tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250224092011-12-21T20:25:08.635-05:00Are you here to see my Hoe Collection? If so click on "Hoe Collection" on the side bar and you will see all the hoes! If you want to go to my main gardening blog, click on May Dreams Gardens. Leave a comment to let me know how you heard about all my hoes.Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger441100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25022409.post-90301996467631455832007-02-24T09:29:00.000-05:002007-02-24T09:34:26.785-05:00

I thought I should post an entry to let anyone who happens by know that this blog is not dormant, it is where I keep my hoe collection. At one time I thought I would post other items here, but mostly I just post on my main blog, May Dreams Gardens. But since the hoe collection is here, I am keeping this blog around. Otherwise, where else would I put all those pictures of tools?

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I found this moth in the lawn while out mowing yesterday evening. No, I did not mow over it! (Please, credit me with having some compassion!) I carefully moved it out of harm's way. Then when I had finished mowing, I went back to check on it. It was still there so I took a few pictures.I got the bright idea to put a yardstick next to it so you could see the size of the wingspan. That is one

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My sister begged me to post this picture of some fungus she has growing next to a tree stump (old sugar maple) in her back yard. It looks like a pile of dog doo, but it is fungus that keeps growing.We have no idea what it is. Does anyone have any ideas? I told her to just knock it off the stump and bury it, and she said she didn't want to, just in case it turned out to be some new species of

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The Entire Hoe Collection! javascript:void(0) American Standard - An Old Standby Pointed American Hoe – Red, White and Blue Plow Hoe, From Poland The Winged Weeder – A Super Hero Hoe! Grub Hoe, When You Need a Hardworking Hoe! Collinear Hoe – Sharp! Putter Hoe, But Not For Golf Gooseneck Hoe Coming After You Push Hoe – When You Are Tired of Pulling Half Moon Hoe on a

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I like variegated leaves, so naturally, I purchased Phlox paniculata "Creme de Menthe". However, sometimes variegated leaf plants send up shoots that aren't variegated. I need to get aggressive and cut out the green shoots and give the variegated side a chance to grow or soon I won't have a variegated phlox at all! The blooms are pink and white.

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I've lost the label for this plant, but I think it is a variety of sundrops, Oenothera, perhaps the species is fruticosa. The flowers are nice and bright and open all day long. The foliage is slightly variegated or mottled with gold. Or, who knows, this could be something else completely. Like I said, I've lost the tag.I do know this self sows a bit, but with some hoeing up in the spring, I can

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I once again have lilacs blooming. My Japanese Tree Lilac (Syringa reticulate 'Ivory Silk') is just beginning to bloom. It doesn't smell quite as heavily as some other lilacs, but if you get up close and smell the flowers, you can definitely tell they are lilacs.I think this is a good small tree for the garden, and not planted nearly as much as it should be. This tree should only grow 15 - 20

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I do love spiderworts this year, but wanted to point out to others that it is definitely a morning flower. As the sun comes up, it opens its flowers and is quite nice for a good part of the day.However, once the sun heats up in the afternoon, the flowers close up and by evening you have a plant that looks like this.But come morning, the flowers will all open again. This is definitely not a flower

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Here are 4 different spiderworts (Tradescantia) currently blooming in my garden.

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This is mock orange, Philadelphus x 'Buckley's Quill' The first picture is a close up of the flowers, which are very white and fragrant. Pretty, aren't they? They are in full bloom right now in the garden. The second picture shows how it looks in the garden and shows it's growing habit. Kind of a mess, isn't it? That's the problem with mock orange, it provides about two weeks of interest while

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A much better picture of the Spiderwort from the previous post. It's really starting to bloom now. I think it will keep this up for most of the summer. It's a keeper! (Tradescantia 'Blue and Gold') I think I will see if there is a variegated spiderwort.

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This is Tradescantia "Blue and Gold", it's primary feature is the yellow foliage. I like it because it shows up brightly in the garden, even without the bluish flowers, which aren't all that showy.It also reminds me of my "blue and gold" team, the Indiana Pacers!As with all spiderworts, it is easy to grow in a wide variety of conditions.

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This is another type of columbine (Aquilegia) growing in my garden. The white flower in the back ground is 'snow-in-summer'. There are many varieties of columbine, and I think it is worthwhile to find a spot or two for it, even though it only blooms once in the spring. It is sure adding some bright spots in my garden right now!

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Here's an easy to grow, old-fashioned perennial worthy of a spot in the garden. This is spiderwort, Tradescantia virginiana, variety unknown. It does self-sow, but not to the point that you would not want it in your garden, but just enough that you have a few extra plants to share with others. It tends to bloom more in the morning, but blooms all summer long.

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I have several double columbines blooming in the garden. The one on the left is Aquilegia vulgaris 'Blue Tower'. The one on the right is Aquilegia vulgaris 'Pink Tower'. And the one in the middle is probably Aquilegia vulgaris 'Black Barlow'. The pink and blue columbine I know I started from seed in 2001. I'm not sure where I got the 'Black Barlow', but it is one of the darkest flowers in my

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Purple seems to be all over the garden now. From the top: chives, Meyer Lilac (just starting to bloom), columbine, and irises. Also blooming, but not pictured are catmint, kerria, daisies, viburnums, and snow-in-summer (that's the little white flowers pictured with the columbine).

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I've posted these two pictures of Kerria japonica 'Variegata' for two reasons. First, so you can see I have more than white flowering shrubs. Second, so you can see that I don't banish from the garden every plant that tries to spread. The picture below is of the original plant. I cut it back severely last year and it has come back nicely. The plant above is a baby plant that established itself

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As a public service, I am posting a picture of moneywort so you can memorize what it looks like and avoid it! The latin name on the tag is Lysimachia nummularia. The tag description started with "this fast-growing ground cover". I paid $2.95 for a 4 " pot of it. I dug out a bed of it that was at least 8 ' x 4' . I still have a bit more to grub out. (See post "Progress on the Pestilence

Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25022409.post-1145840618694622802006-04-23T20:55:00.000-04:002006-11-13T19:17:44.304-05:00

These are two of my favorite hand tools. The top one is a Japanese Hand Digging Hoe. I use it a lot for general weeding, and also for cutting out sod. The bottom one is a Japanese Digging Knife, also known as a "hori hori" knife. It's great for getting weeds out that are close to other plants that you don't want to pull out with the weed. Both are pretty sharp, which is one of the reasons I

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I've gotten some nice comments from passers-by on these tulips. I am going to plant hostas around the tulips.

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The raised bed vegetable garden, waiting to be planted. See March 26th posting for how I constructed this area.

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These are some white flowering plants in the garden. Top to bottom: Viburnum lantana, commonly called Wayfaring Tree, white flowering Lilac, crabapple and Fothergilla.

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This is a Fothergilla in bloom. I don't see a lot of these shrubs, which is a shame as it is a pretty good shrub. Spring flowers, dark green leaves that turn to a reddish orange in the fall and doesn't get too large (at least these don't). I basically planted them and that's it!

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I like different planters for different seasons. This is my bunny planter, which I put out in the spring with violas in it. When the violas start to fade, I switch this out with something more suited to summer planting.

Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25022409.post-1145582467273909222006-04-20T21:15:00.000-04:002006-11-13T19:17:43.857-05:00

I took this close up picture of my crabapple tree to show how the buds start out a deep pink, fade to light pink and then when the flowers ares fully open, they are white.This is a variety called "Guinivere".

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Morel mushroom.There are several good sites on the Internet about morels and finding them. This one came from this site.

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Some people think that violets are weeds. I like them, and always have to have a few someplace. I don't mind some in the grass, either!

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The serviceberry is blooming. I feel like it may be blooming a little earlier this year, which may be because it feels like we went from winter right to summer and not much spring. I think we should plant more service berries. They can either be a tree (single trunk) or a multi-stemmed large shrub. In addition to the white flowers in the spring, they also produce small fruit which the birds

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Grape hyacinths. These are always bright and colorful. Some people naturalize them in their lawns, especially in areas of semi shade. These are growing on the edge of a flower bed in the back yard.

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These "blue star" flowers have been blooming for over a week, by the front steps.

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Spring means daffodils. Here are a few in my garden. It was really a bit too sunny to take pictures today, but I took them anyway. The top picture of daffodils is in the bed of ivy that I'm trying to clean out. You can see I have my work cut out for me.

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A window box of pansies. I planted these in early March and they've survived snow and cold and are going strong. I wish I could say the same for the pansies I planted in the ground. The bunnies have eaten most of those!

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These are hellebores, also called Lenten Rose. These have both been blooming for a few weeks now and are some of the 1st flowers to bloom in my garden. I think breeders are working on new varieties that hold their flowers more upright. That's the one complaint I've heard... the flowers are a bit shy about showing themselves!

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I hope you enjoy these pictures of my hoes and other garden tools! If you are curious about why I posted pictures of all these hoes, see the April 10th entry "About the Hoe Pictures" on my garden blog (link on the right or go here)

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