So my garden is all green but I will not get depressed because there is quite the bounty out there waiting to get picked and I have also done a bit of surfing around on other gardening blogs and it seems like green is what everyone else is seeing now too. . . .
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Posted by louisj80 Reblogged by Old Roses to tomatoes on 2007-08-01, 00:54:08
I've been battling something underground -- probably voles -- and above ground -- the ever-present slugs. Those are issues that I have won and lost over the years.
But there's something new happening. . . .
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to hostas
Posted by GK Reblogged by Old Roses to hostas on 2007-08-01, 00:53:36
Random randomness....I'm feeling rather disoriented and spacey lately, a combination of my allergies, and our current weather pattern (we're back on "bake")...but I'm coherent enough to realize I've been going on about the local wildlife so much, some folks may wonder if I'm still gardening! Very much so, but lately it's mostly wander and water. So here are some random plants to remind everyone (myself included) why I'm here......how's about we start off with a nice little daylily kiss? Pucker up, baby...*smack*!
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to flowers
Posted by lisa Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2007-08-01, 00:53:16
Marie Iannotti gives voice to a problem shared by many homeowners: "No space for a garden? What with the swing set, the patio, the tool shed, the dog...." But About's...
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on Jul 30, 2007, 3:22AM
Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to design on 2007-08-01, 00:51:52
One of my new daylilies didn't come true to form. Sigh. (I'm going to have to get in touch with Betty.) Apollo's Chariot is supposed to be a red self, and it came up (yet another) pink daylily with purple eyezone and yellow-green throat. I already have plenty of those. And one of them is named 'Always Afternoon'. Hmm. Another A.
In the last few days I had two new blooms, both white: 'Ice Carnival' (white tinged with lemon yellow) and 'Joan Senior' (a creamy white bloom). . . .
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to lilies
Posted by Karen Reblogged by Old Roses to lilies on 2007-08-01, 00:51:44
I wrote a guest post called Let's Talk Shop that's featured on Mouse & Trowel today. If you stop over to read it, I hope you find it interesting. I'll warn you first, though -- it's not about gardening, it's about blogging!
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Posted by Beth Reblogged by Old Roses to blogs on 2007-08-01, 00:49:23
The addition of salvia 'Victoria Blue' to my right front bed this year was an experiment to see if it would be a suitable addition to fill an empty spot. The reviews are in, and they're decidedly mixed.
THUMBS UP: The plants have come in healthy and full. (For "Before" and interim photos click here.) They fill the space and (thus far, at least) aren't too tall. I love the blue blossoms -- beautiful colors, delicate and interesting form. The plants have a fresh, lush look and create the cottage garden feel I'm working towards.
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Posted by Beth Reblogged by Old Roses to salvia on 2007-08-01, 00:49:03
Much as we love the imagery of “baby’s breath,” now we’re determined to call it Gypsophila paniculata, too. James Wandersee and Renee Clary provide a friendly guide to botanical names and a rationale for using them. Thank you so much, Jim and Renee. For us and for others who write about plants, it’s bookmark time.
Do you talk to your plants? OK, silly question. Don't we all ...
But do your plants talk back? I found this video on the BBC the other day about a device which lets your plants talk to you and tell you when they want food and water. Check it out, it's weird ... The voices are supposed to reflect the personality or type of plant. So what they call a Scotch moss plant (doesn't look much like any sort of moss to me, more like ivy I reckon) gets a Scots accent. . . .
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to plants whimsy
Posted by Sue Swift Reblogged by Old Roses to plants, whimsy on 2007-08-01, 00:46:36
After a week plus of getting ready for my son's 5th birthday and a really bad case of poison ivy (all over my arms, my face, my eyelids, not fun) I am finally back in front of the computer. And since I'm taking steroid pills for the poison ivy, I should be pumped up and ready to blog like mad! :). . .
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to tomatoes
Posted by Anthony Reblogged by Old Roses to tomatoes on 2007-08-01, 00:46:05
I received this card in the mail today from my Sister. She makes her own cards from calenders, so they always mean a little bit more that store bought ones. She knows how bad I want this property, and has dreamed along with me for years about running an herb farm. She sent it to encourage me, and let me know that she believes in me. . . .
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to gardens
Posted by vonlafin Reblogged by Old Roses to Gardens on 2007-08-01, 00:45:35
Well, I guess all it took was a little talking it up to finally get a decent deluge of rainfall on the garden’s raised vegetable beds.
Water has been a major topic of conversation on this website over the past few days; with the recent Fountain Review and the Newsletter’s focus on irrigating the garden. . . .
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on Jul 30, 2007, 10:11PM
Posted by Kenny Point Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2007-08-01, 00:43:33
As we head into the heat of summer and duck indoors a bit quicker take some time to plan any changes you want to make to your garden - NOW! Now is the time to plan becuase the Autumn season is a fantastic time to plant your plants in the garden to enjoy spring blooms and healthy perennial showing next year. . ..
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Posted by Angela Reblogged by Old Roses to plants on 2007-08-01, 00:42:58
If you're planning to move sometime next year, now is a good time to clone a few of your favorite roses to take to the new digs. These pass-along plants also make great hostess gifts and take-along treasures for friends and relatives who are moving on. . . .
I don't know why more people don't grow soybeans. It looks like I have a real nice crop coming soon. They were easy to grow and there are many soybeans on each plant. The season seems only a couple weeks longer than green beans. Maybe its not such a popular vegetable to eat, but I love edamame with salt as an appetizer. I'm curious to see if homegrown tastes better than the frozen soybeans I usually eat.
John Lennon dreamed about fields of them - and can you blame him?
Arguably the most delectable fruit known to home gardeners is surprisingly one of the easiest to grow as well. Though I'm still unsure as to why I nurture my strawberry plants because either their fruit shrivels and disappears upon ripening or my children are feasting at my expense. I'm tending toward the latter. . . .
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on Jul 30, 2007, 7:42PM
Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to berries on 2007-08-01, 00:40:18
...and a bottle of rum. Thanks to Rosengeranium's comment on Carol's post about her new cultivator, I can't remove pirates from my mind. Actually, I'll need a bottle of rum for me, and a bottle of 3-in-1 for the cultivator in order to remove the grime and rust. I started to clean it up for its closeup and decided it was a bigger job than I wanted to take on right now. So here's my grandmother's Ro Ho cultivator, cleaned up just enough to be presentable.
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Posted by Entangled Reblogged by Old Roses to tools on 2007-08-01, 00:39:44
When you consider the name of this site, you might assume I knew more about prairies than I really do. But looking at all the tall grasses along the roadsides this year has made me want to learn more about them. On Saturday I joined a tour of some prairies a little northwest of where I live.
Our first stop was a man-made prairie. It once was a 190-acre wheat field and the new owner plowed it up and planted a seed mix to make himself a prairie. The tallest plants you see are varieties of switch grass and are six or seven feet tall. This prairie has not been grazed or mowed, except for a road through it to a new pond near the middle. . . .
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on Jul 30, 2007, 12:25PM
Posted by Bill Reblogged by Old Roses to wildflowers on 2007-08-01, 00:39:08
This plant isn’t for everybody. It is way too invasive to be used as an everyday garden plant. It is good for certain areas where it can be allowed to spread. It isn’t good for borders, rich topsoil areas, areas adjacent to lawns and small gardens in general. My plants are in a rock planter but I still have to keep a careful eye on it. . . .
When I arrive home after work every day, I park my car as close to the garage as possible. As I walk back toward the house, I am often struck by the way this corner of the front garden looks in the slanting rays of late afternoon sun. It tempts me with jewel-like colors, inviting me to rush into the house and run back outside with the camera...
Our main garden and my herb garden is giving us many good things to eat. Did you know that many common herbs have edible flowers such as: borage, chives, marigolds and nasturtiums. These look great in a summer salad or just along your plate during a summer meal. . . .
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to herbs
Posted by Herbs and Me Reblogged by Old Roses to herbs on 2007-08-01, 00:36:16
A friend and I seem to be the only ones in the Lake Vermilion area to have this flower…and we have no idea what it is. We would love to know because people ‘oh’ and ‘ah’ and makes us feel guilty that we don’t label things in our gardens.
We are strong people here on the Iron Range — If it’s a weed, we can handle the truth. . . .
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on Jul 30, 2007, 11:13AM
Posted by Jaime Chismar Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2007-08-01, 00:35:51
In the modest 48-square-feet-plus-whiskey-barrel allocated to edibles in my garden, form often trumps function in the things I grow to eat: lemon cucumbers, red okra, scarlet runner beans (two varieties), rainbow Swiss chard, Chinese long beans, Green Zebra tomatoes, purple-black...
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