Yesterday I spent all day with Hil's trying to dig her grass covered plot.We spent five hours in the sunshine getting the big weeds and grass out, twenty four foot. Only a small square is left to dig over now of a thirty six foot by thirty two foot plot.It is large in comparison to mine. The soil was a lovely mix once broken up, like Chocolate brownie mix and it crumbled nicely. We went plant shopping before and I have some more plants for hanging baskets, and some cottage garden plants for right border. . . .
If you have not yet fertilized your water lilies, now is the time. Use aquatic plant tabs and push them into the soil. Use one tab for each gallon of soil. If your lily pads have not yet reached the surface, wait until they do. I do not fertilize other aquatics. The fish waste seems to do a fine job of that. The plants leap from their pots as it is. With fertilizer, they would be camping on my front porch. . . .
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Posted by Jan Goldfield Reblogged by Old Roses to ponds on 2008-05-15, 00:51:44
If you have not yet fertilized your water lilies, now is the time. Use aquatic plant tabs and push them into the soil. Use one tab for each gallon of soil. If your lily pads have not yet reached the surface, wait until they do. I do not fertilize other aquatics. The fish waste seems to do a fine job of that. The plants leap from their pots as it is. With fertilizer, they would be camping on my front porch. . . .
This Miss Kim lilac is about 4 or 5 years old. I picked it up at a Kroger and left it in its 3 gallon pot for the first year. The following spring it went into this half barrel and has lived on the back porch ever since. Last year the flowers [...]
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to lilac tools
on May 14, 2008, 6:53AM
Posted by kerry Reblogged by Old Roses to lilac, tools on 2008-05-15, 00:51:16
White is actually a pretty tricky color to design with, in the garden. White washes out in bright sun, but positively glows in partial shade. The garden...
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to design
on May 13, 2008, 9:01PM
Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to design on 2008-05-15, 00:50:48
Liz has me pretty well convinced I don't need any more statues of angels, gargoyles, or wood nymphs in the garden... fortunately she never said anything about raccoons.
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to whimsy
Posted by IBOY Reblogged by Old Roses to whimsy on 2008-05-15, 00:49:46
My rose campion plants -- perennials added to the side border last season -- have come back strong and are expanding nicely so far this year. I can hardly wait for the bright pink flowers to appear!
In the meantime the thick, fuzzy texture of the leaves has me wondering....
....is this where FELT comes from?
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to foliage
Posted by Beth Reblogged by Old Roses to foliage on 2008-05-15, 00:49:37
Today I was out picking up a couple of annuals for a container planting and I was seduced by a some ornamental grass. Has this ever happened to you. ..
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Posted by Gina Reblogged by Old Roses to grass on 2008-05-15, 00:29:36
This garden planning thing--it's tough for me. Click on the picture (or here) to see a full view of what we've got in the ground so far. I have such a hard time thinking rather than doing.
Over-educating myself with what can be where. It's so easy to do with all the resources available as the home gardening industry kicks up. Even when gardening on an increasingly large scale, it's the smallest things that bring the greatest joy. Yesterday, Hi-C and I enjoyed the one sugar snap pea that was ready to eat. Yes, we each got half of it, but because that's what we each got, the one bite was more delicious than an entire bowl full.
via ROBIN'S NESTING PLACE on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00
