"The Philadelphia Flower Show is the oldest flower show in the United States and the largest indoor flower show in the world," observes John Fischer, About's Guide to Philadelphia. View...
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on Mar 12, 2008, 11:27AM
Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to shows on 2008-03-15, 00:32:04
This year Canada Blooms theme is 'Flower Power', with psychedelic '60s theme and lots of emphasis on what they call "the eco-savvy future of horticulture in Canada." I can't say the show turned me on much, but it was good to see flowers in bloom. . ..
I am off this week. Its one of those ‘my’ weeks. Nothing pressing, catching up on projects, sleeping in if I want to. If I feel like doing something, I do it. If not, I don’t regardless of what list may have made of various todos. You know, a vacation. [...]
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on Mar 13, 2008, 2:36PM
Posted by kerry Reblogged by Old Roses to planting on 2008-03-15, 00:30:59
~ Yes, that is the same Kathy Jentz. Last Friday the Washington Post'sWeekend section ran this feature on a local Prince fan group, LoveSexyDC. I'm founder of that group and a few folks have made the connection. Since a photo of my "dancing" runs without, my cover has been totally blown. I'd plead the 5th, but it is a bit late for that now! See the direct story link here. . . .
You may be already familiar with the long-running China Bayles mystery series, created by the very clever Susan Wittig Albert. Susan will be guest-blogging here on April 1. No fooling! Her topic will be the herbs in books 7 - 9 (Chile Death, Mistletoe Man, Lavender Lies). I can't wait!. . .
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Posted by Rurality Reblogged by Old Roses to books on 2008-03-15, 00:30:46
A blustery evening here at Vermont Flowerless Farm. It's 25 degrees but the wind must be at about 20 knots and the snow continues to move in sheets, kind of parallel to the earth. I was just getting Karl the wonder dog convinced that it was time for his after dinner walk and a car came down the road and backed into the drive. It was Gail returning from Wednesday night Community Dinner downtown at the Marshfield Community Center. . . .
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Posted by George Africa Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2008-03-15, 00:30:43
Last week, early in March, Hurricane Emma passed us by while I was at my Mom's house in Holland. I have never heard such noisy weather before. The howling wind kept me awake during the night, accented by thunderstorms midway. Then the wind blew from the other direction, shrieking even louder against the windowpane. . . .
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Posted by Salix Tree Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2008-03-15, 00:30:37
Before the weekend turns frigid, we get a few days of temperatures in the 60s. Even with March winds, it's nice to go outside. I spent yesterday afternoon, touching up the paint around the sliding glass door. The wood is taking a beating and the paint just didn't hold up. . . .
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Posted by millionbells Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2008-03-15, 00:30:29
Here's where the magic happened... The wonderful folks at the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show gave my nephew and I free tickets to see the show if we'd let them put our opinion of it on their blog. Hey, that's right up my garden blogging alley! You can read our full review of the show at their site. Please be sure to read what the other guests thought about the show, too. We thought it was very wonderful. . . .
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Posted by Gina Reblogged by Old Roses to shows on 2008-03-15, 00:30:11
I checked every single container today and there is not a damn thing happening in there. Several people in blogville are reporting growth in their WS containers so I'm not sure what's going on. It's warm and sunny today so get to growing, seeds. . .
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Posted by Gina Reblogged by Old Roses to wintersowing on 2008-03-15, 00:27:44
Monroe was a wonderful town and welcomed me with open arms! I even had a daffodil cake which I just could not get over. It tasted delicious, but we did pull the daffodils out. Thank you Mrs. A for making it and giving me a wonderful tour. . .
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Posted by Bulb Hunter Reblogged by Old Roses to bulbs on 2008-03-15, 00:27:14
You may be following the worrying news that honey bees are mysteriously disappearing in the US and worldwide, possibly due to a mix of diseases and insecticides. Here in California this seriously threatens our fruit and nut tree crops that depend on bees as pollinators. In fact, Einstein was quoted as saying if the bees go we'd last four years. (The photo at left shows a honey bee swarm we witnessed during the Summer Program at the Garden for the Environment. Click on it to see it bigger - can you see the bees. . .
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Posted by Abby RJ Reblogged by Old Roses to beneficials on 2008-03-15, 00:25:19
Danke der Nachfrage! Ich wußte ja gar nicht, dass das Bandscheibenbeet so von Interesse ist!
Es hat auf alle Fälle nichts mit bandscheibenfreundlichem Arbeiten zu tun, eher das Gegenteil, ich muss runter bis ganz auf den Boden, um es zu bearbeiten. Mein Mann hat mir einmal, während eine Bandscheibe heftigst zwackte, ein neues Beet vom Rasen abgestochen. Und weil es die Form einer Bandscheibe hatte, nannten wir es so! So einfach ist das - und nichts weiter! Während die Bandscheiben immer noch zwacken, hat er mir jetzt das Beet erweitert und es heißt auch weiter so.
Es ist fertig bepflanzt und wenn es im Mai aufgeblättert und wachsend ist, zeige ich es!
Und nun verabschiede ich mich für eine Weile, denn - sie zwackt schon wieder!
The first of the grackles have arrived back. While I welcome back the red winged blackbirds, I was kind of hoping the grackles would forget to return. They nest in our pine trees and make a big mess around here. . . .
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Posted by Lisa Reblogged by Old Roses to birds on 2008-03-15, 00:24:38
I've had a good quality digital camera for some time, but with a rather cheap lens (I know this is backwards from the way you're supposed to do things in photography). This lens has some strange Cyrillic writing on it that I suspect indicates it was manufactured in Kazakhstan. Well, today the Fed Ex man delivered my fancy new macro close-up lens. Of course he had to arrive with the package requiring a signature just as I was high up on the roof shoveling snow and ice off. . . .
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Posted by IBOY Reblogged by Old Roses to photos on 2008-03-15, 00:23:33
Spring Adonis Adonis vernalis (ad-ON-iss) (ver-NAH-liss) Ranunculaceae (ra-nun-kew-LAY-see-ay)
I had a post on this plant last spring also. I guess with so little blooming right now combined with my enthusiasm for getting some flower pictures there is going to be some invariable overlap from season to season. This picture shot at the Estate with my Sigma 17-70mm. For the money the lens is pretty good and overall I have been quite happy with it. . . .
Believe it or not, there are some indoor plants that are almost impossible to kill! Sound to good to be true? Watch this video for suggestions from garden designer, Shirley Bovshow.
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Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to houseplants on 2008-03-15, 00:21:28
When it comes to gardening, March can be a tricky month. While some of you are fortunate enough to bask in sunny, warm weather, some are still brushing snow off their front steps, and others are somewhere in between. But regardless of where you live, there’s a lot to do right now to whip your garden into shape for spring—so get your green thumb ready to go. . . .
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Posted by Katie Reblogged by Old Roses to Gardening, spring on 2008-03-15, 00:21:15
I was looking back on some of the things I pondered a long time ago about garden blogs and am not surprised that I still feel, pretty much, the same way. . . .
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Posted by Tina Reblogged by Old Roses to blogs on 2008-03-15, 00:20:43
I was surprised to catch so many zeros at once. Visitor 70,000 was from Kingston, Saint Andrew. Where's that? Jamaica! How wonderful. (I love blogging!) It seems like this visitor just stopped by for a second while googleing a term. I wonder what's going on down in the islands...
Companion planting or interplanting means growing two or more plants in the same area to achieve a specific effect. It is mainly done to keep bugs and pests away from plants. . . .
via Petunia's Garden on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00
