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It’s amazing how many plants are coming up in my garden. Every time I either look outside or go outside to look at the garden I notice how much the plants have grown or new green shoots coming up in areas that were barren the day before.

The monkshood is already making an appearance:

This is Monkshood Aconitum Arendsii Azure Blue. . . .

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First sign of Spring in Chicago : Potholes. ..

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It is Garden Bloggers Bloom Day again. What a cheery way to greet tax day! I've loaded a few pics here of my weeping cherry and other blossoms. My garden has exploded and my little neighbor, Oona, stopped by last night to peruse the flowers and pick some. How sweet is it that she is most impressed by the common vinca, violets, and the dandelions that creep into my borders? I think the the fact that they are tiny, sweet, and low-to-the-ground are the big attraction factors. So for all those wanting to garden for kids, take note. Think cute and small, not big and tall. . . .

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"The beauteous pansies rise,
In purple, gold, and blue,
With tints of rainbow hue,
Mocking the sunset skies. "
Thomas J. Ouseley

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Thanks to everyone who nominated blogs for the Second Annual Mouse & Trowel Awards, the "Mousies." With your support, Flatbush Gardener is a finalist in the category of Best Photography in a Garden Blog. The other finalists in this category are...

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Posted by Xris (Flatbush Gardener) Reblogged by Old Roses to awards on 2008-04-15, 18:05:36

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We have had lovely lovely weather for a couple of days now, hope it stays a while. Nice big fat clouds with lots of blue sky showing through. And warmish as well! Up till a few days ago, the weather has been so cold! Last year, my garden was way ahead of this year, I had many more flowers in bloom. . ..

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Look at these three pictures, and guess which emerging wildflower each might be...

One of my favorite garden activities in early spring is pulling back the dead leaves on the ground, to find plants just beginning to put up their foliage, and guessing what they might be. It is quite amazing how different (and sometimes how odd) these new little sprouts are. Sometimes they give a clue as to what they will become, and sometimes they are just complete head-scratchers. If you guessed correctly on any of the above, you win my complete admiration (no money, just approval). At top is blue cohosh, in the middle rue anemone, and at bottom I was a little naughty as this is the Asian version of our native twinleaf (Jeffersonia dubia instead of Jeffersonia diphylla).

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Posted by IBOY Reblogged by Old Roses to wildflowers on 2008-04-15, 18:04:17

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Seriously people, this is all I've got. I was so motivated to keep up with bloom day beginning in April and I thought I'd at least have a crocus or something to show, but this is it. Maybe May.

For Bloom Day details, visit Carol at May Dreams Gardens.

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Posted by Gina Reblogged by Old Roses to plants on 2008-04-15, 18:04:06

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My $35 arch kept falling over. It has no spikes or extra long legs to anchor it to the ground. I know from my experience with the cedar arbor that using plants to anchor structures can be disastrous. I ended up staking the arch to the ground with 100 lb wire and bright yellow stakes. . . .

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Come one, come all to our April islands of snow: It's the vacation destination that no one is talking about. Er, except me.

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Ever wonder how to tell the difference between a butterfly and a moth? I tend to call the beautifully colored ones butterflies and the drab ones moths, but...

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Its Sunny out and I am going back to Harlow Carr today.
The photo is of a narcissus, one of the ghostly gardeners bulbs.
I love the sunlight on the flower petals.I was trying to capture the sweet glow of the flower.
When the sun shines these Daffodils and Narcissus light up the Spring garden..

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If you trap visiting wildlife like raccoons, and want to relocate them, check with the Wildlife Commission to see if . ..

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Posted by Jan Goldfield Reblogged by Old Roses to ponds, wildlife on 2008-04-15, 18:01:50

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We are still in "extreme drought" conditions here in the piedmont of ol' NC. I follow the strictly unscientific approach to ornamentals that goes a little something like: plop it in the dirt and see if it lives. I leave pitchers around the gardens and will let them fill with rain water to water the plants once the soil dries out, but that's the extent of it. The vegetables, however, I'm much more invested in. . ..

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Marigolds are a long blooming annual plant. The plant is a native to Mexico and there are numerous varieties to choose from. They are easily started from seed or can be bought from the garden centers ready started. They come in a variety of colours - with orange and yellow being the most common. The plants prefer full sun and will grow in dry to moist conditions.

Seed info is on my Sow then Grow blog.

Marigolds make fantastic companion plants - plant them everywhere throughout your garden to deter many insects and slugs. There is a myth that marigolds will keep rabbits out of your garden.

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Posted by Crafty Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to marigold on 2008-04-15, 18:01:08

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Visit Sow then Grow for seed information for Calendula.

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The snow has all but vanished from the garden, in fact many areas are now full of puddles. On the north facing side there is the odd bit of lingering snow. This photo was taken on the weekend and the snow has vanished even more now. . ..

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Prickly Pear

Beauty from the many cacti blossoming in the desert..

petals above are like paper. . .

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Posted by Carol Reblogged by Old Roses to Gardens on 2008-04-15, 06:27:40

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I always enjoy any seeds I required to start outdoors since they normally thrive with little effort from myself other than the occasional watering and given I live in the rainy Seattle area that does start until mid-June. Even if you have started many of your seeds indoors to extend your growing season some seeds should always start outdoors since they are sensitive to transplant shock. . . .

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Posted by The Cheap Vegetable Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to seedlings on 2008-04-15, 06:26:52

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We've had a cold start to spring. For the last two weeks temperatures have been down as low as 6°C, and it's been mostly overcast and rainy. Crazy when on the first Sunday of March it was 22° and I sat out on the balcony in only a T-shirt (well, a couple of other things too, but you know what I mean). Lots of things which seemed about to burst into flower at the end of the month have changed their minds and continue to sit in their containers tightly budded up. Can't say I blame them. I've gone back into my winter woollies.

And then suddenly today the sun came out. Only for a couple of hours, and it was still quite chilly, but with Gardener's Bloom Day in mind, I rushed out to take photos. And found the sunlight streaming through the new green leaves of the horse chestnuts opposite the balcony.

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Posted by Sue Swift Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2008-04-15, 06:26:29

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The Christopher Walken skit on SNL a few weeks ago inspired me to analyze "where I stand with my plants." He says the only way to do this is to look them in the eyes. It started innocently enough, now I'm going to be the weird cat plant lady of the neighborhood.

Here they are: the plants I was kind of unsure about. Now I know where I stand with them. . . .

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Posted by ldybug Reblogged by Old Roses to plants, whimsy on 2008-04-15, 06:26:19

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So, if bees go extinct, all humans will die within 4 years. Well, that's what Einstein said.

Theoretically, if we have no bees, we have no plants. Then, we'll have no animals, and eventually no humans. Do an internet search on "bees extinct" to see what I mean...it's kinda scary, maybe. . . .

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The weather today went from Sunny to torrential rain then back to sunny.
I took a few photos when the light was good.This is one of the Anemones that I planted in December, nearly flowering.
As the sun shines plants are waking up and putting on growth spurts.
I fixed the birdbox to the outside of the outhouse, secured to the wall. I hope the Bluetits find it. . . .

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Surrounded by plants and attentive listeners, I had a great time talking about, smelling, tasting, and potting up herbs at Whole Foods Silver Spring's Earth Day last Saturday. Holding the event early was great for me as my spring weekends are all double-booked and this gave me an actual chance to be close to home for once. . . .

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Even if you missed the National Cherry Blossom Festival, you can have your own private festival each spring by planting a few choice specimen cherry trees. About's Landscaping...

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I just got an email asking if a pond could be in a flower pot. I answered that I have had ponds in casserole dishes just to prove it could be done.

So, yes, you can have a pond in a flower pot. Put a couple sprigs of anachris in the water, float some plants on top, have a couple of mosquito fish in it to eat any larvae that want to hatch and you will be fine. . . .

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Posted by Jan Goldfield Reblogged by Old Roses to ponds on 2008-04-15, 06:23:06

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When we first bought our house this forsythia bush was so large that you had to push your way past it. It was so large and out of control it was created an obstacle. Our roommate in a fit of rage severely pruned it back. Despite being blown to bits it has grown back every year and has continued to grow larger and larger needing frequent pruning. In a few weeks these yellow flowers will be replaced by bright green leaves.

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Posted by louisj80 Reblogged by Old Roses to daffodils, shrubs on 2008-04-15, 06:22:41

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The Altai Range (altai meaning golden mountains in the local language) are in central Asia (southwestern Siberia), and lie at the junction of Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan. Surrounded by dry steppes, the mountains rise sharply into cool, snow-covered peaks with thousands of lakes and extensive forests of pine, larch, fir, aspen and birch. Every spring, just below the snowmelt line, a snow-white lily called Erythronium sibericum blooms. Pictured is the named clone 'Altai Snow'; pristine white with a heart of gold, it is only a few inches tall, with faintly spotted leaves.
This is the first erythronium to bloom for us every spring, being a true glacier lily. We probably are pushing its southern limits of growability here in 5a, but this frigid spring is certainly to its liking. At least one plant is happy with the weather.

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"Bountiful Primroses,

With outspread heart that needs the rough leaves' care."

~ George MacDonald (Wild Flowers)

~ Primrose Lane

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~ Pussy Willow

(Salix discolor)

~ Early spring daffodil, pussy willow and English daisy

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