Wisdom according to Gregory: The period of time in autumn when trees become bare should be called “Leaving.”I think he makes an excellent point. Above, my Japanese red maple yesterday, backdraped by a street tree.Street tree on a foggy morning.A quick glance at her journal page will illustrate how much she’s grown.This is the “farside [...]
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Of maidenhair-trees or "ginkgoes," Steve Nix writes that Buddhists "revered the tree and preserved it in temple gardens. Western collectors eventually imported ginkgoes to Europe where it was very popular...
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on Nov 15, 2007, 2:05AM
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There are still a number of blooms in Davis...we've had a very mild fall so far and some things are blooming that I've never noticed before at this time of year. Of course that may be due to the fact I'm not always paying good attention...maybe I'll see in years to come that this is typical behavior!. . .
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Posted by Leslie Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2007-11-15, 18:32:41
My entry for bloom day is my last surviving Canna Lily, the only one the snails have not destroyed. It never fails to have flowers every month. This month is particularly beautiful.
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Posted by rusty in miami Reblogged by Old Roses to canna on 2007-11-15, 18:31:54
Tuesday, while the weather was still warm and the ground was soaked, I planted all 65 of my daffodil bulbs and about 16 of my tulip bulbs. I left the rest of the tulips to serve as replacements, since they are tasty to squirrels.
The main problem is that I had to remain hunched over and squatting while digging all those holes. It was too wet and muddy to kneel. Not to mention planting in the back of the garden bed. . . .
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Posted by millionbells Reblogged by Old Roses to bulbs on 2007-11-15, 18:31:17
Wow! Here it is, halfway through November, and we've still got blooms in the garden! I feel like we're hanging by a thread here though and if the weather forecasters are correct, by this time next week, there may be nothing left at all. So let's sit back and enjoy the waning autumn color we've got:
We've got some chrysanthemums that have come and gone, but a few are still going strong, like this Prophet Series one that my grandma gave me this fall. . . .
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Posted by Kylee Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2007-11-15, 18:30:09
Seriously, the place is a hellhole. Roof grit and dust everywhere, plywood everywhere, 2 x4s everywhere, ladders everywhere, tarp everywhere. I could go on but won’t depress you. Nonetheless, I went out there with my camera—one thing, it’s quite warm, mid-50s—and got a few snappies. Most are over at Garden Rant (or will be as of 11/15), but at top you see what I suppose should be the last rose of summer (David Austin, Charlotte), though never say never. I also am getting some nice action from my houseplants. Cyclamens seem to be foolproof rebloomers; I’ve had one pink one for nine years. This is a newer red one. Lots of growth on the paperwhites—maybe I'll have some for next GBBD.
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Posted by EAL Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2007-11-15, 18:29:32
What would the harvest season be without winter squash? Yet how many home gardeners still grow them? Sure they look beautiful in their fall colors, on display in the produce...
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on Nov 14, 2007, 8:40PM
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Im an unabashed vegetable lover and even on Thanksgiving, meat is just an accompaniment to my veggies. This year, instead of matching your wine to your Turkey, choose a...
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on Nov 13, 2007, 8:45PM
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Earlier today I started to write an entry on a strange encounter I had but abandoned it after 8 paragraphs because I was dancing around an issue and language to keep my little urban gardening blog family friendly.
I live and garden in Chicago, IL and living in a big city has advantages and drawbacks. It just so happens one of the drawbacks of living in a big city I deal with is living off of a very busy road. From time to time some women (lets call them "temporary companions") will provide companionship to men who are driving down this busy road I live off of. Are you following me?. . .
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Years ago I started planting garlic. I bought some red variety from a catalog, and I bought a single head of elephant garlic (for a buck and a...
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on Nov 14, 2007, 9:05PM
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You've been wishing to have a wishing well in your landscape design, but you've been unable to locate any wishing well plans? Look no further. This site supplies affordable wishing...
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on Nov 14, 2007, 1:19AM
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Now that the weathers beginning to cool most of the plants in my garden are beginning to die down but the New York asters still look pretty good. Not quite as good as they do in this photo which was taken about a month ago or so, but they still look nice enough.
Over the next week or so I’m going to be going out in the garden to trim plants and prepare the garden for winter. I hope it’s not too cold outside when I do my garden winterizing!
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on Nov 14, 2007, 7:49AM
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If I think of the one plant that really stands out in the Chacala landscape, it would be the Palm. They are everywhere, and they are used for everything. Except toilet paper, probably. . . .
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Posted by Andee Reblogged by Old Roses to trees on 2007-11-15, 18:25:55
I gave up on fresh oregano long ago. Somebody sold me a plant that was called True Italian Oregano, or some such thing. I grew it. I tasted it. I didn't like it. But the darn thing grew and grew and I still have it. It's an unkillable ground cover if nothing else.
Last winter I ordered 2 varieties of "Marjoram" seed sold by Nichols Garden Nursery. I've been cooking with dried marjoram for a long time and thought I'd see what it was like fresh.
Sweet majoram, in August
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Posted by Entangled Reblogged by Old Roses to herbs on 2007-11-15, 18:25:19
Since I'm always crazy busy on the 15th of the month and tomorrow is no exception with a press conference on the National Mall in the AM, getting the latest issue of our Enews out in the afternoon, and doing a table at the Holiday Open House at Behnkes in Beltsville in the PM, I'm posting my Gardener Bloggers Bloom Day entries today. . . .
There are a few surprise blooms here at Robin's Nesting Place. Like Carol, my garden is in zone 5, where we have already had some pretty cold temperatures and frost. It warmed up for a few days and the Verbena has started to bloom again. . . .
Some of the sprouts are leaning to the west (to catch those last rays of sun, I guess). As I propped one up during my quick garden inspection today, I noticed the baby sprouts! (Ok, look closely.) Good thing, too, as I just found a Brussels sprout recipe I'd like to try. How much longer to harvest?
Brad wrote and said readers are mad. My brother said people are mad. Yes, I am even mad at my recent lack of blog postings. I am about to hop on yet another plane, so I will give a quick overview of what is to come.
In Louisiana, we have a wonderful tour of a rare French antique expert's home and business. . . .
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Posted by Chris Reblogged by Old Roses to autumn on 2007-11-15, 18:22:43
I don't think I've ever really thought about whether there are good or bad times of the year to add compost to the garden - until this past weekend. I have always focused on how great fresh "home-made" compost is for an organic garden and just added it whenever it became available.
This weekend I was delighted to find that I had a lot of compost ready so I began top dressing some of my garden beds. Much of my pile behind the garden had fully broken down and the batch of organic matter that I put in my new compost tumbler at the beginning of the season was completely ready!. . .
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Posted by Marc Reblogged by Old Roses to compost on 2007-11-15, 18:21:52
The rare visit to Beloit, Wisconsin by the Mango Hummingbird from Mexico created quite a stir and worry about the approaching winter.
Today's newspaper brings good news -the hummer was captured and is in quarantine at our Brookfield Zoo. Furthermore, it has gained weight, an indication of good health.
Hummingbird specialists are recommending to eventually return the bird to a Texas-Mexico border wildlife refuse so that it can go home again. I'm so happy our little hummer has found a temporary home here for the winter at least.
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Posted by Carolyn gail Reblogged by Old Roses to birds on 2007-11-15, 18:20:43
Here are some photos taken through September of the Wattle in the front garden. I did say I would produce a series through the Spring. Well, my apologies because I didn't realise that ambition. Fun though it would have been to see it change. Though I can tell you that it didn't change much through July. Then all of a sudden it was bright yellow and fluffy. Here it is in early September. The Manchurian pear is doing a better job of being showy than the wattle.
However, not to be undone, the wattle got into gear a few weeks later and produced this...
You can see from the glimpse of the Manchurian pear in the top right corner that it now has given itself over to leaves, while the wattle is positively neon and LOUD.
That fabulous Manchurian Pear in the front garden was a wooly sheep in the early days of July and August. We have long since moved on but as mentioned earlier, I was having my garden panic attack during the dry, spring so while I photographed it's beauty I didnt' post about it. Spring was so glorious though and so now I will share a few (old) photos.
As you stood in the driveway, you could hear the bees buzzing in the blossoms. I sometimes gathered the children before school and asked them to stand quietly and listen. It was always the littlest one who said "Wow - Bees". Then we hopped in the car and burned fuel up the street but still the bees were there, they were still in the tree, doing their business, gathering the nectar, fuzzing up the tree, vibrating and humming.
Weekend mulching...with rocks! Now, I know that this is not generally a recommended choice for mulch, and the use of these polished rocks from the Dollar store is likely considered even more repulsive, but there's method to my madness!
You see, even though my soil is sandy, there is a lot of debris raining down on my plants from the overhead trees, which can cause rot in some plants, especially cacti and succulents. . .
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Posted by lisa Reblogged by Old Roses to mulch on 2007-11-15, 06:25:33
Time to bring in the bees...(I actually did this 2 weeks ago, but anyway)...it's that time of year, before the most bitter cold sets in, to take down the mason bee house and store the bees for winter. I do this because it's in the instructions that came with the house when I bought it, but I have observed the bees nesting in the crevices on the outside of my house, so perhaps they'd winter over okay without my help. I'd rather be sure though, so I'll follow procedure. As you can see, they filled most all the tubes with larvae...
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Posted by lisa Reblogged by Old Roses to beneficials on 2007-11-15, 06:25:07
via Today in the Garden... on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00
Since I'm always crazy busy on the 15th of the month and tomorrow is no exception with a press conference on the National Mall in the AM, getting the latest issue of our 
