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Garden Zone: 6

Plants in my Garden: a little of everything

Favorite Aspect of Gardening: Learning all I can

If I'm not in my garden, I can usually be found: at my computer

Occupation: retired tool maker / machinist

bsmitch

 
Location: Jabez Kentucky
Member Since: 12/18/2007
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About bsmitch

I am a cancer survivor, twelve years now and a retired machinist, and I love growing flowers. I was born and raised in Louisville Kentucky. My wife was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan and we are married 52 years plus. We have seven children, thirteen grandchildren, and eleven great grandchildren. I grew vegetables when the kids were growing up, we all planted, picked, and canned.It was truly a labor of love. My wife and I moved to Jabez, Ky on Lake Cumberland six years ago from Jeffersonville, Indiana.We lived there for 34 years. Our new property is wooded with white oak, some pine, and hickory, so we don't have a lot of open sun. It's a challenge to pick the spots and types of plants and shrubs that produce the beauty we love in a flower garden. No more vegetables. We live in the country and get all those that we need from our neighbor farmers around here. I'll upload more flower pictures as soon as I take them.  Photography is also a hobby that has followed me since high school. I am also somewhat of a computer tech, self taught.  I was a fairly decent machine designer/ toolmaker/electrician/welder, also self taught.




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This years amaryllis 2009
I potted up five giant amaryllis bulbs today November 1st. Last year , I potted them on November 9th and got the first bloom on Christmas Day. Hopefully I will have several blooming this Christmas. You all have a great day. Bill Mitchell

Autumn Afternoon View
As I sit at my computer and glance out the door, the fall colors are now upon us along with some cooler temps. See for yourself.   Halloween is just around the corner. Have fun everyone. Bill Mitchell

It pays to negotiate
l always go on line to research for the best deal when purchasing my plants and bulbs. About three weeks ago, I ordered two 100 hundred quantity packages of variety colored perennial tulips at $57 a hundred plus $12 shipping. While I was checking t...

Kentucky's Wild Passion in the wild
I was driving up the road looking at some deer in the field and discovered these Passion flowers growing on the fence row. I had to go back and get my camera. It doesn't get any more natural than this.   Look at the bumble bee on this one. Do you see...

A little mystery blossom
I pile some spent flower pots in a wagon and today there is a small plant starting in one of those flower pots. I didn't have anything that resembles this plant and blossom. I looked in the Kentucky wild flower book and didn't see any that resembles ...