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Zonal Geranium
Pelargonium x hortorum 'Venus'
(pe-lar-GO-nee-um) (hor-TOR-um)
Synonyms: Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium

This was a pretty Geranium that I grew last year. Actually it is still going since I dug it up and potted it for the house. I did cut it way back and it is starting to flourish again. Zonal Geraniums are available in a host of named cultivars and colors. I always grow a few Geraniums just for old time sake and the last couple of years I have been very impressed with my kind of random cultivar selections (whatever the nursery had when I was there). Geraniums like loamy, well-drained soil that isn’t allowed to get too dry. They benefit from fertilization and dead-heading the spent blossoms. . . .

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After gardening for 30 years, and working in the landscape business for almost the same amount of time, I have found that there are three things that are necessary for a successful and low maintenance landscape.
The first thing is a good edge to your beds. If you do not have a clear edge, the weeds and grass waste no time taking over. The perennial grasses are the worst. They send runners just below the surface of the soil, and come up, in and around your plant material. Once this happens, it is almost impossible to get rid of the grass without removing everything and starting over. . . .

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It was incredibly cold on Sunday with a wind chill of minus 15 degrees. My husband and I agreed that we had never felt such brutal cold before, at least not that we can remember. Usually I can stay inside when it is snowy or that cold but we attended church and then I had to run an errand afterwards, brrrr, it was so cold it hurt. While shopping, I spotted this lovely primrose and brought it home to add a little color to enjoy during these next few snowy days. . . .

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Posted by Robin's Nesting Place Reblogged by Old Roses to primroses, seedlings, weather on 2008-02-12, 19:04:44

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I resisted the temptation to put up a bird feeder at the country house for about a year and a half. I didn't want to create a squirrel vermin problem where none existed, and I figured the birds had been getting along just fine without my help. But along about mid-January when I couldn't see the end of winter, my desire to watch birds while sitting by the window with a cup of tea got the best of me. My self-imposed rule was that I wouldn't buy a new feeder. . . .

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Wondering how to care for your Valentine's Day flowers? "I'm sure we've all had rose buds that drooped the day after we put them into water," observes Marie Iannotti. So...

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Whenever the authorities come knocking on my door, I quickly grab my secret documents and start shredding them. Oh wait, that's not me, I think that was in a movie that I saw recently. That's right, I'm just the guy that shreds paper for the compost bin. . . .

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Posted by Anthony Reblogged by Old Roses to compost on 2008-02-12, 19:03:03

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This rose photo was taken six days ago in the early morning. The dew droplets covered the rose in the most perfect pattern. If you click on the photo, you can see the large version...it's worth it. The rest of the rose photos have been to my flickr account under my Nature category. . . .

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Posted by ldybug Reblogged by Old Roses to roses on 2008-02-12, 19:02:43

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I spotted this nice, young, possible Chocolate Lenzites growing on a whiskey barrel by the patio. Then forgot to photograph it until tonight. So here it is in camera flash light. It doesn't look quite the same as the text book example of a Chocolate Lenzites I found in Nov., also near my patio, here. I just don't find anything else it looks like in my 2nd hand Reader's Digest North American Wildlife book. The November fungus is still around too, but it has lost its pretty light band around the edges. If it isn't C.L., do you know what it is? I'll look at it more carefully in the daylight next weekend. . . .

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Posted by Petunia's Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to fungi on 2008-02-12, 19:02:20

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I get questions via email constantly. I like to feature the most common ones so all can see.

Here's one I get often. . .

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Posted by Jan Goldfield Reblogged by Old Roses to ponds on 2008-02-12, 19:01:58

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I have discovered something about Sir that may shock the conservatives among you. There's no point in beating around the bush. I'm just going to come out and say it. I think he's been seeing another woman. Yes, dear readers, Sir has been straying from the Empress. Playing the field. Taking love anywhere he can find it. . . .

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I’ve always said (well, sometimes said) that brussels sprouts were the reason I got so much bigger than my younger brother David. You see. He ate them and I don’t. . . .

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Looks like Snow doesn't it?

Clearwater Beach, Florida. WISH YOU WERE HERE ! Weather report : perfect ; seventy five degrees.

Clearwater , on the Gulf of Mexico has one of the loveliest beaches in the state. The sand is so fine and white and there's a boardwalk with many interesting cafes and shops. We saw dolphins, pelicans and egrets galore.

And the Palm trees, which are everywhere, really say Florida to me. The cabbage palm,I learned, is the state tree. Mature palms are expensive, fetching up to $3,000 and I'm told that people sell them right out of their yard.

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Posted by Carolyn gail Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2008-02-12, 19:00:44

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Some "green thumbs" need a little help in the computer tech department! Be a hero to your computer-challenged sweetheart this Valentines Day and surprise him or her with their own garden blog!  It's free, very thoughtful and will outlast chocolates and a dozen roses by many years. I know a lot of garden ...

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Poinsettias grace many a dining room table at Christmas, to be replaced by Easter lilies a few months later. Saint Patrick's Day has its shamrocks, the autumn holidays their chrysanthemums....

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Many of you are planning your very first pond. And you are just waiting for the ground to thaw so you can start digging. Or if you live in the South, now is a great time to start before it gets too hot. . . .

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Five Historic Landscapes Symbolize Five Extraordinary Couples - two in England, one in the U.S., one on France and one in India.

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In about a month or so my Hellebores will start to emerge from their long winter slumber. Along with the crocus’ and my chives the hellebores are often one of the first flowers to emerge each spring. This flower is sometimes called the Christmas rose because in some areas it will bloom in late December. In this area, or at least in my garden it emerges in March, but doesn’t usually bloom until April. . . .

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When you live in the great frozen midwest, February begins that time of the year when you just don't want to do it anymore - "it" being winter. It's kind of like when you're having a baby and you're in your tenth hour of labor. You've had enough and you just want to get it over with. You know the end will come and you'll have your baby as a reward that makes any unpleasantness worth it. But for now, labor and winter just plain stink. . . .

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Posted by Kylee Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2008-02-12, 07:16:50

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Just a week ago, I reported my yellow kalanchoe was now white. Now one of the two new ones I bought in January is doing its thing. Ninety percent of the blooms on the kalanchoe shown above are yellow with subtle coral-colored eyes. The other ten percent are blotchy or striped with a deeper coral color that is distinctly delineated from the yellow. . . .

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I had a productive day in the garden, which has been sadly neglected for the past few months. I did loads of tidying, pruning and maintenance, including restaining the garden bench (the weather really was that good!), adding mulch to the borders and chopping away at some overhanging branches (I am really hoping someone in my family is going to heed my request for a pruning saw for my birthday so I can finish the job). I also spent part of the weekend feeling very envious of blogger Lottie's new quails, and cracking on with the patchwork quilt that, I...

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The Viburnum Tinus in the early morning light with the Privet trees behind it.
I watered the compost and turned it. The weeds were growing out of the bottom of the bin.I tidied a few leaves up, and moved some pots around.
I did another running repair on the fence with super glue and a small stick to hold the two loose pieces of fence.The hole is covered up now.
I watched the birds today. Two robins came into the garden at the same time. . . .

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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to Gardening on 2008-02-12, 07:14:55

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It seems to me that we gardeners are always at war with something in our gardens. Last summer was the invasion of the snails, this winter is the dreaded “clover leaf weed” (I am not sure if that is its real name but that is what everyone calls it around here).
This weed has taken over my garden in a couple of weeks. It is all over my back yard, in all the flower beds, in the walking paths, and in the grass. Fighting this sneaky enemy is not easy. Pulling it by hand doesn’t work since the bulbs grow deep in the ground. . . .

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Posted by rusty in miami Reblogged by Old Roses to weeds on 2008-02-12, 07:14:30

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Yesterday evening, I went outside to get some herbs for dinner. And I saw the Cheshire Cat sitting in the beech tree, grinning at me. He's a long way from home, isn't he? I thought he looked especially happy, as it was a lovely warm spring day, and the evening was filled with the songs of blackbirds. In fact there was one in that tree just above the cat! I wonder if he knew. But the bird didn't seem to notice.


Down on the ground earlier in the day, the snowdrops were happily blooming in the bright sun, keeping me company as I weeded the strawberry patch they inhabit.

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Orchid-fans, you shoulda been there, but if you weren’t, Greg Allikas offers a fine show-and-tell of the 19th World Orchid Conference in Miami. Thank you, Greg!

Originally posted by Julie

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I saw the first daffodil of the year today -

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Okay, enough moping about the weather. Yes, it's now 3:00 pm and the thermometer is stuck at -6F, but at least the wind has died down, so the windchill is up to -28F. In any case, I'm snuggled at home where the furnace is working like a charm.

Besides, look what I'm doing today - going through seed catalogs! Here's my stack. I've received a total of 26 catalogs. Of those, I've whittled down the vegetable catalogs down to eight that I'll actually look through: Pinetree Garden Seeds, Seed Saver's Exchange, Fedco Seeds, Johnny's Selected Seeds, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, Seeds of Change, John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds and Territorial Seed Company. I may also have to go to Tomato Bob's website to see what they have. I ordered - and received - a print catalog from them in 2007, but nothing this year. . . .

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For a plug and play stand-alone or closed circuit of hydroponic grow beds, WaterFarm was designed to be the new era of hydroponic home growing for the average American concerned about the quality of fresh produce and the ecological footprints caused in transportation.

When we think of the future, we think of the availability of clean, organic and most importantly, fresh vegetable foods; hydroponics, offers itself as a solution that makes sense. . . .

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Five simple tips on how to send the perfect floral arrangement.

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Starting this Wednesday and continuing for 11 weeks, I will be co-teaching this class at my church during its Prime Time Wednesday community classes. The class starts at 6:30 and ends at 7:30 and all are welcome to a join us for a meal from 5 to 6:15. This week we will be introducing the series and asking you what you want to learn.

I'm having fun researching this topic, learning what I'm doing right and what else I could be doing. I think my theme will be "Take small steps and don't feel guilty because you aren't doing it all." For example, if you are driving a car that gets good mileage, shouldn't you be driving a hybrid car? If you are driving a hybrid car, why aren't you riding a bicycle or walking? Another theme is "What did Grandma do?" except she probably heated with coal or wood, which is something that you shouldn't emulate.

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Posted by Earth Girl Reblogged by Old Roses to environment on 2008-02-12, 07:10:41

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This is the plant I have selected for this week's post.

Rhipsalis mesembryanthemoides

This is a fairly recent acquisition that I got from Manny last year. At first I thought that I was not treating it well as it did not flourish in its sheltered position under the verandah. Turns out it needed to get more water and sun, and since I moved it I have seen it bloom a few times. This is a photo from today.

In the background - Agave geminiflora

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Washington Gardener Magazine has partnered again with Cheval Force Opp’s Garden Tours company to take local DC gardeners up to the Philadelphia Flower Show on Wednesday, March 5, 2008. What sets this tour apart from all the others? 8 Great Reasons!

1. We feed you! That's right, lunch is included on the way up as well as a hardy snack on the way back. . .

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