Adjusting Well

Sat, 17 May 2008 02:50:00 GMT

I wandered here and there in the yard today. I took a lot of new photos, but was most excited to see that the new perennial shade garden is doing well. Here is a photo of the Foam Flower - Spring S...

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Wearing White

Mon, 12 May 2008 03:36:00 GMT

My garden is sporting the most innocent color it will have all season. White is definitely stunning when it's on the bride, but more so when it's in the flowers. Here is a photo essay of the beauty ha...

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Back home among the blooms

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:00:00 GMT

The new perennial shade garden before and after photos. Cause I know that y'all love photos. And I like to show my hard work off to others who know and appreciate the efforts. Ok, so here they are:
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April showers make my work easier

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:50:00 GMT

Yesterday was a great day for putting in the new shade garden. Most people don't care for the cloudy, misty day that we had, but the weather was perfect for planting up the new area. Even though it...

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Shady New Beginnings

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:41:00 GMT

Soon I will be adding a new perennial bed to our backyard. We have a problem area that is so shady and wet that it will not grow any grass or really anything. So it looks like mother nature is in m...

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We have Blooms!

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:15:00 GMT

Today I have a full flush of blooms on my miniature iris patch. Here is a quick photo of the first couple. I had to go home on my lunch hour to catch them. It always seems that the blooms fade so fast...

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Iris Surprise

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:01:00 GMT

I came home today to be surprised by my miniature irises. They are starting to bloom and I should have beautiful flowers out there tomorrow. My mom's bloomed almost three weeks ago around the...

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Expanded Perennial Bed

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:36:00 GMT

This weekend I expanded my front perennial bed about 5 ft. I think next year I will bring it all the way up to the house, but this is a good start for now.

In the photo below you can se...

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The Garden's Planted!

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:17:00 GMT

It's been a few weeks since my last post and things are starting to green up very fast. We had a late cold snap last week and it was down into the upper teens and lower 20s. I covered up the tulips...

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Seedlings Week 3

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:30:00 GMT

Most of the seedlings have their first true set of leaves! Things are moving along well. I need to get a second grow light and move them higher this week. Here are this weeks photos:

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Seedlings Week 2

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:11:00 GMT

The Tomatoes are really taking off as you can see. As I thought the Chili's did not sprout, but that's ok, I really hadn't planned for space for them in the garden. The Cilantro still might sprout ...

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Seedlings Week 1

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:00:00 GMT

Things are popping up left and right, here are some photos from Saturday.

The whole tray back row: Cilantro, Oregano, Thyme, Rosemary, Chives, Chile Pepper, Beefsteak Tomato, Yellow Pear Toma...

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Seeds Emerging!

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:51:00 GMT

An early morning check showed two Thyme seedlings. (upon closer inspection I saw four and upwards of 9 tonight) It has only been 5 days. It makes me excited to watch for the rest. I will take pictur...

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Office Plant Adoption - Last ID as Chinese Evergreen

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:10:00 GMT

Hi,
We need some help. My co-worker adopted this plant at work to care for it, but we are unsure of what it is. The last person identified it as a Chinese Evergreen plant but if t...

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