Well, my last post was about how far behind I have gotten in my garden and as evidenced by my lack of posting, I am still behind. I was able to do a bit more this summer- I weeded out my beds several times and planted some wildflower mix to help cover the bare spaces in [...]
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17 Jan
Think Spring
I have been missing in action for so long. The company I was working for was sold to another and moved out of state leaving me without a job. I was able to go back to work at a veterinary hospital I had worked at before and I decided that I would put my nose [...]
11 Nov
Green Thumb Sunday
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We don’t have any trees in our yard that get the beautiful fall colors, but this burning bush really lets us know that fall is here! It seems to get redder the colder it gets.
2 Sep
Green Thumb Sunday
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I have 2 butterfly bushes in my back yard, this purple one and a white one that was a volunteer. The Monarchs have been enjoying them a lot this summer. There is nothing like looking out the window and seeing 5 or 6 of them dancing around the back yard.
31 Jul
Green Thumb Sunday
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I got a chance to go out and take some pictures of what is currently in bloom-
Butterfly weed
My hydrangea finally bloomed because I didn’t cut it back. It is loaded with blooms.
Joe Pye Weed not quite in bloom yet
Croscomia- not a great picture. This was from a cheap bag of summer blooming [...]
1 Jul
Green Thumb Sunday
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(This was suppose to post yesterday, but for some reason it didn’t. Hope you enjoy it a day late!)
Well, so far I have not been able to get into the gardening groove this summer. Working 2 jobs does not help. Luckily some plants are tough and seem to bloom no matter what. Here is some of [...]
10 Jun
Green Thumb Sunday
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Things are growing faster than I can keep up! We have had some good rain storms over the past 2 weeks which is great for the plants, not great for the battle of Me vs the weeds. We had a real wicked thunderstorm last night which turned the peony blooms to mush.
Here are some of [...]
27 May
Green Thumb Sunday
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I missed last week so I took more pictures this week to make up for it!
I have a lot of columbine all over my yard this year. The wind must have blown in the right direction from my neighbor’s yard.
I get to enjoy a lot of plants from my neighbor. She is very generous in [...]
13 May
Green Thumb Sunday
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It’s a Bleeding Heart day!
This is my white Bleeding heart and the Dutchman’s Breeches from the shade garden in my front yard.
This bleeding heart is located in my back yard and the last 3 years it has gone crazy! It self seeds and I have bleeding hearts popping up all over!
This week I was able to [...]
