Hils brought the new Bird bath in on Monday. I hope they use it to drink and bath...
A new Bird for the Garden.I dont know what it is yet. I need to read my Bird books and try to identify him. He picked up the seeds that have dropped from the red net bag that is on the fence post. ..
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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to birds on 2008-01-10, 18:27:09
I have been off today. It was a day of cleaning up the Alley that runs behind the garden.The neighbours two doors away had decimated the hedge but left the shredded branches and leaves along the path (except for their own bit if alley). I collected the woody bits and big stemmed branches and moved them into the sanctuary behind the Wall. This strip is a buffer zone between the building site and the alley way alongside the houses. . . .
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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to compost on 2008-01-10, 18:26:44
Over the holidays, I was cleaning out a closet that probably should have been addressed 10 years ago. I found a box full of old gardening magazines from the mid-80s. I thought it would be interesting to scan through them and see how much has changed in gardening and how much is still the same. . . .
The weather overnight here has been just horrible. We've had gales and heavy rain. This morning I got up to find a few slates slipped on the roof, a dislocated downpipe, two smashed panes in the greenhouse and the garage...
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on Jan 9, 2008, 5:06AM
Posted by Rosemary Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2008-01-10, 18:25:27
Gotta love Trader Joe's! Not only do they sell yummy food at delicious prices but also orchids! This little gal was only $7.99 and since I've had such good luck with the white Phalaenopsis, it simply seemed logical to get another one! The hardest part was deciding on the color since there were so many to choose from. According to the plant tag, she came from Matsui Nursery, Inc in Salinas, CA. . ..
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Posted by weeder1 Reblogged by Old Roses to orchids on 2008-01-10, 18:25:05
I left work early to drive up to see my Dad who is back in the hospital again, I fear the end is near, he is in kidney failure, he seems so agitated and in pain, I asked the nurse if they couldn't do more to help that and she is going to talk to the doctor, my Mother is going to talk to him as well tomorrow AM. I have never been through anything like this in my life so I have no experience to draw on but it sure seems he could be made more comfortable, they are not allowing him to have much to drink either because of the kidney failure, I don't understand that either.
In Mumbai, India, work started on the 245m 'Residence Antilla' for mogul Mukesh Ambani midway through 2007. Expecting to be completed by the end of this year, the tycoon's palatial residence boasts some very impressive green ideas - notwithstanding that nearly half the levels are gardens with open space built into its design. . . .
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on Jan 9, 2008, 8:02PM
Posted by Stuart Reblogged by Old Roses to environment on 2008-01-10, 18:21:47
When you read the specs about pumps you will understand most of it. One thing that often confuses people is 'head'. Head is usually expressed in feet and means that is how high the water will pump at its highest. For example on this Aquamax pump, the head is 10.5' So when the water reaches that height, it will simply sit there at the top of the pipe or hose and go no higher. Lower the hose and water comes out. Raise the pump and water comes out. Head height will be affected by the size of the hose as well. This pump will have a 10.5' head using a 1.5" hose. A larger diameter hose will make the head lower. . . .
Today is the second day of spring season in New York. Yesterday and today have been completely perfect days after a week of bitter cold, and it is hard to think of life as anything but pleasant with such weather.
Winter will return, but today I have my windows open and the fan on low. A cool breeze is blowing through, and I hear the voices of children playing outside. Franklin the dog and I had a long walk this morning ... he chased a squirrel ... life is good.
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Posted by Don Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2008-01-10, 18:18:24
OK - just when you think you’ve seen it all. Here’s a vegetable orchestra. Yes, they play vegetables for musical instruments. The instruments are crafted from different veggies rather than just one.
But feel free to try it yourself. . . .
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on Jan 9, 2008, 8:43AM
Posted by Doug Reblogged by Old Roses to vegetables, whimsy on 2008-01-10, 18:14:06
Could your reading appetite be causing greenhouse emissions and the degradation of our forests?Reading is a wonderful pastime, but if you are like many people, your credit card is worn from the amount of books you buy every year.Do you ever re-read your books?I didn’t think so. . . .
Everything is nutty with the weather and I think everyone is nervous about the changes except the politicians. They seem to be fine with the abnormalities.
This was the park on my morning walk a couple of days ago; deep fog and thawing snow.
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Posted by J.P. Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2008-01-10, 18:11:15
I meant to post this the middle of December. The current garden developments only add support. Reading through last years notes the brassicas seem to be about six weeks behind. I think the hakusai are of a different variety as they have bristly trichomes along the veins and seem to be squatter in shape. . . .
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Keeping safe in the yard is, of course, a paramount concern, even though I hate to spoil anybody's backyard serenity with worrisome thoughts. The potential hazards in landscaping must be...
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on Jan 9, 2008, 2:44AM
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I’m straying from my usual know-it-all post today for a very important reason: I want to hear from you! That’s right. Rather than you listening to (er … reading) all the home-related information I provide each day, I’m hoping you’ll fill me in on what you like, what you don’t, and what you want to know more about. . . .
Well, Monday I played instead of working. Tuesday I did manage to work before I played. And my lawn suffered for it. I got the leaves up, but unfortunately, after I started my efforts, I discovered that the ground was still wet under those leaves. And since it's slick, yellow clay mud, it slid under my bagging mower. Not that my lawn and moss can't recover, but it's a mess. Oh, well. Makes me glad I didn't resolve to get more exercise. I think I would have fullfilled it already. . . .
Compte de Chambord is perhaps my favorite rose. It’s an antique rose that has the most lovely rose perfume scent. The rose is quite hardy as well! It’s branches have very little winter damage in the spring and green up quickly as the weather warms. . . .
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That red stripe running down this arachnids back is not a left-over tattoo from a recent Halloween party. No, its the clear marking of our most dangerous and venomous garden creature, the Redback Spider. If you're in any doubt to its legitimacy of being a garden thug then consider that it's closest relative is the US Black Widow Spider!. . . .
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Posted by Stuart Reblogged by Old Roses to pests on 2008-01-10, 18:00:59
With 60° temps and heavy rain, my crocus thought it was springtime. The foliage is just breaking through. Usually Not Creek, which runs through our land before feeding into Cedar Creek, is over its banks and gurgling over tree roots. The USGS Real-Time Water Data site shows Cedar Creek at 2720 cubic feet per second with the record at 2830 for this date. To give you an idea of how high this is, the 80th percentile is 401 cubic feet per second. Here's the link to the site but since it is in real time, I'm not sure you can tell much from it. But follow the link anyway and explore your favorite rivers. . . .
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Posted by Earth Girl Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2008-01-10, 06:43:57
As we struggle through winter toward spring, I thought we could take this down time to talk about pond pumps, what kinds are available and what kind we need. . . .
The next meeting of the Gardening Committee of Sustainable Flatbush is this Saturday, January 12, from 11am to 1pm, in the Ditmas Park West area near Newkirk Avenue.
Links
SFGC Planning (Google Group)
Sustainable Flatbush
This is more like a beautiful Colorado winter day! A fresh snow fall last night and dazzling sunshine today. Terribly cold though! I suppose we will get as tired of looking at winter snow pictures as we did coneflowers in the summer??. ..
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Posted by Bev Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2008-01-10, 06:42:27
Well, the bitter cold of last week has been replaced with the January thaw. The only reason we set new record highs yesterday is because those airports didn't exsist during the last extreme heat wave in 1907. But today's high temperature records were set in 1998, so we'll flirt with breaking those. . . .
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Posted by millionbells Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2008-01-10, 06:41:16
Good for Bob and Marion, but this makes me sad...Salty Bob Kretzer is retiring, and the association is looking for someone to replace him. Yeah, good luck. This is a person that does so much that they've actually taken his (supposedly part-time, at one time anyway) job and divided it into two. Both are up for grabs! If you think you have what it takes to be the ED of the GardenScape Professionals Association (formerly known as the GFLNLA) OR the GardenScape Show manager, OR BOTH, check out the job descriptions here.
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Posted by Jane M. Reblogged by Old Roses to shows on 2008-01-10, 06:40:13
Sixty five degrees on January 7, 2008 - a tie for the record set back in January 1967 . Like a lot of the locals there was no way I was going to spend this gorgeous day inside. Bet there were a lot of no-shows at the offices . . . .
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Posted by Carolyn gail Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2008-01-10, 06:39:45
The 12 Days of Christmas are over and it's back to the salt mines for me. If we were all living in a time and place where the holidays kept going until January 6, the return to work would happen at about the same date when the sun begins to rise earlier (at about 40 degrees N latitude). Is this a coincidence?. . .
via Sweet Home and Garden Chicago on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00
