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Bearded Dragon
Jul 20, 2007 | 11:43 AM PST
Tag: bearded dragon

Well now, I was curious enough to look this one up. It is one of those desert lizards. (see critter photos) My ex MIL had one of them, but it was  stuffed, in her home. I was always a bit curious as to why she had it, but figured it was a souvenier of some sort. Good Luck raising the little boogers, RKayne.

Is it ever hot in SC today. Even my sister in WV says they are boiling as well.  Did get the yard mowed between yesterday and this morning. We have had a hard time getting our lawn up to snuff in the last few years and are now enjoying at least the look of a lawn. In SC anything green that does not 'take over' is part of the lawn. Our gardens are not manicured by any means so I would not expect our lawn to be picture perfect either.

While visiting with the brother in law in Summerville, SC, we took in the MIddleton Place Gardens. This is land that was developed in the 1700 to 1800.  The main home was burned by the Union army just as the war was ending. There is a family tomb on the site as well as a wonderful collection of buildings that house the domestic animals. This is land on the Ashley River and includes a working Rice Field. During this time of year the rice fields are flooded but they do harvest rice in the late fall. There is a wonderful house museum with some original pieces and some on loan that date back to the original era. Many Azeleas and Camellias plus a reflection pool with swans. It was a nice place, one that I will want to visit again. Around the Christmas holidays they have the trees, shurbs and buildings lighted during the evening. An old fashioned extended carriage gives tours all year and in the spring the gardens would be filled with the blooming azeleas and dogwood trees.  I must say though, that it was so hot the top of my head melted. At least I guess that is what was running down into my eyes :-0

Also, on the property is a greenhouse where they propagate plants that grow at Middleton Place. Of course I came home with plants.  A varigated red hibiscus, a catswhiskers and a ruellia mexican petunia that looks to be the low growing one. I have a low growing pink ruellia and think this will be a nice compliment as a border. My plan is to divide the pink one, intersperse it with the new white all along the front of my iris/lily bed.

Newsflash!!!  A catalog from Park Seed came in the mail today and my husband actually asked to look through it. He picked out a deep purple Columbine. It is called 'Winky'. (page 33 if you get their fall 2007 catalog)  May just have to order that one for him. He is not a garden guy at all, so this was a biggie for him. A friend grew some columbine over the winter and gave me three. One did not make it and the other was a cream/redish blossom, the other has not bloomed yet. I have a white/red one already. I think two of them get too much sun so may have to move them in the fall.

The picutres of Cora's gardens were so wonderful. Gardening in the northern states is quite different. It is hard for me to grow Astillbe and she has some kinda green thumb with those plants. I have an area in our yard that is a tree/azelea/camillia fence line. I am in the process of cleaning that area out and want to have hosta and ferns there under the plantings. In a few years it should be looking good.

For those of you that have already read how crazy I am over butterflies you will want to know that I found the screens to build my butterfly cage to put over the fennel. (see my photos) There are already cats on the fennel and I have seen more teeny weeny eggs. Will get with my gardening buddy, Larry to see how to put it together.

Time to take a break from the computer, gets to my shoulder muscles pretty good.  More to come Lat