Friday, May 05, 2006

Purple Flowers

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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 bloomi...
Sunday, April 30, 2006

Kerria - to illustrate two points

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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 flo...
Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Moneywort

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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 ...
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Sunday, April 23, 2006

Two Favorite Hand Tool

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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 cutt...
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Saturday, April 22, 2006

Tulips around a Tree

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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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Raised Bed Garden - Waiting to be Planted

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

White Flowers

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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...
Thursday, April 20, 2006

Fothergilla in Bloom

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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...

Bunny Planter

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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...
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Crabapple Blooms

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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 a...
Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Morel Mushroom

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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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Thursday, April 13, 2006

Violets

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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!

Serviceberry

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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 ...

Grape Hyacinths

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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. Thes...

More spring flowers!

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These "blue star" flowers have been blooming for over a week, by the front steps.
Saturday, April 08, 2006

Daffodils

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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...

Window Box of Pansies

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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 ...

Lenten Roses

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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...

The Newest Hoe - Dutch Push Hoe

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Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Grub Hoe, When You Need A Hard Working Hoe!

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