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The biggest flower in India and probably in the world! I stumbled on this magnificent Lotus flower in New Delhi. It is The Bahá'í House of Worship. Isn't it fantastic?

Built in 1986, 40 meters tall and it is capable to hold 2,500 people. It's number of visitors per year 4,5 million or 13 000 everyday!

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While we were in Mexico, here in Iowa almost two feet of wet, heavy snow fell in one day, which has subsequently (in combination with the deep snow already on the ground) turned into two feet of near-ice. When I was finally able to pry one of the garden gates open, to go look around, most of the rhododendrons were nowhere to be seen; they were flattened under all the snow, and are now entombed in ice, pinned down and frozen to the ground. I don't think this is going to end well...

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"I have a rock garden. Last week three of them died."     - Richard Diran

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Posted by Beth Reblogged by Old Roses to Gardens, whimsy on 2008-03-04, 18:15:38

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I thought I was doing really good when it comes to lessening the negative impact my landscape has on our ecosystem. That was before I stumbled upon the requirements to be invited into the Florida-Friendly Yard Recognition Program. . . .

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My husband's last idea for a game cam location didn't work out like he anticipated. The high altitude game trail was apparently not a path in current use. No critter pics at all for 3 weeks.

On the way up to check the camera, we did get a live-action wildlife treat though: a huge flock of turkeys. At least two dozen of them strolled calmly across the hill, shuffling through the dry leaves and making quite a racket. . . .

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We had springlike weather yesterday and this morning. It was warm enough to melt all of the snow here at Robin's Nesting Place. I walked around the saturated yard and didn't find a single crocus peeking up through the ground. What a disappointment!. . .

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We have lots of downy woodpeckers that visit the garden ... probably because we have a variety of food for them to choose from. I was able to snap this photo from the kitchen door when a pair of downys (possible mates) came in at the same time to feed ... one on the peanut feeder and one on the suet feeder.

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I found a Pea seed on the soil in the left hand border.I took it inside and dried it out further before planting it a few weeks ago. I imagine a Black bird found it then dropped it whilst startled, like in the Aesops fable about the Fox and the Crow.
It has germinated and is now happily climbing up the stick I planted for it to grow up. A new plant from the birds beak!
It will be planted outside in a month when it has warmed up a bit. Its enjoying the comfort of the kitchen window for now.

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The Polyanthus Blue Shades showing many colours besides blue! A white flower, and a cup like blue and white, like my Dutch coloured pot with the Queen Of The Night Tulips. . . .

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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2008-03-04, 18:06:29

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Cooler days have been beneficial in respect of renewing our interest in making soup. If you have never tried your hand at making your own potion, try it and you will be amazed at just how good homemade soup can be. Many Mediterranean vegetables are ideal candidates for the soup pot. One recent addition to our menu has been the butternut squash; this vegetable a member of the gourd family grows well here but has often been overlooked by us.

 Only last night, I made a Butternut Squash soup that will become a regularly used recipe by us, if you would like to try it here is the method. . . .

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Since it was so nice outside last evening, I hung up my hammock chair and read outside. The squirrels tried to frighten me off by giving me heck, but I still wouldn't let them bury their husked walnuts in my peony bed. . . .

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Posted by millionbells Reblogged by Old Roses to birds on 2008-03-04, 18:05:42

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Sedum ( still green ) in Snow

Going from Zone 5 to 9 is so much easier than going from 9 to 5. Other than encountering some heavy rains in Tennessee the road trip back to Chicago was fairly smooth. Snow was piled high and still covered the ground when we arrived. We had the 5th snowiest winter on record, 21 inches more snow than last year. About the only positive thing I can say about that much snow is that it's good for the garden. . . .

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This is an Asclepias plant I bought from Hampsons. I told Cat on Thursday I thought it was named after the Greek demigod of Healing. A google search later. . .

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Work in 4 inches of organic matter. Top dress with 2-3 inches of manure. OK how many bags or pounds will it take to cover my garden...

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×Wilsonara Red Stars ‘Rooster’

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Nun's Cap Orchid
Phaius tankervilliae ‘Joan Hart’
(FAY-ee-us) (tan-kar-VIL-ee-ay)
Synonyms: Chinese Ground Orchid, Swamp lily, Veiled Nun Orchid

Another one from the Orchid Show in the Bronx and I really liked the color combination. Phaius Orchids are easy to grow and I generally have two rules about their cultivation, give them some shade and don’t over water!. . .

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Asian Corsage Orchid
Cymbidium Via Lady Carisona ‘Chateau Burgundy’
(sim-BID-ee-um)

2008 NYBG Orchid Show
New York Botanical Garden
Bronx, NY

On Sunday I attended the 2008 New York Orchid Show. It was wonderful and although I didn’t do as well photographically as I would have liked I did manage a few good pictures. I got my ticket on-line and since I am member of the garden they were free. I printed it out and used one of my parking passes so basically it was free. I am not sure how much tickets cost but the parking is $12. . . .

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Oh boy, oh boy, I've struck it rich! Sunflower seed for breakfast! Black gold! Mmmm, yum,yum,nummmmm......

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Posted by Kerri Reblogged by Old Roses to pests on 2008-03-04, 17:59:21

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To be honest, I'm a big fan of sheep manure. It's a deserved attraction because, as animal manures go, it has countless benefits - one of the major ones being it won't stink out the garden and be the cause of neighbour angst.

Odour aside, sheep manure is an incredibly versatile animal manure. One of the benefits that I like the most is its ability to be used for more than just a soil ammendment. As it's so cheap here in Australia, being the 2nd highest producer of sheep in the world (China -1st, NZ - 6th, UK - 7th and US - 11th), I've started using it as mulch. Mulch? Are you sure that's wise?. . .

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Here's a cool composting project that my wife would never let me try in a million years.

What's that honey? You ran out of hot water in the shower? Okay, let me go throw some coffee grinds on the compost pile and that'll get it cooking again. . . .

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Posted by Anthony Reblogged by Old Roses to compost on 2008-03-04, 17:58:27

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Yesterday I attended the Nashville Lawn & Garden Show. There were over 20 landscaped displays, lots of vendors (most were garden related but some not) and speakers. I was excited to hear Helen Dillon speak - she gave a slide show on her garden and it was wonderful!

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You might have to look closely to see the flame shooting out of this water feature. I have to say I'm not too crazy about fire in the garden but I do love the urn.

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Wave Petunias provide garden landscape color and design solutions. They are relatively inexpensive, easy-to-grow, and low maintenance. Perfect for beginning gardeners.

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March hasn't come in as a lion nor as a lamb. Blustery with roaring winds on Saturday, and temperatures in the 50s yesterday and 60s today. Unfortunately, the nice spring preview is going to be short lived this week.

My crocus are opening up, although it seems a squirrel sat on a few of them and knocked them over. The pink heather is blooming, and the white one isn't that far behind.

Garlic appears to be doing well, but since this is the first year growing it, I don't exactly have a reverence to go by.

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Versus

I am running out of space in my PC grow box now I have added lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers along with the original inhabitant, the strawberry plant. I noticed that the two cucumber plants were approximately the same size and taking up quite a bit of space, so decided to have a little competition and experiment and see which grows better given different environments. I will have one in the PC grow box and the other in its permanent spot in the garden under a miniature greenhouse (2-liter bottle with bottle cut off)

At two weeks after my last frost date (end of March in my area) I will plant the cucumber plant in the PC grow box next to the other plant and report my findings. Anyone have any predictions of the outcome?

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Posted by The Cheap Vegetable Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to containers on 2008-03-04, 17:56:57

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Construction of a Rain Garden

• Have you ever noticed when you are traveling by airplane, how much of our landscape is covered by parking lots, roads, sidewalks and buildings? All the water that normally would have gone directly into the ground below, is now piped elsewhere. Don't let that happen in your garden. The surfaces become "funnels"...we need to have "sieves" that put the water back into the ground. . . .

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Posted by North Country Maturing Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to rain_garden on 2008-03-04, 17:56:45

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When choosing the best pump for your pond calculate your head loss. Head loss is the vertical distance the pump has to push the water plus the friction caused by the water flowing through the pipes and fittings. If the flow rate is too high for the pipe's diameter, you create more pressure.

Head losses also happen when filters clog with debris and create back pressure; this can be eased by keeping your filter clean. Too many elbows can add to back pressure. Pumping vertically, whether it is to a waterfall or a filter, will also increase head pressure. Running costs increase with head loss, so it is important to keep head loss to a minimum. . . .

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Jim Wandersee and Renee Clary provide a tantalizing trip through the Chicory underground, resurfacing in the French Quarter of New Orleans. All we’re missing are the beignets—and are we missing them!

Originally posted by Julie

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Such a wonderful, short reprieve from winter! Saturday was 73 degrees, a NEW RECORD for that date. It was quickly followed by snow and cold the next day and a chilly, frosty 16 degrees this morning. March is typically our snowiest month of the year with an average of 9.4 inches of snow. February brought only 2.7 inches of snow, well below the average of 5.1 inches. It made up for it with cold, however, and those 2.7 inches consisted of mostly ice on the roads. There's a good chance we will have snow for Easter (not unusual in any year) as this year it is so early. . . .

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Posted by Bev Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2008-03-04, 17:54:56

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Spring cleaning and remodeling are in full swing over here at Calendula & Concrete. Yes, it's still me; you're in the right place. Community gardener moves to the 'burbs and thinks she can grow all things edible in her squirrel-ridden backyard.

For the longest time, I've wanted to tear down my blog's old brown wallpaper and put up something fresh. And now, here it is, beautifully designed and implemented by The Love of My Life, Michael.

Gorgeous, isn't it?

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Posted by Christa Reblogged by Old Roses to blogs on 2008-03-04, 17:54:32

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Allrighty, if you came by yesterday or this morning, you know that I took a day off from all things technological (except my oven, which I wish was not technological!). That means I didn’t watch tv or check the internet once for an entire day. Believe me, that hasn’t happened for a while!. . .

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Today I was supposed to write Part 2 of my tea series. If you came looking for that, my apologies. Didn’t quite plan this day off thing right, as I have only a short time to write a post before I’m off to my Master Gardener training today. I’ll post about it later this week - promise!. . .

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How do I take care of a sick spider plant? (answer).

From The Old Farmer's Almanac.

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Garden designer and television host Shirley Bovshow Flower and garden shows are in full swing across the country as garden lovers and plant enthusiasts flock to shows to load up on ideas and inspiration. I invite you to consider attending the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival in Orlando Florida anytime ...

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There are two plants I want but can’t have here’s my radio broadcast on them. . . .

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