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The village of Menard, Texas hearkens back to the past, with it's warm, happy people, beautiful flowers and bucolic atmosphere. It could be habit forming.

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I guess I was just too impatient waiting for the red bell pepper. Another lesson - peppers take longer. I'm guessing that this will eventually turn red? It's the cutest thing in the garden this week.

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Posted by Gina Reblogged by Old Roses to peppers on 2007-08-06, 00:07:40

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When I was up in Sun Valley last month for the garden tour, we chanced on a guest visitor in the ‘hood. Tall, dark and handsome, quite lanky, just getting all gussied up in velvet………..a young male moose. Apparently, he is a repeat visitor and has made the local gardens his personal smorgasboard. I still grin every time I think about him just strolling along the side street. Wish I had a picture to share…..we were in the car and the tour traffic made it slow going so we couldn’t catch up with him. . . .

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The Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is in bloom and has been for a few weeks. Up to that point, I'd only seen the occasional Monarch and worried that they'd passed us by this year. But this week, they're back en force. Just like last year, there isn't a day where you can't go out to Max's Garden and see one flitting about. Sometimes there are two. . . .

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Posted by Kylee Reblogged by Old Roses to beneficials, flowers on 2007-08-06, 00:06:46

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I had to take this photo of one of my resident squirrels cooling his balls on a stepping stone by my gazebo. In his clutches is a nectarine pit he fished out of the compost pile. This is not the only thing he fished out! See the next photo. Apparently the proper place for a gnawed on corn cob is a decorative hanging flower basket!

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Posted by WashingtonGardener Reblogged by Old Roses to pests, weather on 2007-08-06, 00:06:21

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Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in Green Thumb Sunday every week. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information.

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Not a plant question this time, but I have been asked this many times, so I thought I would post it for you.

Q: Hi there! I love reading your blog and am fascinated by all the lovely up close pictures you take of the cactus blooms. May I inquire what type camera you are using? I am in the market for a new one and would love to own one that can take the same quality pictures as your camera. Thanks and keep those pictures coming!

Karen

A: Karen
Thanks, I'm glad you appreciate the photos. What a great idea for finding a camera, to ask someone whose photos you like. It's a little shocking, but I use a small point-and-shoot - Minolta Dimage G500. I like it because it can get in real close, but then that's also because I like my photos to have very little depth of field, with only a small part of any photo in focus.
-Peter

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I am growing a new type of zucchini this summer called Eight Ball. This is the first one so far, and I think that I should have picked it a little sooner. The seed came from Pinetree Garden Seeds, a company located here in Maine. Because this one grew so well, I will try a cream colored zucchini from the same catalog called Cue Ball next season.
The morning glories are from a 10 cent packet of seeds. This is the third color to bloom. The flowers are nice, but the vines are kind of stringy. I can’t complain, considering the cost. You can guess where I bought them!

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In years past, August has been relatively quiet in the garden, as the heat of summer puts a damper on things.  Not this year!  Many of the roses are covered with blooms; I've just posted forty (!) photos of roses taken over the last few days.  It has turned out to be a really great rose year and all indications are that it's far from over.  The bloomers include Double Delight, Heritage, Lagerfeld, Melody Parfumee, Pat Austin, Peace, Queen Elizabeth, Sunbright, Winchester Cathedral, and Zephirine Drouhin.  This is a small part of the show being put on by Melody Parfumee.

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The local salvage shop/architectural reclaimer has the most fantastic stuff. And outrageous prices. Fortunately, photos are free....

I've been looking for a giant something-something like this circled star for my garden. I love the large scale items:

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