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I snapped this picture of ice fog at sunrise last week. It was -1 at the time and later while taking the kids to school we noticed an ice rainbow that had formed in the fog. Very pretty!. . .

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Posted by Lisa Reblogged by Old Roses to birds, weather on 2008-02-19, 17:59:54

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I've just discovered that Marshalls is now selling seakale thongs. I have been looking for somewhere to buy these for years as I'd love to grow seakale - it's one of those things that you can't find in the supermarket or even farm shops or box schemes, so it really is something to try at home - and reputedly delicious. Anyone grow seakale and can offer some growing tips?

reBlogged to vegetables on Feb 19, 2008, 8:24AM

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I managed to get some of my plants potted up to 4" pots this past weekend. These are all from seed, and I'm pleased to see them growing so well.



L - R:
Front row: Astrophytum hybrid, mammillaria sp, Acanthocalycium spiniflorum violaceum, Rebutia sp
Middle row: Mammillaria sp (maybe crinita), Lobivia sp, Echinocactus sp, Ferocactus sp
Back row: Lobivia aurea schaferi, Echinocereus sp, Mammillaria sp, Astrophytum sp

I've been accused of neglecting the rest of my collection that I didn't grow myself..... there may be some truth to that and I need to give the other plants some more attention.

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Posted by Jade Reblogged by Old Roses to cacti on 2008-02-19, 17:59:26

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I've been getting intrigued by the way some garden blogs, which I consider to be really good, chuntle along for years with very little attention from the garden bloggers' community, while others zoom into popularity within a couple of months of start-up. What makes the difference? Is it content? Visual impact? Or what?. . .

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Posted by Sue Swift Reblogged by Old Roses to blogs on 2008-02-19, 17:59:16

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Posted by Jane Berger Reblogged by Old Roses to shows on 2008-02-19, 17:58:53

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Thank goodness for Snowdrops, that's all I can say about February blooms! See Carol's May Dreams Gardens and her Feb. 15 post for other participants in bloom day, some with more luck. . . .

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Posted by Petunia's Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2008-02-19, 17:58:24

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My inlaws were over last night and were shocked and pleasantly surprised to see the orchid that my brother-in-law gave me for Christmas is not only still alive (unlike half my houseplants) but is still in full, not fading, not thinking about fading, spectacular bloom. A whole stalk of vagina reminiscent blossoms in streaky purple. . .

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Yesterday me and the monster went to Daytona. Sorry environmentalists, it is a huge waste of energy, but damn is it fun! Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon had a bad day, but we had a great one. The weather was beautiful and the jets were awesome as always. With the exception of the crumby music (Chubby Checker? seriously?) the day pretty good. But enough NASCAR, this is a garden blog. Have you ever wondered what is under the track's stadium seating?. . .

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Posted by Wicked Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to plants on 2008-02-19, 17:57:39

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Timber Press invited me to be one of the stops on Jeff Gillman’s blog tour. Jeff is “traveling” around the country, promoting his two books, The Truth About Garden Remedies: What...

reBlogged to books on Feb 18, 2008, 7:57PM

Posted by Kathy Purdy Reblogged by Old Roses to books on 2008-02-19, 17:57:15

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Jane Milliman in “Put down the shovel and blog” had some nice things to say about this website. Rochester is a garden loving city and I am happy to welcome its residents to my little...

reBlogged to blogs on Feb 17, 2008, 10:18AM

Posted by Kathy Purdy Reblogged by Old Roses to blogs on 2008-02-19, 17:56:58

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New Participants.
I came home to find lots of newcomers to the Growing Challenge - welcome. . .

reBlogged to vegetables on Feb 19, 2008, 3:01AM

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Wow, I had no idea how quickly the word would spread about the Growing Challenge. We currently number 57 blogs and emailers, with participation growing every day. I love it. . .

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Posted by Rick Anderson Reblogged by Old Roses to design on 2008-02-19, 17:54:44

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What a great gardening weather gift...it's been in the 60's and even crept up to 72˚ this afternoon. This is dangerous in the Davis garden because I start to go into spring mode and want to plant and prune and dig...I'm sure you all know what that's like. But the reality is there's another storm coming in and temperatures will be back in the 40's by midweek. So I got to have a little gardening fix and that will have to hold me for a while. . ..

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Posted by Leslie Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2008-02-19, 17:54:35

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I love the way Carol over at May Dreams Gardens always has such timely gardening posts. Today being President's day, Carol's post is all about President gardens. Check it out if you havnt already. Reading Carol's post today made me think of something I saw a few weeks ago on 60 minutes about a not-so-loved President. . . .

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Posted by Gina Reblogged by Old Roses to gardeners on 2008-02-19, 17:53:49

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This week's plant is one for which I do not have a positive ID. I know it is a Haworthia, probably a type of attenuata, but I don't know enough to be confident about it. This one has a lot of white in it, and in this particular photo it is showing its "winter" colours.

Haworthia (attenuata?)

It has been quietly blooming and putting on more and more offsets. I intend to separate it so that I can have more plants, but it isn't easy to get off any of the little suckers! Instead I have just ended up repotting it and allowing it to get larger, but I will have to try to extract even a small one soon.

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reBlogged to seeds on Feb 18, 2008, 9:35PM

Posted by Chris Reblogged by Old Roses to seeds on 2008-02-19, 05:26:43

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Have you ever wondered how some of your favorite products are selected to appear in your local nursery or greenhouse? What about why one brand of tractor is used by landscape company A and another brand by landscape company B? Like the fashion industry, the horticultural space has their own fashion shows all around the country. Recently, I got the chance to attend the NE Grows show held at the Convention Center in Boston.

The great aspect of these shows is the diver...

reBlogged to nursery shows on Feb 14, 2008, 12:00AM

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Zamioculcas zamiifolia is commonly called the "ZZ plant" in the trade. I find the ZZ to be an exceptional performer in any light. Especially the low light levels where few plants grow well.

This plant has very dark green, shiny foliage. In fact you would think that the plant has been shined. The ZZ carries a unique look which allows it to be used as a stand alone specimen but can also ...

reBlogged to houseplants on Feb 14, 2008, 12:00AM

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There is more than one way to harvest seeds sure can grow your own but there is also another option. Use seeds someone else grew by buying them at a grocery store or farmers market.

Have you ever have bought potatoes, sweet potatoes or yams and noticed sprouts coming out of them, dig a hole and plant them in the ground and in a few weeks you may have your own potato plant. Not a fan of those, why not try garlic, ginger, onions, peanuts, avocados, dried beans, apples, tomatoes, peppers, or anything else you can imagine.

This year I am going to attempt potatoes and garlic, how about yourself?

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Posted by The Cheap Vegetable Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to seeds on 2008-02-19, 05:25:36

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This is one of those shrubs that obviously has two spellings of the name - one perhaps an Americanization of the true latin but with constant use it has been taken as a legitimate alternate spelling.

Now that it is in flower I am noticing the shrub in many older gardens and along a few hedgerows. Clearly it was popular in the early part of the 20th century and hasn't really come back into vogue, which is a shame.

The flower is definately sweet smelling and it has been in bloom for almost two weeks now and still going strong. The leaves are looking a bit drab though. The books say the bloom come out before the leaves, but in the south the leaves persist through the winter and are still there when the bloom arrives.

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Posted by katy Reblogged by Old Roses to shrubs on 2008-02-19, 05:25:27

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Yesterday we went over to Stone Mountain in Georgia - a wonderful piece of granite that sticks straight out of the ground. Usually you can go up the mountain in the cable car but it was out of service yesterday. At the top of the mountain you can see plants and trees that have managed to germinate and grow in the tiniest crack in the rock - well probably not too many of them in February.

We did stay around for the glass blowing though. The glass lady made a pumpkin. These are stored until fall when the big pumpkin festival arrives. Summer is too busy to make them, so they get a head start on them in the off season.

What they did have though were these wonderful little paperweights that had flowers inside. This one had a rose and some trumpetvine flowers. So delicate in the glass.

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Posted by katy Reblogged by Old Roses to flwoes, whimsy on 2008-02-19, 05:25:16

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Plenty of snow fell over the weekend. On Sunday I started heaping some on the half buried snowman. The carrot nose and hair we gave him was nowhere to be seen. Despite a late start, it was still light as my fingers grew purple. Maybe with a wooden handle and the warmth from shovelling I. . .

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Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2008-02-19, 05:25:05

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Russell Lupines at the Chelsea Flower Show
The chatter amongst those in-the-know about lupines is that suddenly, they've become difficult to grow well. It's true, In 1997, anthracnose began showing up world-wide, in populations of Lupines, reportedly due to the commercial growing of Lupine species as a protein seed souce, worldwide. Anthracnose, is a fungus, spread by moisture dripping on t foliage, or soil born. Whatever the actual cause, if one wishes to grow award winning lupines, such as the Russell Lupine above, photographed at last years Chelsea Flower Show in London, one needs to take precautions. . . .

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Posted by Matt Reblogged by Old Roses to lupines on 2008-02-19, 05:24:36

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This is it. This is when it all begins. It’s President’s Day. It’s time to sow the sweet peas! And that means the great rush and push of spring begins this week. I’m taking just a moment at home this holiday to mark the seasonal shift with a small awards ceremony. Then I plan to curl back up with my pestering cashmere cat, a restorative cup of tea and a book. . . .

reBlogged to gardening on Feb 18, 2008, 1:09PM

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Forest Lily
Veltheimia bracteata
(velt-HIME-ee-uh) (brak-tee-AY-tuh)
Synonyms: Sand Onion (sandui), Winter Red Hot Poker

Here is a USDA Zone 9b plant that I wasn’t familiar with till I saw it at Planting Fields Arboretum. It is actually a bulb that does well in pots on a windowsill, shady patio or in the greenhouse. It likes bright light without direct sun. Outside it likes a shady or semi-shady location with rich soil. It can tolerate light frost and is often semi-evergreen. Once planted the bulbs should not be disturbed. . . .

reBlogged to flowers on Feb 18, 2008, 9:50AM

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reBlogged to weather on Feb 17, 2008, 5:15AM

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Posted by Carol Reblogged by Old Roses to Gardening on 2008-02-19, 05:22:29

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Check out my guest review of Fine Gardening's new Propagation DVD at Garden Rant today. Thank you to Susan Harris and the other Garden Ranters for the opportunity to do the review.

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Posted by Claire Splan Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation on 2008-02-19, 05:22:10

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The warm weather continues to draw up delicious flower stalks from my Asian greens. I harvested a large colander full of tsatsoi leaves and flower spikes, as well as spikes from my joi choi in the hydroponic fence planters. The choi in the ground-level planters is barely starting to form central buds, as it gets less sun.

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Posted by Strata Reblogged by Old Roses to recipes, vegetables on 2008-02-19, 05:21:45

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Moi, St. Petersburg, Florida
The Kapok is in it's final stages of blooms. . .

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Posted by Carolyn gail Reblogged by Old Roses to trees on 2008-02-19, 05:20:57

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The first flowers I photographed were some Daffodils in the next balcony along from our hotel room. It had a narrow balcony high above the street.I leaned out and saw a flash of yellow. They were growing in a windowbox. Very William Wordsworth I thought. . . .

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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2008-02-19, 05:20:30

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These next two posts are about the Tree's, plants, and flowers I photographed in Paris. If the city was a grande Damme then the flowers would be the ornate jewellry used to highlight her beauty. Even in cold, foggy Febuary the Parisians used plants to decorate. Here are the trees along the River Seine. Gorgeous silver Birch trees too.. .

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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2008-02-19, 05:20:03

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I’ve divided the Builders’ Show posts into three digestible chunks, with sketchbook doodles to accompany each bite.  The show is vast (housed in the nation’s second largest meeting venue, the two-million-square-foot Orange County Convention Center) and so we spent hours hiking long miles of elaborate product displays, attending the continuous lectures and seminars, and venturing [...]

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Posted by valwebb Reblogged by Old Roses to shows on 2008-02-19, 05:19:38

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Lamb's lettuce (Valerianella locusta) has self seeded all over one of my veggie garden plots. It has been growing all winter, and it has been used on many of our sandwiches for lunch. I've left it there, for not many things grow all winter long, so fresh and tasty.
This is the leafy green that Rapunzel's mother was craving in the faerie tales. She was pregnant at the time, and begged her husband to steal it from the witch's garden. I don't blame her, it does have a lovely taste. But her husband was caught and the witch demanded their first born child in exchange for the lamb's lettuce. He agreed. Crazy man! I don't think I would got to that length to acquire this green! Luckily, it grows easily in my garden, so no need to give up my first born.

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Posted by Salix Tree Reblogged by Old Roses to lettuce on 2008-02-19, 05:19:00

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Has anyone else had problems posting photos today? Mine don't seem to be uploading correctly.
Wanted to post about more winter food..
Testing silly photo...
*edit* Eh.. 10 minutes later.. now it works. *bewildered*
Edit again.. many minutes later, and it again doesn't show. I think I'll wait a while to do my post.

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Posted by Salix Tree Reblogged by Old Roses to blogs on 2008-02-19, 05:18:50

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Magnolia trees are associated with the Old South and gentler lifestyle. But there are plenty of magnolia trees for cooler climates and less hospitably locations. David Beaulieu has...

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For years I grew only hybrid tomatoes. Then, a few years ago, I added the Amish Heirloom Tomato Brandywine. Wow, what exceptional flavor! I was hooked. Last year I expanded my heirloom tomato trials and now I have two new heirloom tomato favorites, Black Krim and Aunt Ruby's German Green (pictured below).

Not only had I discovered two new great tasting tomato varieties, I also found out that there can be great tomatoes in colors other than red!. . .

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Posted by Marc Reblogged by Old Roses to tomatoes on 2008-02-19, 05:18:27

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You are probably wondering where I am (or not). I have just been busy during these past weeks and have not had much time to visit blog friends or to spend time on this or Stella's blog. That's why I thought I could give you a little treat while we are all waiting, thumbing through garden books and magazines. I've uploaded all my pictures from May through July 2007 to my web space. Some pictures you may remember from being posted here, but most of all should be new to you. . . .

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Posted by Andrea's Garden Reblogged by Old Roses to blogs on 2008-02-19, 05:18:00

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