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Posted by Naturegirl Reblogged by Old Roses to birds, cats, flowers, whimsy on 2008-02-14, 15:22:10

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Ruth, fellow Minnesotan of Nature Knitter fame, gently asked if I would provide links to the seed catalog companies I listed in my last post. As a blogger, I was terribly negligent in not providing the links in the first place, but when I wrote the post I was feeling lazy and didn't want to look up all the sites. Now, it's fixed - all the links are provided in the post. . . .

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The latest picture from the Human Flower Project features the Huntington Gardens.

Jack Nokes, el mero chofer, relaxes in the cacti and succulent gardens at the Huntington
Photo: Jill Nokes

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I'm a bit early with my Bloom Day post this month, but I know I'm going to be too busy to do it tomorrow, and it makes a change from always being late.

February. Not a word to bring light to the hearts of many gardeners, but if it does have its compensations it's these - primulas. . . .

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Posted by Sue Swift Reblogged by Old Roses to primroses on 2008-02-14, 15:20:57

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On Valentine's Day, some readers might identify sycamore trees with Mama Cass belting out the lyrics, "Birds singing in the sycamore tree." But Steve Nix has a different sort of...

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The State Tree of Louisiana : Cypress

I'm a tree-hugger and proud of it. I also specialize in Trees and Shrubs at the Garden Center where I work a few days a week in the growing season. So I was quite disturbed to read that the beautiful Cypresses (pictured above ) that are native to the Gulf States such as Florida and Louisiana are endangered because they are being clear-cut for mulch and not a by-product as they once were. . . .

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Posted by Carolyn gail Reblogged by Old Roses to trees on 2008-02-14, 15:20:26

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"A single rose can be my garden...a single friend, my world"

- Leo Buscaglia

~ Beauty of a single rose

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Posted by joey Reblogged by Old Roses to roses on 2008-02-14, 15:20:06

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autumnwyndsong posted a question many of us have had to deal with: "Back in Sept when fall bulbs started arriving in stores here in Southeastern PA, I went...

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Warmer weather brings mosquitoes' buzz back
Drain standing water and wear repellent to fight the bite
By Hudson Sangree - hsangree@sacbee.com

Last Updated 6:07 am PST Monday, February 11, 2008
Story appeared in METRO section, Page B2

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Azaleas are the quintessential southern spring flower.

They signal the start of spring in my zone 9 garden, and come in hues of bright fuschia, white, violet, sunset orange, red, and hot pink to name a few. When I was a kid, there wasn't a yard that didn't have at least a handful of azaleas scattered around. Many had the giant 7 foot tall Formosa varieties that were covered in blooms. But now, you see fewer and fewer as professional landscapers fail to add this southern staple to new yards. Happy Valentine's Day to all of the Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day bloggers!

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Posted by Susan Reblogged by Old Roses to azalea on 2008-02-14, 15:18:28

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Posted by Connie Reblogged by Old Roses to sunflowers, whimsy on 2008-02-14, 06:16:43

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Well the strawberry plant seems to be doing great in the $20 PC grow box. Can't wait to try it out on my recently planted seedlings.

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Posted by The Cheap Vegetable Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to berries, containers, tools on 2008-02-14, 06:16:02

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Amy Stewart was back in town and I attended her "Flower Confidential" book talk at AHS's River Farm today. You'll recall that we co-hosted a talk by her last year for the initial book tour. Now in paperback and timed perfectly for Valentine's Day, she is back on the road to discuss the virtues of organic cut flowers and the behind-the-scenes stories of the vast floral industry.
One of the fun facts on her "Cut Flower Care" handout caught my eye. Apparently, if you are out of commercial flower food "a pinch of ground-up Viagra" will do just as well. Now THAT explains why I get over 200 spam emails for "enhancing my male parts" in the editor-at-washingtongardener.com inbox each day! Who knew it had a plant application?

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Posted by WashingtonGardener Reblogged by Old Roses to books on 2008-02-14, 06:15:33

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I got this note from the organizers of this garden show. Here’s something if you’re in the area.

I work with the Capital Home and Garden Show, February 21-24, and was hoping you would consider mentioning this great opportunity to the readers of your blog. . . .

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Grass and Birch, Brooklyn Bears Community Garden Last Sunday, between the Brooklyn Blogade and the Atlantic Yards Camera Club, Frank Jump and I wandered for about an hour in the bitter cold. The Camera Club was meeting at the Brooklyn Bears...

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Posted by Xris (Flatbush Gardener) Reblogged by Old Roses to community_garden on 2008-02-14, 06:14:37

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Posted by Susan Reblogged by Old Roses to whimsy on 2008-02-14, 06:14:16

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See these spindly little sticks in the basement light stand?

Well, these puppies are the geraniums I uprooted last fall and stashed in a dark basement corner.

Now it's time for them to strut their stuff, or at least put down some serious roots and then swing into summer action. . . .

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Posted by J.P. Reblogged by Old Roses to geranium, weather on 2008-02-14, 06:14:08

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The last thing that I think that you need for a successful and easy to care for garden, is in my opinion, the hardest. The goal in your beds is to have no openings were you can actually see the soil or the mulch. The plants should grow together, just until they meet, and maybe mingle a little bit with each other. This is very difficult for me, because I have always read that you need to keep plenty of space between plants for good air movement. They need this to keep from getting mildew, and other diseases that plants get from being to close together. . . .

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Posted by vonlafin Reblogged by Old Roses to planting on 2008-02-14, 06:13:34

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Thanks, Elijah. Without you, many things growing in my garden last summer would not be growing there today. We suffered a drought, you see, and without the sprinkler, which you invented, I would not have had time to keep up with the watering of our many gardens. . . .

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Posted by Kylee Reblogged by Old Roses to tools on 2008-02-14, 06:13:07

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Posted by Elizabeth Reblogged by Old Roses to plants on 2008-02-14, 06:12:35

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Posted by Elizabeth Reblogged by Old Roses to environment on 2008-02-14, 06:12:27

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As late as yesterday afternoon, the Weather Service assured us that the freezing rain was nothing to worry about because the temperature was soon going to get warmer.

By the time we returned home from dinner, the Weather Service had issued an Ice Storm Warning. It rained all night and the backyard looked like this until midafternoon today.

The crocuses look worse for the wear, but the snowdrops shrugged it off. They were happy and upstanding as soon as they were freed from the ice.

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Posted by Entangled Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2008-02-14, 06:12:05

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Oh my gosh. How much longer do I have to eat supermarket tomatoes? Is it spring yet?

Oh well, at least in another month I'll have some tomato seedlings growing in my basement.

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Posted by Anthony Reblogged by Old Roses to tomatoes on 2008-02-14, 06:11:54

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This past weekend I was excited to see that the buds on my rhododendrons are starting to swell up. That usually means that spring is on it's way but as I'm typing this post, we're in the middle of a winter weather advisory in New York/New Jersey. It seems that after getting an inch or two of snow today, it has decided that ice should fall from the sky for the rest of the night. . . .

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Posted by Anthony Reblogged by Old Roses to rhododendron on 2008-02-14, 06:11:23

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Walls and fences can sometimes be overlooked in the garden, and are incredibly useful for supporting climbers and trained shrubs. These add an extra dimension to your garden – a horizontal one! As plants with winter interest need selecting carefully, I have listed a selection of plants which provide either flowers, berries, or evergreen leaves during November to January. . . .

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Posted by linette applegate Reblogged by Old Roses to vines on 2008-02-14, 06:10:56

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Posted by Nickie Reblogged by Old Roses to seeds on 2008-02-14, 06:10:15

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I've been thinking about re-doing the small memorial garden I created for my cat, B.H., and I hit upon the idea of making it a black-and-white garden (since he was a black-and-white cat). The white part is fairly easy, and I've been surprised to see how many plants have been introduced recently with black flowers or foliage. I could choose from hollyhocks, iris, callas, and more, but before I go nuts buying from catalogs, I thought I'd put the question out there: What black or white plants (flowers or foliage) have you had success with? This site gets afternoon sun and it's not very big--maybe 2' deep by 3' wide. So please, give me your best suggestions--or warnings.

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Posted by Claire Splan Reblogged by Old Roses to cats, design on 2008-02-14, 06:09:53

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The second thing that I believe is imperative to a successful and easy to maintain landscape, is to mulch the beds. Mulch will keep most weeds from sprouting, hold the moisture in the ground, and keep the beds looking nice. Mulch's will also add valuable nutrients to the soil as they decompose. I most often use hardwood mulch for my landscaped beds, leaves in my perennial beds, and straw and grass clippings in my garden and fruit bed. I have the advantage of always having shredded leaves on hand, because we collect them from clients lawns in the Fall, and I usually keep a few truckloads for myself. . . .

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Posted by Carol Reblogged by Old Roses to gardeners on 2008-02-14, 06:08:49

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What do I mean?  I mean I still can't look at pictures of spring ephemerals without choking up.  Snow drops, crocus, anemones, hellebores...  my throat closes and my eyes burn and I have to look away. 

Today's weather:

                                               

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What used to be a Lake in Georgia

And Alabama, Tennessee and Florida. Even though Georgia and parts of South Carolina got a half inch or more it didn't rain enough to help the severe drought. I shot the photo above on my travels through Georgia earlier this month. . . .

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Posted by Carolyn gail Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2008-02-14, 06:08:27

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All's right with the world. After a slow start, we seem to be back on track.

It's amazing what a few warm-ish, semi-sunny days will do in terms of waking the garden, this time of year especially.

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Posted by Darcy Reblogged by Old Roses to crocus on 2008-02-14, 06:08:05

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Kicking off the garden show circuit this year is the Yard, Garden, & Patio Show taking place this weekend here in Portland at the Oregon Convention Center. The show runs Friday & Saturday from 10 am to 9 pm and Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm. . . .

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Posted by Darcy Reblogged by Old Roses to shows on 2008-02-14, 06:07:55

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Wildflower Morning has a weekly event to post about wildflowers in your garden.
The theme for week 5 from February 13 to the 19 is Stitching up wildflowers. This will be showing creations made with your favorite textiles (fabric, yarn, thread etc.) and featuring wildflowers in some form. . . .

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Posted by Crafty Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to wildflowers on 2008-02-14, 06:07:12

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Some times, just a little is too much. That's especially true of ice. It coated all the roadways around here last night. Not much, not even an 1/8th of an inch. But just enough to make everything slick and everyone slide. I left work at 3:45; spared a couple minutes to scrape my windshield, which immediately was coated again with the freezing rain; endured stop and go traffic until 5:30ish, when I decided to actually do my afterwork stop at Bed, Bath and Beyond; then sat in more stop and go traffic on a supposedly back way; arrived home past the starving point at 6:15. . . .

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Posted by millionbells Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2008-02-14, 06:06:40

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Q: Hello- Do you carry a form of cactus called a "forever flower" it has small pink flowers oval leaves and grows tall and skinny. If you are familiar I would like to know the full scientific name and where they are from. If you can help out with these info. that would be great.
thanks for your time.
Kendra

A: Kendra,

I am not familiar with "Forever Flower" as a common name, however from
your description I am guessing you are talking about Euphorbia milli, a
very cool succulent native to Madagascar. It is in the family
Euphorbiaceae, so it is not a cactus, but a similar looking succulent.

There are a number of hybrid clones that come in a rainbow of bloom
colors and sizes. They are wonderful plants as they bloom almost
non-stop year round. We grow the standard species, as well as some of
the "Thai hybrids" that have larger, showier blooms. Links here, here, here and here.



Please look over the links and see if this is the plant you are
interested in.

Hap

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The Ventura County Star says you can grow your cactus indoors, even though in Ventura County (CA) they would grow quite nicely outdoors. Except during the mudslides.

Many small cacti produce enormous blossoms indoors. The Mamilaria clan, center, blooms in wreathlike garlands of tiny flowers. Gymnocalycium, right, often thrive in shade in the wild, but take on vivid coloring in the sun.

I don't really understand that caption to that photo, but then I'm not a journalist. That's an Echinocereus bloom we're looking at.

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A little bit of extra super bowl news from the New Jersey Star- Ledger.

CACTUS FACTUS

The Fishhook Barrel Cactus can help (it's often called the Compass Cactus because large plants tend to lean toward the southwest) and hurt (drinking the pulp water from the cactus can lead to diarrhea). The cactus usually grows 2 to 4 feet and often has an orange-ish flower when it blooms in late summer.

OK. It's strange what qualifies as sports news when the super bowl gets played in the desert.

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Wordless Wednesday

Now this is landscaping!

Can you imagine building a pond on your property that looked like a zipper? I can’t, but obviously someone did!

Hey, did you know that the zipper was invented in Canada? Certainly a handy invention. . .

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It’s been a busy week of finishing up illustration jobs and clearing the calendar to accommodate our trip to Orlando, Florida. I’m accompanying The Perfect Man to The International Builders Show, a massive gathering of home builders and designers from all over the world, with attendance hovering around 100,000 most years. So what does this have [...]

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Dear Pondlady,
I want to use heavy duty visqueen for my pond. It's cheap and I don't see why it wouldn't work.
I also need to know how many gallons I have so I know what pump to buy. . . .

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