The Heathers today after the frost had melted away. I'm going to Paris tomorrow so the blog will be chilling. I bought a birds gourmet feast today for the garden birds. Wild bird seed mix, sunflower seeds, ten fat balls, and two new feeders. These have been hung up. I hope the birds will find them when I am away. Will post again on the Fifteenth. I hope to have photos :)
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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to heather on 2008-02-13, 15:34:44
Last year we found these funny little fruits in the market. They look like a pale squashed peach and as long as the fruit was soft and yielded a little to the touch (matura) they tasted 10 times better than a peach or nectarine. We asked Gonzalo if he could graft some onto a bitter almond tree and this week he obliged. Down came most of the branches of the almond, cuts were made at the top of what was left, little twiglets put in, wet bandages wrapped round, then sealed with plastic and hey presto, fingers crossed these unprepossessing twigs will start growing and maybe next year we'll have some fruit.
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Posted by ladyluz Reblogged by Old Roses to fruit on 2008-02-13, 15:33:48
Yes, someday, I too will know how to use the fabulous flickr photo site. Until then, these are from the flickr photos of Rosemary. Spring IS on the way.
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Posted by LisaBee Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2008-02-13, 07:27:27
These photos were taken a few days ago - anyone living in Canberra would know that because the sky isn't overcast in the photos! We have had days and days of overcast weather but only moderate rain. Still, any rain is good rain. So here's the pumpkin bed update.
I remember in college I would sometimes go through a little town south of college station called Navasota.That is, it seemed little, but I have traveled to many different places and always run in to somebody from that sleepy town or know someone that lives there.I passed through there with Brad once.We were in uniform and taking our dates to the ball that night to dinner in Brenham before returning to the campus for the festivities.It was during the Festival of Flags, and there was food, music, and dancing.That was almost five years ago and here Brad and I are still working together.
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Posted by Bulb Hunter Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2008-02-13, 07:23:59
One of my regular haunts since discovering the world of garden blogs has been Garden Voices at GardenWeb.com. It's been a site that I could check every day or so for a quick round-up of recent posts from garden blogs around the world. It has also been a site that has brought readers to my blog. . . .
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Posted by Claire Splan Reblogged by Old Roses to blogs on 2008-02-13, 07:22:23
So, here's another shot of the cemetary at 8am in late January. I snapped the cemetary spider web this same morning. The ducks are fake, but no would know that unless I said it. This is such a pretty place and right in my backyard...literally.
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Posted by ldybug Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2008-02-13, 07:21:53
So, I love this shot of a cemetary spiderweb. Just look for a moment at how this web is constructed. Now, imagine you had to make a web like this from string to win a million dollars...I couldn't do it. This little spider with a brain half the size of a sesame seed, made this. He knew which blades of grass to use......he knew how many rays to spin.....he knew how many segemnts needed to connect each of the rays...... He knew the middle had to be different (for reason I don't know) from the outer part. . . .
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Posted by ldybug Reblogged by Old Roses to beneficials on 2008-02-13, 07:21:17
I've been trying to pay attention to how my garden is lighted (...sunlight that is...) during different times of the season at different times of day. Here is a long view of my tiny edible garden at 12:00pm in early February. You can see the shadow of the house on the grass does not interfere all with the garden. This is the north fence of my home and you can see my neighbor's yellow house on the right. The poor frizzle top palm tree is up by our driveway. Off in a distance, you can see our hurricane shutters stored above my garden bench.
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Posted by ldybug Reblogged by Old Roses to landscape on 2008-02-13, 07:20:46
Remember my recent posting about all the plants in my garden that didn't do so well? Here's another one that didn't make it. I cut off long runners from a strawberry plant from the side garden, and planted them in the strawberry pot near the front door. It took them three days, but they shrivvled up and died. I have no idea why...I did everything right. Oh well. The new "Patio Tomato" plant is from Home Depot. I planted it pretty deeply because you are always supposed to plant some of the stem in the ground so the plant forms better roots. I had lots of success growing them like this last year. . . .
Living to 100 isn't as elusive as you might think, and a study published in yesterday's Archives of Internal Medicine suggests gardening might help you get there -- even if you experience some common age-related ailments along the way. . . .
Here's an interesting site from California. It is called The Water Cooler and is California's first official water blog. One of the sections is called Waterlogged--get soaked in water knowledge.
It's worth a visit to get your green look on water usage!
Never let Snails and Slugs destroy your plants again; The Definitive Guide on How To Kill Snails and Slugs is now available!
If you're looking for ways to control snails and slugs, read this! We have exhaustively listed over 12 ways to get rid of these slimy creatures, so you can keep your garden free of these pests forever. . . .
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Last January has been, with an average temperature of 6,5 C (42,8 F), the warmest but one since we, the Dutch, started recording these things in 1706. The warmest ever was January 2007, with a record breaking average temperature of 7,1 C (44,8 F). I wonder what February has in store for us. . . .
We bought our son a gorgeous Labrador Retriever for Christmas! He is now almost 13 weeks old (current photo to come) and he is chewing on every plant in the backyard!!! He completely severed the clematis and has gnawned down the honeysuckle to such an extent that I doubt it will recover. He pulled down all the beautiful ivy creeping up our 6foot privacy fence...the only plants he hasn't bothered are the roses for obvious reasons. . . .
My daughter and I were walking in the woods behind our home when we happened upon seven zebra longwing butterflies hanging from an oak branch. They were folded up flat and blended in so well that it is amazing that she saw them. It was a dreary day and the woods were dark from the thick canopy, and they seemed to be napping. At first we thought they had just hatched from their cocoons, but we couldn't find any remnants of them.
We startled them and they began to flutter all around us. I tried to snap a photo of them but it was impossible to see them in flight, so I settled for the one below as he settled back on the oak limb. We were totally delighted with our magical discovery.
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Posted by Susan Reblogged by Old Roses to beneficials on 2008-02-13, 07:14:14
My column this week in the D&C is all about garden blogs. At 450 words, there's no way I could mention all of the good ones that are out there. Those that I do reference are listed below for your surfing pleasure and convenience.
I just got back from the ANLA Management Clinic in Louisville. Each year at the clinic, NMpro Magazine hosts their New Plant Pavilion where growers and breeders showcase their newest offerings. This year the pavilion featured 42 new plants. That' right - 42 new plants! There seems to be no shortage of new varieties. . ..
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Posted by Tim Wood Reblogged by Old Roses to plants on 2008-02-13, 07:11:44
On a walking tour of Cambridge, England, John Levett gets down to the bones—and girders and porta-potties—of his city’s gardens. Are we having fun yet?
I took these photos on Saturday while wondering River Rd. I needed the time to re-group and get in touch with my roots. Travelling down the River Road never fails me...
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Never let Snails and Slugs destroy your plants again; The Definitive Guide on 
