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Could the once extinct Dodo bird be nesting in Valle Crucis? All I know is I sure as heck don't wanna meet the Mama who laid these eggs!
(Just in case you don't get it...the eggs are not real. They are just the end result of someone's artistic sense of humor. Oh, and I liberally used Photoshop in this one...)
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Herbs to Know and Grow: Meet the Families
The herb garden is home to five major families of plants. While these families comprise literally thousands of species, a relatively small number are familiar as herbs. The five families are listed here with small sub lists of some of their more commonly known members.
Note that in the [...]
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Most gardeners find their "hell strip" to be that spot next to the sidewalk or the street that people's dogs potty on and gets blasted with full sun from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the sprinkler system doesn't quite...
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They came buzzing in fast for the members only sale at the US National Arboretum last Friday ... quickly scarfing up whatever unusual plant they spied first. One young gentleman was lucky enough to get the last of just a few available Fiveleaf Aralias -- (Eleutherococcus sieboldianus 'Variegatus') and a lot of people were following him around, asking if he'd reconsider and give it up for something else. This plant, a PA Horticultural Society gold medal winner, of course is showy enough to be a single specimen in the garden ... that is, if you place it right. Most designers adhere to the rule of three: three of anything looks better than two or one. But plant aficionados are a different breed. . .
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Some conflicts are so elemental that there is only one conclusion to be reached about them. If Party A is not insane, then Party B surely is.
Such was a recent conflict I had with my city neighbor over my backyard hens, which he said were waking him at dawn. Of course, this conflict was settled instantly, since I was ready immediately to concede the insanity question and send the hens away to the country. . . .
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If you don't have a place to garden then you might want to draw some inspiration from Jane Perrone's - Horticultural blog. Jane is one of many people who garden in allotments, community based gardens where each person is allowed a small portion of the land to garden how they desire. Some try to grow the perfect flower, while others are more interested in a mix of plants and others use it to produce vegetables and herbs. . .
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 The other day I was reading a blog post at Gardening 4 Dummies about the decline of gardening as a pastime, which made me think of another blog post at Calendula & Concrete I read about schools having gardens. I think that both of these posts are related and I think it has to do with the increasing amount of "Keeping up with the Jones".
A little while ago, I overheard two mothers talking to each other about cooking. One commented that she does not cook because it messes up her kitchen. My brain skipped a wave while trying to comprehend that statement. This wasn't even a case of "I don't like to cook", which I could understand. Had the appearance of the kitchen become more important than the enjoyment found in cooking a meal? Apparently, in some circles, it had. . .
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It isn't really long enough.....not to get all the things done I wanted to anyway. I did get a lot planted. Three kinds of beans, the rest of the peas (late), the beets (also late), dill, two kinds of onions (late, again), carrots, two dozen gladiolus bulbs and three dozen peacock orchids. Played with the chickens a lot, saw my new neice that was born late last week. The other two neices that were less than thrilled at the prospect of a new baby quickly were won over and are now like two little broody hens with her. I briefly experienced baby envy but I think I got over it on Sunday when I heard a far away neighbors child scream for 30 minutes non-stop. No thanks.
The eat local challenge started today and I'm not off to a great start. I did make cheese over the weekend, well, an herbed (my own chives!) cheese spread made from drained yogurt (store bought) which I ate on a Thomas' whole wheat pita bread this morning. And for lunch I'm eating leftover Salmon and wild rice from Saturday (definitely not local). I will eat my own asparagus for dinner and probably some local chicken from the freezer, so at least one meal will be local. Tomorrow I will go to the Roots Farmers Market (pronounced Rutz) where I should be able to buy a lot of stuff, particularly a lot of staples....and things I don't need....like potato chips, baked goods....did I mention I live 10 miles from Hershey, PA? So technically a chocolate bar for a meal would be considered local. The farm where I buy eggs and milk has their own green-house tomatoes starting this weekend, so we'll see how good those are. Did I mention Tasty-Kake is based in Philadelphia, which is about 90 miles from here, so it counts. And M&M Mars has a factory not even 5 miles from me, so really that could be local too. Actually I don't like sweet things that much. It is the Utz potato chips in York and Martins Potato Rolls in York and Herrs Snack Foods in Nottingham that really would be my preference. But then that really isn't the spirit of eating local right? Anyway, I will keep you posted as to how well or how abysmally I'm doing.
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Here's a picture of the patio Michael built in our plot yesterday. It's not quite big enough for a grill, but hey, at least we'll have a nice place to sit when we're feasting on those strawberries.
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on May 1, 2006, 6:56PM
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My chamomile started blooming today. I have one plant of the German variety that came up from the packet of seeds I planted last year. I am hoping it will get enough flowers so I can try it in a cup of tea.
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After the gardening conference, we managed to beat the rain and see several gardens on the tour.
This garden, our first stop, turned out to be my favorite. It has its own website. I particularly like the page showing the evolution of the site, which started with some pretty bare bones.
I loved all the beautiful statuary, and the numerous small touches tucked here and there that blended so well with the plants.
A chandelier hanging basket.
A Euphorbia whose full name I didn't catch.
More later.
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The tropical planting trend of the last few years has produced a marvelous resurgence of canna ( or more coloquially, the plantain lily ). While just a few years ago, there were just red, pink and yellow varieties of canna readily available at your local garden center, various leaf shapes, colors and patterns, some of which are really bright and ... dare I say it ... gaudy, have come on the market. . .
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I’m sure my neighbor was relieved to see the rose bed go from muddy pit to tilled paisley last Sunday. It took me 5 hours to level the bed (I had a pile of dirt from my initial attempt at double-digging), till the hardpan, work in peat moss, dig three 18” x 18” holes, amend the fill, and plant the three Julia Child roses. Later that day, I came home from Anne’s house with iris divisions and added those too. This weekend, I buried 10 lily bulbs and plugged in a few sweet alyssum seedlings. All that’s missing is the catmint. . .
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Last fall when I was asked to speak at the May event at Gene Stratton-Porter's historic site, I gladly agreed. Well, it's this Saturday and I rue the day I agreed to this. With the early spring, many of the spring-flowering bulbs are finished blooming, leaving only their bedraggled foliage as a sign of their past glory. Other spring plants, such as columbine, iris and peonies, are only in bud
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Thank goodness for friends who volunteer to help in the garden. Here Mary is tackling the herb garden. She has much more expertise in herbs than I do. I would never have thought to whack back the oregano like she did, but it looks great!
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The wild geranium is in bloom.
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on May 2, 2006, 9:13AM
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Oh what is this pretty little plant growing up from under the rocks along every path and in every bed?
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on May 2, 2006, 9:16AM
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This gorgeous tulip is Lilac Wonder, a species tulip that is 4-6 inches tall, which we planted last fall along the arbor. I'm in love!
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on May 2, 2006, 9:17AM
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Wild oats or sensile bellwort. It's in the lily family. Isn't it beautiful?
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on May 2, 2006, 9:22AM
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Nodding Trillium.
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What is this plant? Three leaves. It's a trillium! But what type?
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This Jack is huge. I really need a reference point in the photo, but it is well over a foot tall.
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on May 2, 2006, 9:26AM
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I need to ID this beautiful plant before I take 50 people on the garden walk this Saturday.
UPDATE: It is spring larkspur or dwarf larkspur (Delphinium tricorne). I was misled thinking it was a cultivated plant but it is wildflower. And go read Lucy's comment. She cracks me up. I may use her line Saturday if I flounder on another plant.
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a still moment
beautiful white birch bark
happy singing cherry blossoms
A single tree can be admired for its shape, bark, leaves and blossoms. The bark of a tree can be as beautiful and remarkable as any flower!
"Tree trunks grow and separate into limbs, branches, and leaves but the tree is still one. " Quote from: Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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I love having my little ornamental pond. But I hate mucking the pond out each year. I think of all the garden chores, it is the one I like the least.
But it is one of those things you have to do. This year, my little pond was in particularly bad shape. My two youngest were old enough last year to "go fishing" and "feed the fish". As a result, the pond had a lot of mulch, sticks and junk laying at
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Since my basil and pepper plants were decimated by snails, I decided to order some Plant Defender cages from PVFS. They must have sensed my desperation because the cages arrived lickety split. I figure since I've already lost about 20 bucks feeding snails organically grown Genovese basil and gourmet bell peppers, an additional $2.99 per plant for a reusable Plant Defender cage still makes good sense. . .
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G ood nutrition is one of the keys to good health. Yet we read that our kids are living on pop and chips while refusing fresh fruits and veggies. How can we get them to eat the good stuff? Easy. Teach them to garden so they can grow incredible edibles. Peas and beans are easy to grow, and when harvested young, these veggies taste good raw. Kids find it fascinating to pop open a pea pod and find it full of delectable treasure. Purple beans rate right up there with green eggs and ham. . .
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Wildflowers are blooming, fall sown leafy vegetables are growing, peas are rising, and newly planted fruits and berries are leafing out and even flowering. This might also be the first year for blueberries finally. They have tons of flowers, and it's been a couple of years now. Transplanting a couple of them this spring might have stopped their chances though. . .
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I'm very excited about this article from the Arizona Republic about getting inspired by books.
4 Sources Provide Gardening InspirationFour new landscape books gave me the fix I needed to survive the last, few desperate weeks of pleasant weather. The books gave me the confidence and know-how to design and build a pond, plant a distinctive border that will thrive in the low desert, and provide inspiring color combinations for the walls that enclose my back yard.
Well, whatever.
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From the Environmental News Network:
On April 25th, the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, and Arizona Audubon Council, representing all eight Audubon chapters in the state filed an official notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over its decision to remove the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl from the federal list of endangered species. With only 13 known pygmy-owls left in Arizona, the species faces imminent extinction, and the decision by the Bush administration to eliminate all ESA protections for the owl and its habitat will guarantee its demise. . .
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We took a few days off last week to decompress at our favorite beach. The seedling plants survived here surprisingly well, maybe because it was so darn cold (at least it was where we were). Anyhow, yesterday around 3:30 PM I put up the hummingbird feeder and by 7:30 PM saw our first dinner guest. Actually, both DH and I thought we saw a hummer or two in the days before we left, but I didn't
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 DD One
This Cottonwood stands straight and proud in the River Park in Palmer. I watched the Coral Mushroom form over a number of weeks in the fall of last year while on walks with Rosemary and Basil.
Such simple beauty. 
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Was there a party in my compost bin? Nope, I just found some skunked beer in my garage. I think it was leftover from our Christmas party and I must have put it in there while cleaning up. The garage got so messy this winter that the beer was buried under some junk and I didn't notice it until some recent spring cleaning.
Since my compost bin is in serious need of greens, I figured why not put the beer to good use. Now I just need some onion dip...
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Dr. Welch took some beautiful pictures of the heirloom Easter lilies found in old Texas homesites and I really would like to share that with whomever follows the blog. They always seem to bloom close to Mother's Day in our Texas regions.
Everybody on the farm showed up as usual to work, but I guess that only involves Brad, Ben, Amanda, Zac and myself. We don't have any immigrants working for us so strikes and riots weren't a problem. . .
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Memorial Day
The deep crimson flower above has many names: red everlasting, cudweed, Helichrysum sanguineum. In Hebrew it is called dam ha-maccabim—blood of the Maccabees.
This is the flower that symbolizes the memorial day for Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of terror attacks. On this day, which started just a few hours ago and which will end tomorrow night—ushering in the festivities of Independence Day—many people wear special stickers bearing an image of this flower and the Hebrew word nizkor—“We will remember. . .
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For my money, if you're looking for a hardy Asian jack in the pulpit that truly looks like a cobra, you can't do better than Arisaema serratum from Japan; four foot tall, and ramrod straight. It comes in a green flowered form and a dark brown flowered form. This is a special selection of the dark flowered type with coal black flower, and even the leaves look like they've been dipped in ink!
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Seedling sikokianums.
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Although it was the first Asian jack to become widely available to gardeners in this country, Arisaema sikokianum is still probably the most beautiful jack, with its snow white spadix in its white bowl, looking like a mortar and pestle. The patterned leaf form is especially striking. I've collected seed from this plant, and now have lots of babies that are almost as nice.
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Sage Blossoms,
Arugula
Background
Realization Of The Day:
It's the first of May. Happy May Day!
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I spent all day Sunday working in the garden. I planted helleborus ("hellebori"?), hostas, violas, asters, gaillardia and cleaned up in a number of areas. I also spread some of that castor oil-based stuff to counter the onslaught of rodents.
However -- this morning as I went out to re-fill some birdseed, I noticed the appearance of a number of webs in the small trees with an explosion of catepillars. I immediately grabbed some spray and covered the web and limbs with the spray. But I haven't seen this many webs in my yard before.
Not a good sign.
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