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This cheeky Garden Snail was sleeping in a Dahlia in Frans Garden.

It rained heavily before I took the photo. Maybe he was using the Yellow petals as an umbrella. . .

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I love these pink flowers with the darker mouth colour at the base of the petals. The RHS book calls them reflexed petals. They start growing hanging down then get stood up so they are like little pink light bulbs.. . . .

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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to cyclamen on 2007-09-24, 00:47:57

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The Streptocarpus Black Panther. I bought this as a plug plant at Tatton Park from the Dibleys stall. The guy had to root around these trolleys laden with muslin cloth wrapped plug plants in little clear plastic bags. I loved the Darkness of the flowers on the display plant. Its almost black, or very drak purple. Its also hard to photograph a Dark flower.I took a lot of photos.I need a sunny day to illuminate the flower petals. you can get the idea of it though from the photos.. . . .

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Posted by Amy Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2007-09-24, 00:46:55

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Saturday morning.After a few tired days I am blogging again. These beautiful pink flowers were being sold at the Autumn flower show.

I cant remember the name. Schizosanthus or something like that?

the Pink flowers were growing at the end of three foot strap like leaves. They are very peruvian lilly like in the flowers. . .

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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2007-09-24, 00:46:35

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On a recent trip I noticed the lack of “green” and houseplants in what many would consider a “green” or natural place to find indoor plants yet they seemed very much missing...

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Posted by Plant Pro Reblogged by Old Roses to houseplants on 2007-09-24, 00:46:13

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The herbs on the kitchen window sill have been doing really well so for my last home meal in NYC before leaving for the Cape I chopped up a whole bunch of them for a tomato salad that I like to make-particularly when I've been eating a lot of fresh tomatoes. The reason being that this involves scalding the tomatoes to remove their skins- it's just for a brief 30 seconds until the skin comes away, but it also shifts the flavor of the tomato slightly. I then dip the tomato in oil and vinegar and then roll in chopped herbs and slice. The original recipe, can't remember where I got it from, maybe Delia Smith, has a specific blend of herbs-basil, chives, mint, chervil, parsley but I just do it with whatever herbs I have on hand. Today it was parsley, mint and basil. The tomato was the last Big Boy I had which was perhaps a little too big for the best aesthetic result -it was a little sloppy- but it certainly tasted good.

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Posted by The Occasional Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to herbs on 2007-09-24, 00:45:54

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Posted by Elizabeth Reblogged by Old Roses to Gardens, shows on 2007-09-24, 00:45:43

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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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The vine of heavenly blues I moved away from the hummingbird feeder last month is blooming. Notice how the blossoms look like they are lit from within in the side view shot.

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Chilly Chili...

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It's winding down in the garden, and while I've removed some annuals and pruned back some perennials, there's still plenty of color splashing about:

This garden verbena went through a period in July and most of August where it just looked pitiful. No matter how much I watered it, the foliage got crispy and brown and the flowers were sparse. So as a last resort, I cut it back and let it start over and voila! Beautiful blooms again. . . .

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Posted by Kylee Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2007-09-24, 00:44:23

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End of summer tasks have begun. Yesterday, while the weather was idyllic and the mosquitoes were in hiding, I dug all the amaryllis and laid them out in the sun. Today, I went back out to cut back the foliage and label them for storage in the basement and I nearly was carried away by those thirsty little buggers. Makes me wish for a hard freeze. . . .

reBlogged to autumn

Posted by Kylee Reblogged by Old Roses to autumn on 2007-09-24, 00:43:42

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Earlier in the week I came across the story of Betty Perry, 70 years old, who was arrested after she scuffled with a police officer who went to her home because she had let her lawn go brown. During the struggle Perry fell and injured her nose and according to her attorney, Gloria Allred, she was handcuffed with "bruises and blood." Betty Perry is being charged with resisting arrest and failing to maintain her landscape, both misdemeanors. . . .

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Posted by MrBrownThumb Reblogged by Old Roses to lawn, watering on 2007-09-24, 00:43:20

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Here's some favourite ponds from garden tours this summer. I intended to match the ponds to their corresponding complete garden tours I've posted but completely forgot so that's that. . . .

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I just have one more thing that I need to say about this TerraCycle-Scotts MiracleGro lawsuit settlement issue, which, if you haven’t noticed, is completely sticking in my craw.

(OK, I just have one more thing that I need to say right this minute — I’m sure I’ll have more to say on this another day, as well. ..

reBlogged to organic on Sep 22, 2007, 4:18PM

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A strange press release landed in my inbox today: a joint release from Scotts MiracleGro and TerraCycle—a short one—just a paragraph loaded with legalities and quotes that sounded as if they had been delivered through clenched teeth. The release addressed a settlement of the lawsuit Scotts filed against TerraCycle earlier this year, claiming trademark infringement and other goodies. . .

reBlogged to organic on Sep 22, 2007, 1:12AM

Posted by inadvertentgardener Reblogged by Old Roses to organic on 2007-09-24, 00:40:36

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Southview asked me in the previous post:
"I bought a couple of lilac bushes (just stems with a couple of leaves) and they just arrived. Should I stick them in the ground now or pot them till spring then plant them?"

Here's my quick advice. . .

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Posted by DWPittelli Reblogged by Old Roses to lilacs on 2007-09-24, 00:40:15

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These plants are flowering all over Chacala right now. I think they are the not-Bird of Paradise plant, whoes name I can't remember. But I'm not sure about that. We are still smack in the middle of the instense part of the rainy season in Chacala. Rain, thunder and lightning most times, and very hot and humid days. There's almost always a breeze during the day though, so it's pretty nice in the shade.My patio catches the sea breezes, and I love sitting out there. . . .

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Posted by Gardener in Chacala Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2007-09-24, 00:39:43

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This is as far as I went today. Day after day I've been following Carol over at May Dreams Garden while she's been working her ass off renovating beds. I went out again today and stared at the front yard. Today I did drag the garden hose out to the front, then turned around and went right back in the house. Again, no actual work was done. . . .

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Posted by Gina Reblogged by Old Roses to Gardens on 2007-09-24, 00:39:16

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It's a lovely day here so we've been working outside. At thsi time of year, it seems that tidying and cleaning are the order of the day - and that suits me fine. While Dan was painting the window frames,...

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Posted by Rosemary Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2007-09-24, 00:38:56

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Oh, what terrible time wasters these are! And they're starting to arrive already. I dreamed about tomatoes last night, because I was browsing the Thomson and Morgan catalogue in bed. And how they suck you in - during the summer,...

reBlogged to catalogs on Sep 22, 2007, 5:15AM

Posted by Rosemary Reblogged by Old Roses to catalogs on 2007-09-24, 00:38:48

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Long time, no post! I have been busy this summer and unfortunately did not keep up with this blog as much as I would have liked. Here's a picture of Busby helping with the gardening. (such a giver!) He is king of the bark dust pile; in order to get another load for the wheelbarrow, you have to skritch his head. It's a complicated system.

More soon!

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Posted by Jen Reblogged by Old Roses to cats, mulch on 2007-09-24, 00:37:40

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Oxheart is an old heirloom variety that grows enormous - short, fat roots up to 1 lb or more. I harvested a nice bunch of these last night for dinner. They tasted great.

reBlogged to carrots

Posted by carletongardener Reblogged by Old Roses to carrots on 2007-09-24, 00:37:21

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My fall seeds are all in the ground now. I guess these are the last seeds I'll plant this year (except for the garlic). Sad.

I planted Sparkler and Round Black Spanish radish seeds. Also, shell peas and snap peas (probably too late for these). And lettuce (Bibb, Black-Seeded Simpson, Merveille de Four Seasons, Quattro Stagione, and Prizehead) and escarole (Natacha, Blonda, and Full Heart Batavian).

S&P

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Posted by carletongardener Reblogged by Old Roses to seeds on 2007-09-24, 00:37:12

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Posted by Susan Reblogged by Old Roses to lawn, organic on 2007-09-24, 00:34:27

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Posted by Susan Reblogged by Old Roses to lawn on 2007-09-24, 00:34:19

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reBlogged to flowers

Posted by Iowa Gardening Woman Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2007-09-24, 00:34:10

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... I misidentified this particular gladiolus in the title of my last post. It was most definitely an error, not a bloop single. I've seen cheap Hawaiian leis sold in bundles of 100 with more natural-looking color schemes.

On the bright side, I don't have to change my batting average. 1 homerun, 1 error and 1 whiff still = 1/3, or .333. The calls resulting in the title of my post actually would have earned me an unheard-of .667 batting average instead... so my calculations didn't jive from the beginning. (I really do know my baseball, but math has never been my strong suit.)

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Posted by Blackswamp_Girl Reblogged by Old Roses to gladiola on 2007-09-24, 00:33:38

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In the North Lawndale neighborhood on Chicago's west side there is a faint buzz in the air. If you listen carefully you'll notice the noise isn't coming from the construction sites that have sprung up as a result of redevelopment, the noise you hear is coming from honey bees. In the winter of 2004, three urban bee keepers came up with the idea of creating the Chicago Honey Co-op and turning their passion into a business that would also benefit the community it resided in. . . .

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Posted by MrBrownThumb Reblogged by Old Roses to beneficials on 2007-09-24, 00:33:29

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It's the first rain of the fall/winter rainy season. Earlier than usual. And thus the nursery is slow. So slow, that I decided I could take the time to tell you all about it. Actually, the rain stopped hours ago, but it looks like it's just about to restart at any moment, so everyone decided to stay inside and warm. I might otherwise agree with them. Benjamin does. He's in his winter jacket, inside the storage room, under a heavy blanket, and refuses to come out to greet anyone.

reBlogged to weather on Dec 31, 1969, 6:59PM

Posted by blog@cactusjungle.com (cactusblog) Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2007-09-24, 00:33:02

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It turns out that we are not the first growers in the industrial section of Berkeley. In the early part of the last century, the biggest orchid grower on the West Coast was here in West Berkeley too. The Berkeley Daily Planet has a long story about the owner.

At the turn of the last century, wharves, lumber mills, farms, breweries, tanneries, and Victorian residences dotted West Berkeley....

In 1937, Carbone told an interviewer that he had become fascinated with the idea of importing and growing orchids a few years before the San Francisco fire. By then, he was prosperous enough to undertake such an expensive enterprise, which could at times require an outlay of several thousand dollars for a single plant. In 1917, he would make news by selling a Brassocattleya he had grown from seed and named Queen of California for the record sum of $2,500. The buyer was Charles M. Ward of Eureka, known as the “Tulip Baron of Humboldt County.”...

By 1929, West Berkeley was no longer a suitable place for growing prize orchids. A block to the west on Third Street, the Solano Iron Works, the Triangle Paint Company, the Westinghouse/Sturtevant fan-manufacturing plant, and the Armco drainage products plant were polluting the air.

Now they tell us.

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Posted by blog@cactusjungle.com (cactusblog) Reblogged by Old Roses to nursery on 2007-09-24, 00:31:26

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As part of the renovation of my foundation plantings on the east side of my house, I decided to dig out all the catmint (Nepeta sp.) growing there. I called my youngest sister and said "I'm digging out all my catmint, do you...". Her immmediate response was yes. I didn't even have to finish the question. She takes nearly any every plant I offer her.

So yesterday I cut the catmint way back, dug it all out, and threw it in a trash bag. This morning, I took it to my sister's house and left it by the front steps and went inside. . . .

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Posted by Carol Reblogged by Old Roses to catmint, cats on 2007-09-24, 00:29:16

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A wild poinsettia, hurriedly chosen as the national flower, bears red flags and political history.

Originally posted by Julie

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Just some random photos of little mini-projects. One of the "e"s from the peace sign was lost for months but surfaced, literally, when I cleaned up the old chasmanthe leaves near the kumquat tree last week. The letters are made of plywood so it is amazing that they haven't fallen into untidy, unrecognizable masses of pulp. . . .

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Posted by weeder1 Reblogged by Old Roses to whimsy on 2007-09-24, 00:26:40

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Peacock Flower
Dietes bicolor
(dy-AY-teez) (BY-kul-ur)
Synonyms: Bicolor Iris, Yellow Wild Iris, Evergreen Iris, Spanish Iris, African Iris, Moraea bicolor,

This is a very beautiful member of the Iris family (Iridaceae). This South African native is hardy to USDA Zone 8 and I have seen it cultivated around here in pots. It is funny that it’s common name is Peacock Flower because so are several other plants. I guess that is where confusion sets in when speaking of plants with their common names. This is strikingly beautiful plant and if you want more information here is a link to an article written by Marc Stern of Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden. . . .

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Curtis Street
Agave americana variegata

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