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" Lord, it is time. The summer was very big. Lay thy shadow on the sundials, and on the meadows let the winds go loose. Command the last fruits that they shall be full; give them another two more southerly days, press them on to fulfillment and drive the last sweetness into the heavenly wine. "

~ Rainer Maria Rilke

~ Autumnal Equinox

(Hubbard Lake)

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Posted by joey Reblogged by Old Roses to autumn on 2007-09-25, 18:49:04

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Just wanted to share a couple of pictures of my gardening buds.

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Posted by Iowa Gardening Woman Reblogged by Old Roses to gardeners on 2007-09-25, 18:48:56

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Monday, September 24, 2007

The sun has long since retired for the night and the moon is starting the night shift, providing light for migrating geese and foraging deer. Early this morning a moose came to the garden perimeter and let out a bellow suggesting its displeasure with the so called "deer fence". A couple-three nights ago, Gail followed me home from the new property. The time it took for her to grab some milk at the general store spaced our vehicles out just enough that she had to stop to let three bears cross the road above the hosta shade house. A sow and two little cubs added to our list of fall visitors. . . .

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Posted by George Africa Reblogged by Old Roses to peony on 2007-09-25, 18:48:18

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Had last week's GCA Fashion in Bloom at Homestead Gardens event taken place just a month earlier I'd have used this shot as my cover image for our Sept/Oct '07 issue of Washington Gardener Magazine. The sedums that make up this cat are known to me as Hens & Chicks, but I have also heard them referred to once or twice as Cats & Kittens. It only makes sense to use them to create a living, life-size sculpture of a cat. They are also the subject of our current cover story (Hardy Succulents). At the event was also a sedum sheep grazing, a sedum rooster crowing, and the company named written in sedum hanging on the side of a wooden shed. The sedum letters are of most interest to me -- what a great idea for a garden at any office, school, or retail store. The Fashion in Bloom is to preview what is new and hot in next year's garden plants. I saw a lot of "I wants," but not too much "I need." I'll be featuring some of the new intros in our magazine's Jan/Feb '08 issue and also throughout the year in our Washington Gardener Enews "Spotlight Special" column.

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Posted by WashingtonGardener Reblogged by Old Roses to sedum on 2007-09-25, 18:47:22

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Gardeners in warm climates (such as Southern California) can start keeping an eye out for a new garden resident - the Brown Widow spider. I spent several days recently scanning my garden and outdoor entertaining area for these poisonous spiders after we discovered a few dozen of them throughout the yard. They are recent additions to my area, probably arriving here on plants or packages shipped from out of state. . . .

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These perennial flower podcasts have been produced over several different seasons of growing. I have dated each one so you can see the progression. Let me say that I love my perennial plants and I try to reflect that in these podcasts. I'd welcome your comments and suggestions.. . . .

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An indoor plant podcast is useful because it gives me something to alk about in the winter when my perennial plants are dormant and sleeping under that snowcover. I do like growing plants indoors and gravitate towards the really big ones - the ones that grow up to block the light coming in all the windows. Never mind your fussy little flowering plants, give me a monster any day of the week. :-. . . .

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When it comes to vegetable gardening podcasts, I confess that I'm not always the most attentive vegetable gardener at this stage in my gardening life. The kids are all grown up and my perennial flower beds seem to get larger every year with a corresponding decrease in vegetable production. .. . .

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Here's a good deal you might consider this fall or next spring. A new plant program called "American Beauties" is being produced by one of the. . .

reBlogged to natives on Sep 24, 2007, 9:45AM

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Conscientious gardeners no doubt already have their daffodils in the ground, or at least already purchased, right?  But not me.  I JUST remembered it's almost time to choose and plant my tulip display for the next year, so I hastened to consult this selection at my usual source, John Scheepers:  Single late tulips. . . .

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I’m in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, until October 1. When I get back, I’ll have new posts and drawings from one of the most botanically diverse areas of this hemisphere. Meanwhile, check out our trip diary, TravelGarden. See you soon!

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Posted by valwebb Reblogged by Old Roses to blogs on 2007-09-25, 18:42:57

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Buying shrubs is not an exact science. You need some patience and persistence to get the right shrubs for your garden and it can be scary and intimidating if you don’t know what you want. Unlike annuals or perennials, it isn’t so easy to pull out a shrub that isn’t growing as you expected. There is a certain permanence to planting a shrub. . . .

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Posted by Carol Reblogged by Old Roses to shrubs on 2007-09-25, 18:42:50

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Wow, it has been a long time since I have posted anything!! I guess that I should explain. Basically, I have 'garden burnout'. I know that gardeners aren't supposed to admit to garden burnout, but I feel that I must explain my absence.. . . .

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Posted by vonlafin Reblogged by Old Roses to Gardening on 2007-09-25, 18:42:32

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Our garden is, of course, laid out in a woodland... not a pristine virgin forest, to be sure, but rather a very brushy second growth scrub woods. Still, it provides a dense, leafy, cool oasis, with a rolling contour and a nice pond all along one side. When I first started the garden, it was just a few little patches of flowers, and otherwise basically a walk in the woods. Over the years the cultivated parts have become more extensive, so that its now almost a cohesive garden in the woods. I just finished converting one of the last sections of meandering dirt path into a bark-chipped walkway... this part of the garden is little developed otherwise, being mainly woods, but the path winds along the pond, then down into a ravine and across a bridge. . . .

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Posted by IBOY Reblogged by Old Roses to Gardens on 2007-09-25, 18:42:05

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When the colchicums start popping up everywhere in the garden it is a bittersweet moment, for there is no other way to cut it; it signals the beginning of the end of the gardening year. The geese are starting to practice formation flying, the white pelicans are already migrating through on their way to the Gulf, and every breeze brings a few leaves fluttering down. However, it's not a bad way to go out.

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Posted by IBOY Reblogged by Old Roses to colchicums on 2007-09-25, 18:41:42

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As I sat on my porch yesterday afternoon, blogging and enjoying the quite excellent Indian summer weather we’re appreciating here in Iowa, I looked up at the hanging basket. . . .

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Mexican petunia, Air potato, and Australian pine. They are all non-native invasive plants in our area, and I have at least two in my yard. According to the Non-native Invasive Plants guide produced by Hillsborough County Parks, Southwest Florida Water Management, Tampa Bay Estuary Program, and Pinellas County Environmental Fund a non-native plant is one from somewhere other than Florida. To be considered invasive it is known to spread aggressively into natural areas. While all non-native plants are not invasive, they become invasive "when they outgrow and replace native plants in natural plant communities". . . .

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Posted by Nancy Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2007-09-25, 18:41:04

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Not too long ago, using a drench product to prevent insects was primarily a greehouse or growing operation option.  However, since about 3 years ago, applying a soil drench to trees and shrubs has become a popular and effective way to deliver long lasting insect protection easily and safely to larger trees and shrubs. . . .

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Posted by The Seasoned Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to pests, tools on 2007-09-25, 18:40:41

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Ich war fleißig in den letzten Tagen und hier ist das Ergebnis: ein komplett neues Beet mit neuen Sträuchern und 18 Hostas!

Zwei Sträucher in unserer gemischten Hecke an der Grundstückgrenze passten nicht ins Gesamtbild und sind am Wochenende endlich verpflanzt worden. Das Beet wurde danach komplett neu angelegt bzw. umgepflanzt und sieht jetzt so aus.

Scroll down for a short English translation at the end of this post. . . .

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Posted by Anita Reblogged by Old Roses to hostas on 2007-09-25, 18:40:10

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Posted by Jane Berger Reblogged by Old Roses to awards on 2007-09-25, 07:12:09

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Spider Lilies (Lycoris radiata) are coming up everywhere and aren't we all glad to know that summer is almost over? The last part of August and the first part of September always seem the hottest to me, and so it is always a welcome sign to have these red surprises mark the changing season. This weekend, from the farm to Houston and from Houston to Dallas, these bulbs were making their presence known. Another old fashioned names for these flowers is British Soldiers, derived from their red coloring and upright posture. . . .

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Posted by Chris Reblogged by Old Roses to lilies on 2007-09-25, 07:11:51

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I really want to make this a post. You know, thoughtful words about the results of fencing in your gardens. Maybe some griping about how if you hate the very idea of using treated lumber and/or chain link in your yard--and cannot afford anything cool and sustainable like bamboo stockade (do they make that?)--your choices for fencing are very limited. . . .

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Posted by Amy Reblogged by Old Roses to books, pumpkins on 2007-09-25, 07:11:02

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Posted by Elizabeth Reblogged by Old Roses to autumn on 2007-09-25, 07:10:29

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I made this pizza to make good use of all the great basil, herbs and tomatoes, but it was so yummy, I had to stop myself from eating slice after slice. This is my own version, but the inspiration comes from Deborah Madison’s pizza recipes. . . .

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Posted by Nicole Reblogged by Old Roses to recipes on 2007-09-25, 07:09:55

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Fall is upon us. And we have to do some winter prep with our ponds. When the temps drop below 55 degrees F, it's time to move water lilles from the pond.

If you have a greenhouse, move your waterlily inside. Put it in a tub or small pond. Don't disturb the roots, Let the plant keep growing until it becomes dormant and leave it in the greenhouse until new leaves come up again the spring.

Once the plant is no longer dormant, you can divide and repot in fresh soil for the growing season.

If the temperatures dip below 55 in your greenhouse, this method wil not work.

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Posted by Jan Goldfield Reblogged by Old Roses to ponds on 2007-09-25, 07:09:34

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After five months of growing, and me checking today what it was called the Busy Lizzy F1 carousel mix is in flower. Peach coloured double bloom, just the one at the moment with a bud behind it.

Gardeners need patience dont they?Having waited five months, and seen all the other plants keel over this is the survivor.

The F2's were much easier to grow, these F1's are beautifully flowered, but a nightmare to grow from seed.

Expect a few more photos as I enjoy the flowers after waiting all that time :)

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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to impatiens on 2007-09-25, 07:09:24

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It’s hard to compete with a street fair, a Touch-a-Truck (”some had air horns!” said one kiddo I know), a nearby harvest festival with do-it-yourself scarecrows, a working waterfront festival a few towns over and a gorgeous warm breezy sunny day that made being out on the water requisite for anyone with access to a boat — BUT Blithewold’s Fall Gardener’s Day was where the gardeners were. I was hoping to meet fellow bloggers and readers but alas you attended incognito and in spirit - those who were here must have caught my shy bug — it’s going around… I was even going to take a guess-who shoe portrait! (If you look really closely, you can see the hazy outlines of at least a dozen pairs of feet who were nearly here - and guess who?!)

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This post is inspired by Kim's Not in My Garden post. She says that she admires some blogs that show daylilies in the garden, but you won't find daylilies in hers because "daylily foliage leaves [her] cold."

First off, let me say that this is not a response in the sense of an argument or debate, where one-upmanship or formal objection is involved. Not at all. In fact, mainly I am writing this to express my surprise (think, incomprehension) at a point of view so different from my own, and yet equally valid. I guess it's sort of like dog people and cat people. Both can connect as pet owners, and yet there are fundamental differences.

I Am a Cat Person

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Posted by Karen Reblogged by Old Roses to lilies on 2007-09-25, 07:06:01

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What better time to resume posting to this blog than on the day that marks the Autumn equinox ? My calendar tells me that we passed this point at 2:31 this morning.

Changes in Autumn are incremental; the days are shorter by a couple of minutes, the night temperatures slightly cooler, and the shadows a little longer on the tawny hillsides. But taken together the whole seems greater than the sum of the parts. . . .

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Posted by a gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to autumn on 2007-09-25, 07:04:31

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The boy & I started planting his half of the kids' garden. Our timing was off, but the boy was really excited about starting his garden, so we planted anyway and can hope for the best. We're a bit early for the 'Bright Lights' Swiss Chard and the 'Summer Glory' lettuce blend (Parks); and a bit late for the 'Miniature White' cucumbers. . . .

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Posted by Central FLA Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to planting on 2007-09-25, 07:04:11

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As I was writing my last post I became a little curious as to what type of camera, if any, do other gardeners use to record their flowers and changes in landscape.

Do most have a point-and-shoot? Or, are more gardeners moving over to digital SLR's? Perhaps, some are still talking photographs on film and getting it produced?

So, it seemed logical to introduce the poll for this week asking gardeners for the preference in garden imagery. Cast your vote and I'll report the results next Saturday.

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We lost our little Olympus point-and-shoot a couple weeks back so I haven't any photos to share of our progress on the weekend. Just think of this post as an exercise in developing your imagination.

Re: the camera - I'm not too worried about it (although it was a present for Deb a few years back) as it will now bring the purchase of my DSLR forward a few months - fingers crossed. The P&S was helpful for the family snaps but when it came to great flower pics it was fairly ordinary, at best. If the breeze were lighter than a whisper and the sun was almost at its zenith you might get an okay image. But any variation on those two elements would automatically signal a doomed photo. . .

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                                                                                             The end of summer is  a little sad for me this year.  Autumn used to be my favorite season until  we had such horrible, long winter last year.    I sure hope this winter is a little kinder.

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Floribunda Rose ‘Betty Prior’

Another one from the FDR Rose Garden in Hyde Park, NY. I must admit I have seen this rose before and didn’t think much of it. However is really struck me as a pretty rose on Saturday. It was one of the most prolific blooming roses in the garden, it was also one of the tallest. It’s funny I have been posting so many pink roses. I thought that they were my least favorite but I guess I have been enjoying them while growing them, photographing and posting them. Also the fact that this rose has only 5 petals and a solid color is something I normally would say is ‘plain’. Those attributes are becoming more attractive to me. Beauty in simplicity. The first picture benefited from a quick rain shower. . . .

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