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Habitat.—Rich or moist woods, fields and pastures, near streams. USDA Zone 3-9

• Newfoundland and Nova Scotia to Ontario.
• Maine,—very common, often forming large forest areas; in the other New England states, widely distributed, but seldom occurring in large masses.
• South to Florida; west to Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas.

Habit.—A tall forest tree, 50-75 feet high and nearly equal width, with a trunk diameter of 2-3 feet. Often gently curving branches, forming a rather open, rounded head widest at or near the base, with light and graceful foliage, and a stout, rather sparse. . .

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Here is the online link to this week's The List: Top Home & Garden Events on page 22 of today's print edition in the Washington Examiner. Since some folks say they have trouble with the Examiner's PDF viewer and others can't find a copy in the many red streetboxes around town, I tried something different this time and saved a screen capture of the listing as a JPG and posted it here -- which you can now click on to read at 100%. . ..

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The January 15, 2008 Washington Gardener Enews issue is now out and posted to our archives site here. The feature story is on New Year's Resolutions for the garden and gardener themselves. I have to confess that I'm not much for resolutions myself. I prefer a more seat-of-the-pants goal-setting pace -- meaning when I see a problem I try to fix it right then and there. Many times though I'm swamped with other things, so I see the problem and right it down in my To-Do list to fix it intending to do so asap, but then keep transferring that item to subsequent To-Do lists until I get sick of re-writing and finally do it or just let it fall off the list entirely at some point. Really, how many times do I need to remind myself "turn compost pile"? After a while I have to face reality of my limited time and resources and admit that it is just not doing to get done. When are my garden gnomes going to get the hint and pick up the slack?
PS To the hellebore bud pictured above, WHEN are you going to open for me. I'm waiting!

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Yee Hah! It is snowing in Boone and baby, I'm going back outside to shoot. Check back later.
And until I get back, just be content you don't have to have this conversation with your son.

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I shot this as I cycled home last week. The light was going and the gardeners in Hyde Park were tidying up after an eight hour shift meticulously tying in wayward branches on the pleached lime trees along the Rose Garden. I paced it out and while you can't see all of it in this picture, it's about 200 yards long. They've already been at this job a week now and it'll probably take two in total.

In summer the branches form tight green squares as a backdrop to a magnificent display of rambling and climbing roses but thinking about a shift on top of staging on a cold, wet, winter day, office gossip around the water cooler seems quite a perk.

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I know this is not about ponds, but I wanted you to know about it because it is a great herb book AND because I have known Tina Wilcox since she was a teenager in 1975. She and Susan Belsinger have written great info about herbs and how to use them.



Tina is the herbalist and head gardener at the Ozark Folk Center in Arkansas.
She has shared her knowledge of her years at the Ozark Folk Center with us and offers a plethora of great info for use of herbs in our homes.

You can buy the book at The Creative Herbal Home

Enjoy it. I know I did.

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Posted by Jan Goldfield Reblogged by Old Roses to books on 2008-01-17, 18:00:21

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Several hours later and the fog has cleared (mentally and outside)...giving us the other side of winter in Davis.Here are two other blooms I meant to mention. And as long as I'm back I'll include photos, as well, of two blooms mentioned in the first post.
Rosa Flower Girl has one lone bloom...just in time before she gets a bit of a trim this weekend.

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Posted by Leslie Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2008-01-17, 18:00:12

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Venturing out last Saturday to check for storm damage in my yard I also began checking for blooms so I’d have an idea what to photograph on the 15th. A few shrubs needed help to stand up straight…they were leaning to the west from the rain/wind storm of the 4th. . . .

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It is with a tinge of sadness and remorse that I highlight the recent post on Andee Carlsson's blog Gardener in Chacala, Mexico. This is the only post that wasn't published by Andee but instead by her son, regretfully notifying all her readers that she passed away last Sunday. . ..

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~peace makers share ~
"no act of kindness no matter how small is ever wasted"
Aesop

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The January 2008 Garden. It doesn't look that much different than November, but some different than January 2007! Click on the Garden-Monthly Photos label below to see other months. . ..

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A rare event in my neck of the woods and we all go nuts. It started around 2pm and was still coming down at 5pm. Most of it is melting though. I managed to take a few shots when I got home from work before it got too dark. You can't see it falling in the photos - how do you photograph falling snow?

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Posted by Phillip Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2008-01-17, 17:57:05

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Now is a good time for me to start my winter sowing. The temps have finally dropped for awhile and I can get out there and begin to sow seeds under mulch or on top of the ground and my pots for winter sowing. I do this with only the seeds that are cold hardy like many different greens and lettuces, radishes, carrots...there are quite a few that you can do this with including tree and flower seeds. . . .

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When it comes to fruits and vegetables go for the smaller ones say the researchers at the Organic Center, a non-profit research organization. They found that the more a tomato weighs the less lycopene it has , even though it may be organic. This may be the result of high-yield farming that focuses on the quanity of crops instead of their quality.

Because of lack of space I usually plant cherry tomatoes in my garden. I'm happy knowing that they're better nutrionally than the big guys .

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Tanya wrote: “I really enjoyed your article on cyclamen on About.com. I have been searching for info on the internet about how to take care of mine, as it...

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Here's an awesome quote that I just found while going over the articles Google sent me. You find a lot of interesting things in the news when you have a Google Alert for Compost. . . .

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Posted by Anthony Reblogged by Old Roses to compost on 2008-01-17, 17:55:46

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The what's in, what's out, what's hot and what's not, season is here. Fortunately, gardeners -- even the trendy types -- don't get heavy into what's trendy when it comes to digging in the dirt. Gardeners find it almost impossible to throw away a living plant regardless of its condition. . . .

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Apparently I’ll do anything to keep from preserving! Today I perused our cookbooks for recipes involving lemons, and I came across an old favorite of mine. . . .

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Calling all California gardeners, this book is the most amazing gardening book ever - you’ll be shocked by how much is in this 700 page book! I have sung its praises before, it is my favorite gardening book - hands down.

The copy I’m giving away is brand new, a $35 value. I received it in a group of free textbooks from my Master Gardener training courses. Since I already have one - which is well-loved, dirt-smattered, underlined, dog-eared, etc. - I would like one of you all to have the new one. I’ll even pay for shipping. . . .

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Since I don't work outdoors during the winter months, I try and catch up on everything that didn't get done, or got put aside during the months that I am working or gardening. I gather the tax information together, clean up stacks of paper that never got filed or tossed, and just tidy up the office. As I was going through a file cabinet in the office, I ran across I bunch of pictures
from 25-30 years ago.
I used to help an old couple that lived next door to us, with the rose beds in their back yard. . .

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How can I get pink or blue hydrangeas? (answer).

From The Old Farmer's Almanac.

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Yesterday was the official Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, but it was a busy day for me, so I'm a day late!

Carol of May Dreams Gardens began GBBD almost a year ago and you can see what's blooming in other gardens if you click her link.

This is my first BD post because during the warmer months I'm usually too busy in the gardens to commit to a scheduled day, although I do love to see what's blooming in other gardens. So I'll give it a try and endeavor not to be tardy next month....if anything at all is blooming then.

Here's what it looks like outside - absolutely nothing is blooming! The snowy caps give the Sedum Neon Stonecrop a bit of pizazz though. . . .

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Hi I am Erik Ordway, Andee's son. This Sunday Andee passed away, most likely from a stroke. There, the easy part is over.

I sent this out as an email this on Monday after I personally notified the people that I could. I will try to find others to send this too but I would ask you to send it on to anyone that you think I missed. . . .

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I started my blog on April 7, 2007 and participated in my first Garden Blogger Bloom Day post on April 15, but Carol, from May Dreams Gardens started this creative venture in January. Happy Garden Blogger Bloom Day Anniversary, Carol, it has been fun sharing my blooms and has caused me to be more creative with blooms in my home and garden. I have also enjoyed seeing what others across the US and even in other countries have blooming. It has not only been fun but also educational in that I've had more exposure to unfamiliar plants and their Latin names. Yes, it is a bit of trouble and it's time consuming, especially when there is lots in bloom, but it has been worth the time and effort. . . .

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Like me, I'm sure many of you were readers of Andee's Gardener in Chacala blog, and possibly also of her other blog My Life in Chacala. When I think of Andee's posts the first thing that comes to mind is an explosion of colour, photos with bright vibrant reds and oranges, and posts full of a curiousity about and love of people, places, plants and just life in general. . . .

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This is a quince fruit, in case you're not familiar with them (as I wasn't prior to this past weekend). They are lumpy and somewhat pear-shaped, with fuzz almost like you'd find on a peach. Generally considered inedible when raw due to their sour taste, they smell divine, however - all sweet and perfume-like - which makes sense when you consider the quince tree, Cydonia oblonga, is from the family Rosaceae. Here are a bunch of yummy-sounding quince recipes, should you find yourself with a surplus of quince but no desire to can.

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It’s getting to be that time of year again - time to start the seeds. The hard part is over; deciding which seeds to grow. Now you get...

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I was often asked if a pond would overflow if it rained. I suppose so, but the water would only go into the surrounding landscape. I ran into many ponds with an overflow pipe built into them. These were concrete ponds and to me, that was just an extra expense and unnecessary. If the pond is going to overflow, let it. Now a flood can be a different story. If your pond floods like ours did in New Orleans after Katrina, you fish will probably swim away and you may lose your plants. But your pond will be OK. . . .

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This turned out to be the prettiest combination I've ever done in a container. I just love the smoky blue green color of the ornamental cabbage. It seems the colder it gets, the more colorful it is. The other flowers are a trailing petunia and a blue sage which both withstood the recent freezing temps. By the way, I wish I could take credit for having a sharp eye for color but this was by pure luck that it turned out so nice.

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Abutilon in bud, with a dusting of frost.

It's a bit nippy here this morning, but weather has all-in-all, been pretty mild so far this winter.

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Posted by Darcy Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers, weather on 2008-01-17, 05:46:01

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Erythrina Crista-Galli otherwise known as the Cockspur coral tree was planted to great effect along the walkways in Los Cristianos, Tenerife. In the bright sunshine this shrub was a real eye catcher.

It makes a striking specimen plant but needs fertile though well drained soil. We are considering the plant as a containerised specimen though the thorny branches mean we would have to take care where we site the shrub. Eventually it would form a very large plant but could be hard pruned.

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I’m starting a series of color in the garden with this short video of Cantigny Gardens (a public garden outside of Chicago, Illinois). These folks do a tremendous job on designing for bold and brassy color (as well as relaxed formal designs) and for showing off plants to their best effect.

Check out this short video as a first step in exploring great garden color combinations.

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