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Originally posted by Robin's Nesting Place Reblogged by Old Roses to beneficials on 2008-05-15, 00:54:41

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Yesterday I spent all day with Hil's trying to dig her grass covered plot.We spent five hours in the sunshine getting the big weeds and grass out, twenty four foot.
Only a small square is left to dig over now of a thirty six foot by thirty two foot plot.It is large in comparison to mine.
The soil was a lovely mix once broken up, like Chocolate brownie mix and it crumbled nicely.
We went plant shopping before and I have some more plants for hanging baskets, and some cottage garden plants for right border. . . .

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Originally posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to community_garden on 2008-05-15, 00:53:33

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Answers to your questions about growing tomatoes.

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Look at how beautiful these ferns look growing in trees trunks and temple stones

the texture of this bark is also lovely

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Originally posted by Nicole Reblogged by Old Roses to ferns, trees on 2008-05-15, 00:52:15

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If you have not yet fertilized your water lilies, now is the time. Use aquatic plant tabs and push them into the soil. Use one tab for each gallon of soil. If your lily pads have not yet reached the surface, wait until they do.
I do not fertilize other aquatics. The fish waste seems to do a fine job of that. The plants leap from their pots as it is. With fertilizer, they would be camping on my front porch. . . .

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Originally posted by Jan Goldfield Reblogged by Old Roses to ponds on 2008-05-15, 00:51:44

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If you have not yet fertilized your water lilies, now is the time. Use aquatic plant tabs and push them into the soil. Use one tab for each gallon of soil. If your lily pads have not yet reached the surface, wait until they do.
I do not fertilize other aquatics. The fish waste seems to do a fine job of that. The plants leap from their pots as it is. With fertilizer, they would be camping on my front porch. . . .

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This Miss Kim lilac is about 4 or 5 years old. I picked it up at a Kroger and left it in its 3 gallon pot for the first year. The following spring it went into this half barrel and has lived on the back porch ever since. Last year the flowers [...]

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Originally posted by kerry Reblogged by Old Roses to lilac, tools on 2008-05-15, 00:51:16

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Bidens 'Pirate's Treasure'


Red and Pink Tulips

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Originally posted by noreply@blogger.com (Digital Flower Pictures) Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2008-05-15, 00:51:01

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White is actually a pretty tricky color to design with, in the garden. White washes out in bright sun, but positively glows in partial shade. The garden...

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Liz has me pretty well convinced I don't need any more statues of angels, gargoyles, or wood nymphs in the garden... fortunately she never said anything about raccoons.

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Originally posted by IBOY Reblogged by Old Roses to whimsy on 2008-05-15, 00:49:46

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My rose campion plants -- perennials added to the side border last season --
have come back strong and are expanding nicely so far this year.
I can hardly wait for the bright pink flowers to appear!

In the meantime the thick, fuzzy texture of the leaves has me wondering....

....is this where FELT comes from?

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Originally posted by Beth Reblogged by Old Roses to foliage on 2008-05-15, 00:49:37

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Originally posted by Colin & Carol Reblogged by Old Roses to fungi on 2008-05-15, 00:49:25

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Today I was out picking up a couple of annuals for a container planting and I was seduced by a some ornamental grass. Has this ever happened to you. ..

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Originally posted by Gina Reblogged by Old Roses to grass on 2008-05-15, 00:29:36

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This garden planning thing--it's tough for me. Click on the picture (or here) to see a full view of what we've got in the ground so far. I have such a hard time thinking rather than doing.

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Originally posted by Amy Reblogged by Old Roses to plants on 2008-05-14, 06:17:00

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I always wish I had a brick or gray house whenever I start to pick out plants for my front yard. Landscaping plants should enhance the house and my...

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Originally posted by Jane Berger Reblogged by Old Roses to magazines on 2008-05-14, 06:14:19

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What are these and where are they coming from?

This morning I discovered my parsley plant under attack from dozens of very colorful and cool-looking worms. This just happened, since two days ago I picked some and the plant was fine.

In all the years that I have been planting herbs, this is the first time I get an infestation such as this. When I come home from work tonight, I am going to try to save the plant. Picking worms off a plant is not my idea of a pleasant gardening evening but it has to be done!

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Originally posted by rusty in miami Reblogged by Old Roses to beneficials on 2008-05-14, 06:13:58

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"To analyze the charms of flowers is like dissecting music; it is one of those things which it is far better to enjoy, than to attempt fully to understand."

~ Henry Theordore Tuckerman

~ 'Spring green' tulip

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Originally posted by joey Reblogged by Old Roses to recipes, tulips on 2008-05-14, 06:12:58

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Herbs are easy to raise, even if you've never gardened before and spring is the time to plant them. Even a tiny plot or container garden can provide you with plenty of herbs to use fresh, frozen or dried.

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Reblogged by Old Roses to herbs on 2008-05-14, 06:12:13

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From the cheapest lounge chairs to easy-to-make decorations, here are 16 ideas that will turn your backyard into a festive entertaining space for family and friends.

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Reblogged by Old Roses to design on 2008-05-14, 06:11:26

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In the rhododendron world there are several different categories of plants. Large leafed plants, small leafed plants, those who keep all of their leaves, some of their leaves and even loose their leaves in the winter. There are those that flower very early in spring and those that flower well into summer.

You could with some careful planning have a rhod...

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Originally posted by Susan Reblogged by Old Roses to awards on 2008-05-14, 06:09:36

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Originally posted by Susan Reblogged by Old Roses to garden_coaching on 2008-05-14, 06:09:28

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I get many questions about killing ants (especially fire ants) around the pond. They are worried about poisoning the fish if some ant killer gets in the water. Diatomaceous earth is an effective and natural ant control. Even if some gets in the pond there should be no problem. Diatomaceous earth is available at most garden centers. Follow the label's instructions for use. . . .

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Originally posted by Jan Goldfield Reblogged by Old Roses to ponds on 2008-05-14, 06:09:12

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This volunteer tomato bush that sprouted on its own in pure builder's sand received no fertilizer and only rainwater so far has produced 51 smaller than normal roma (?) tomatoes. It is definitely a hardy variety (unknown) that didn't need any t.l.c. My pampered bushes that I planted can't even compare to this. I'm definitely keeping seeds for this variety that I named "Brawny Roma."

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Originally posted by Susan Reblogged by Old Roses to tomatoes on 2008-05-14, 06:08:45

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I photographed this part of my sister's garden on Sunday when we celebrated Mother's Day. It is one of my favorite parts of her garden. This spot is drenched in shade for most of the day, but for now the sun is shining in to highlight this peaceful place where you can sit for a spell with her cat(s).

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Originally posted by Susan Reblogged by Old Roses to Gardens on 2008-05-14, 06:08:34

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Have you fed your soil food web lately? What? You didn't know you had a soil food web? If you have any plants in soil, you have a soil food web. This complex network of beneficial soil creatures from earthworms, centipedes and millipedes, down to tiny bacteria, fungi and protozoa, all need to be fed some form of organic matter every year. If you have not fed yours lately or ever, your soil food web is a sorry group of creatures. When they are fed each year, they will perform absolute miracles for your lawn, your trees and shrubs, and all your gardens. . . .

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Originally posted by jeffball@usol.com (Jeff Ball) Reblogged by Old Roses to soil on 2008-05-14, 06:07:44

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It's been three weeks since I first got out in the vegetable garden. Since then, it's been very cool and damp, so the greens and peas are not very big, yet. One thing I've done, though, is to put up rabbit fencing, as seen below.

I am not thrilled about how this looks or how it works, but after having rabbits decimate the garden over the past two years, I knew I needed to take some serious action. If I could only convince Spouse to do the fencing the way I want* I would be much happier, but Spouse is convinced it would be "too hard" and that "it won't work." Harumph. . . .

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Originally posted by Talbin Reblogged by Old Roses to Gardens, fence, pests on 2008-05-14, 06:07:21

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Originally posted by Rosengeranium Reblogged by Old Roses to Gardening on 2008-05-14, 06:05:53

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My Momoyama tree peony bloomed this afternoon. I wasn't expecting to see it bloomed already because just this morning I posted a blog about it showing just the bud. I went to get something from my car and this is what I found! THANK YOU BRIAN!!!

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Originally posted by louisj80 Reblogged by Old Roses to peony on 2008-05-14, 06:04:40

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Many hurricanes and typhoons have been named, incongruously, for flowers. So why don’t earthquakes have names, even floral ones?

Originally posted by Julie

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Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers, weather on 2008-05-14, 06:04:10

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If there's one headline you will never see in the newspaper it would be, "MAN BLINDED BY SOLAR GARDEN LIGHTS". Why? Because they are so dim and pathetic at providing the result they're meant to achieve. But then maybe our expectations of these little garden wonders have been a tad too high? Maybe, we're comparing 'apples' and 'oranges' and become disappointed because our 'orange' doesn't seem to match the expected 'apple' - so to speak. . . .

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Originally posted by scrobins@westnet.com.au (Stuart) Reblogged by Old Roses to design, tools on 2008-05-14, 06:01:40

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Dill is classified as an annual but it is one of those annuals that will come back indefinitely if given the chance. These seedlings are from some dill I planted here last year. My goal is to establish it here so as not to have to reseed it. By leaving at least some of [...]

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Originally posted by kerry Reblogged by Old Roses to dill on 2008-05-14, 06:01:07

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This is the Harison’s Yellow that Eric and I drove up north of Cincinnati to pick up last spring. Check out the thorns. I learned the hard way that this one takes a delicate touch when pruning.

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Originally posted by kerry Reblogged by Old Roses to roses on 2008-05-14, 06:00:37

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I got a pot of alstroemeria back in 2006, and they've been blooming happily every year in a big fiberglass urn, from November through April. This year I decided that I needed to repot them (and I needed that urn). I've never seen the tubers before -- they're fleshy and come in crowns, like dahlias. They seemed evenly distributed throughout the pot, and didn't seem to be oriented in any particular direction, so I just tossed them back into some nursery pots full of potting mix. If they don't come back next year, I'll just buy some new tubers.

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Originally posted by Central FLA Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to plants on 2008-05-14, 06:00:27

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Nesbit, Vitis rotundifolia. From a large vine I transplanted this summer.

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Originally posted by Central FLA Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to fruit, vines on 2008-05-14, 06:00:13

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Many mothers recieved beautiful live plants for Mother's Day this weekend - see tips for how to plant and grow the most popular gifts such as hydrangea, and azalea trees.

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I've opened up my winter sowing bottles.

From the far left:
Rudbeckia Indian Summer, Tansy, Delphinium Fantasia Mix
Purple Coneflower, Hollyhock Zebrina, Onions White Portugal
Wild Heliopsis, Dukat Dill, Delphinium Magic Fountains Mix
Onions Sweet Yellow Spanish, Shasta Daisy Alaska, Rudbeckia Green Eyes

Most of these did well.

winterplanting

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Originally posted by kathy Reblogged by Old Roses to wintersowing on 2008-05-14, 05:59:45

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What is wrong with me? I love to garden but this year I am just not doing it. I pushed myself to get out today for a little while. I don't know if it is just that I have so much else going on or if it is the weather.

But I did have a good gardening day today.

I planted. . .

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Originally posted by Kathi Reblogged by Old Roses to planting on 2008-05-14, 05:59:28

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