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Garden Zone: Zone 5 or 2006 arbor site now says zone 6:)
Plants in my Garden: dayliilies, penstemon, ageratum, roses, coneflower, iris, liatris, canna, musa/Banana plant, Rudbekia, lavender, dahlia, gladolias, hibiscus, ornamental grasses
Favorite Aspect of Gardening: peaceful, relaxing, meditatitive
If I'm not in my garden, I can usually be found: doing genealogy or working my business, taking care of hubby
Occupation: Pre-Paid Legal Independent Associate and Identity Theft protection/restoration, Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist
Plants in my Garden: dayliilies, penstemon, ageratum, roses, coneflower, iris, liatris, canna, musa/Banana plant, Rudbekia, lavender, dahlia, gladolias, hibiscus, ornamental grasses
Favorite Aspect of Gardening: peaceful, relaxing, meditatitive
If I'm not in my garden, I can usually be found: doing genealogy or working my business, taking care of hubby
Occupation: Pre-Paid Legal Independent Associate and Identity Theft protection/restoration, Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist
chattycarnation
Member Since: 4/2/2003
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I finally did it!
I finally got 5 pictures onto my album!! Yipee! LOL These are last years pictures and not some of the best ones, but still a little idea of what I am doing in our gardens. Last year was a rough one.. we were in drought for months and it was so hard t...
Our first Oriole!! And the hummers are back!
We have always liked to feed and watch the birds and have several varieites of birds in the neighborhood. After going to a garden club meeting and listening to the speaker tell about how to attract oreoles to our backyard. We decided to give it a whi...
Buffalo gnats.... AGAIN :(
Well, I was certainly hoping that last year would be the one and only time we would have to deal with those little buggers.. but NO.. this morning I went out early to prune my roses and get them looking good .. when a swarm of the nasty bugs surround...
Touring the nurseries
How does one control themselves when they visit the local nurseries this time of year? I went to three this week.. purchased a few things, but just enough to satisfy an urge to plant. It is early yet and we have frost in the forcast on Monday night.....
Sunshine in the forcast!
Well we had an earthquake this week. 5.4 on the Richter scale. Actually two of them and several aftershocks. The 1st one was 4:37 AM and shook us out of bed. It lasted about 15 seconds or so. The second one was later in the morning about 10:30, it re...
I finally got 5 pictures onto my album!! Yipee! LOL These are last years pictures and not some of the best ones, but still a little idea of what I am doing in our gardens. Last year was a rough one.. we were in drought for months and it was so hard t...
Our first Oriole!! And the hummers are back!
We have always liked to feed and watch the birds and have several varieites of birds in the neighborhood. After going to a garden club meeting and listening to the speaker tell about how to attract oreoles to our backyard. We decided to give it a whi...
Buffalo gnats.... AGAIN :(
Well, I was certainly hoping that last year would be the one and only time we would have to deal with those little buggers.. but NO.. this morning I went out early to prune my roses and get them looking good .. when a swarm of the nasty bugs surround...
Touring the nurseries
How does one control themselves when they visit the local nurseries this time of year? I went to three this week.. purchased a few things, but just enough to satisfy an urge to plant. It is early yet and we have frost in the forcast on Monday night.....
Sunshine in the forcast!
Well we had an earthquake this week. 5.4 on the Richter scale. Actually two of them and several aftershocks. The 1st one was 4:37 AM and shook us out of bed. It lasted about 15 seconds or so. The second one was later in the morning about 10:30, it re...
