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Now is the time to clean your garden tools and get them ready for winter, just as we’ve already done with decks and patios, the lawn, and more. Making certain tools are in tip-top shape now ensures that they will survive a winter in storage, be ready to go when spring rolls around, and last for many season’s worth of wear and tear. . . .

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I gave my students a good laugh and dressed up as a tree yesterday. I wore all brown and pinned fake ivy crawling up my leg. Then I attached some leaves to a hat and I was ready to go.

Next year I will have to do something creative with Nelumbo Jr. She was a little young this year, but next year she might be ready for the trick or treat festivities. I really like the idea of the flower costume, Annie in Austin, so I might try it next year! Or maybe she can be a sapling, and I'll be the mother tree.

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Posted by Nelumbo Reblogged by Old Roses to trees, whimsy on 2007-11-02, 18:51:45

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~The lonely season in lonely lands
when fled are half the birds
and mists lie low and the sun
is rarely seen..
nor strayeth far from his bed..
The short days pass unwelcomed one by one.~
Robert Bridges

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Posted by Naturegirl Reblogged by Old Roses to whimsy on 2007-11-02, 18:51:23

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Posted by Graham Rice Reblogged by Old Roses to magazines on 2007-11-02, 18:51:02

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...against a backdrop of helianthus augustifolius.
(taken over a series of days)

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Posted by LisaBee Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2007-11-02, 18:50:36

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Today is All Saints' Day, in Italy the day of the dead. It's the day that everyone visits the cemeteries to take flowers to the graves of relatives who have died. The flower of death here is the chrysanthemums (never give an Italian chrysanthemums as a present!) and by now the cemeteries will be awash with chrysanths of all shapes and sizes. . .

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Posted by Sue Swift Reblogged by Old Roses to chrysanthemums on 2007-11-02, 18:50:18

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I'm growing loads more San Marzano next year and will get them out earlier so they have a chance of ripening on the vine.

These ripened quickly on the windowsill and I was able to roast a small tray and turn them into a rich passata. . . .

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Posted by John Curtin Reblogged by Old Roses to recipes, tomatoes on 2007-11-02, 18:49:50

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Carolyn Gail, at Sweet Home & Garden Chicago, started Garden Blogger's Muse Day, on the First of each month. The following post is not a musing about gardening. (Pardon the unintentional pun. . .

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If fall weather has hit your area, then no doubt as a gardener you'll feel it. While some gardeners keep gardening all year long, gardening indoors , most probably just quit until the weather warms up the next spring. For those kids gardeners, it's probably the worst time. They get bored to tears without their gardens. . . .

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Posted by Katina Mooneyham Reblogged by Old Roses to Gardening on 2007-11-02, 18:47:27

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I was told the other day that my attempts at an organic garden are in vain due to the soil history (which is not necessarily negative, just unknown). They suggested hydroponics as a viable alternative. . . .

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The plants are a little cold nipped on the top, but still lots of tomatoes. The day before we get a frost I'll pick all the tomatoes and take down the plants.

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It was blistering hot this summer and rainfall?…..what rainfall?

Let us not stand idly by watching our gardens and resolve shrivel. No No No! Gather with the garden tribe at the regular meeting place, the Convention Center on the Grove, for A HORTICULTURE SYMPOSIUM: RETHINKING IDAHO LANDSCAPES. . . .

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Posted by Mary Ann Reblogged by Old Roses to environment on 2007-11-02, 18:44:40

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Do this:

Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn.
- Elizabeth Lawrence

And chant this while sitting and watching:

October gave a party;
The leaves by hundreds came-
The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples,
And leaves of every name.
The Sunshine spread a carpet,
And everything was grand,
Miss Weather led the dancing,
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- George Cooper, October’s Party

Now you’ve got it!

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If you're the frugal type like me, then you just have to love edible landscaping. Take black walnut trees, for instance. Steve Nix says that his family "owns a small...

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Goldfish

The graceful grasses bow in the November wind
geese call out as they fly South
the Dragonfly no longer lands on the lily pad

Come my pretties
and eat from my hand
this may be the last time
until it's warm again.

The days grow short
and soon you must go
to the murky depths below
life on hold.

A long wait for that golden orb
to circle the sky
bringing back the garden, you , and I.


I wonder if this time of year
you imagine what it would be like
to move to Florida or somewhere near
instead of being a prisoner
of cruel Old Man Winter.

I will think of you as I sit by the fire
frozen in time
waiting for Spring
like I.


-Carolyn

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Posted by Carolyn gail Reblogged by Old Roses to ponds on 2007-11-02, 18:42:40

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An old picture of the Rosebush that was in flower today on the way home from work. Even after the house owners cut all the pink roses off, it has had a second flush.
White Rabbit! Its the first of November (Where does the time go to?)

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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to roses on 2007-11-02, 18:42:29

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What can you tell me about the dried orange flowers called Chinese lanterns? (answer).

From The Old Farmer's Almanac.

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Posted by The Old Farmer's Almanac Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2007-11-02, 18:40:38

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