Garden Voices

Oshawa Garden Club Annual Plant Sale

2008-05-14T11:17:00Z

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Choosing Colors for Your Landscape

2008-05-14T11:16:23Z

I always wish I had a brick or gray house whenever I start to pick out plants for my front yard. Landscaping plants should enhance the house and my...

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In the Magazines May 08

2008-05-14T11:14:19Z

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What is attacking my parsley??

2008-05-14T11:13:58Z

What are these and where are they coming from?

This morning I discovered my parsley plant under attack from dozens of very colorful and cool-looking worms. This just happened, since two days ago I picked some and the plant was fine.

In all the years that I have been planting herbs, this is the first time I get an infestation such as this. When I come home from work tonight, I am going to try to save the plant. Picking worms off a plant is not my idea of a pleasant gardening evening but it has to be done!

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'SPRING GREEN' TULIP ~ LEMONY BASIL SHRIMP SPRING SALAD

2008-05-14T11:12:58Z

"To analyze the charms of flowers is like dissecting music; it is one of those things which it is far better to enjoy, than to attempt fully to understand."

~ Henry Theordore Tuckerman

~ 'Spring green' tulip

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Grow Your Favorite Herbs

2008-05-14T11:12:13Z

Herbs are easy to raise, even if you've never gardened before and spring is the time to plant them. Even a tiny plot or container garden can provide you with plenty of herbs to use fresh, frozen or dried.

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16 Outdoor Decorating Ideas Under $50

2008-05-14T11:11:26Z

From the cheapest lounge chairs to easy-to-make decorations, here are 16 ideas that will turn your backyard into a festive entertaining space for family and friends.

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Red and Pink Early Season Rhododendron

2008-05-14T11:10:31Z

In the rhododendron world there are several different categories of plants. Large leafed plants, small leafed plants, those who keep all of their leaves, some of their leaves and even loose their leaves in the winter. There are those that flower very early in spring and those that flower well into summer.

You could with some careful planning have a rhod...

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Last day to vote for Mouse and Trowel Awards

2008-05-14T11:09:36Z

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Build a directory and they will come

2008-05-14T11:09:28Z

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Fire Ants and the Pond

2008-05-14T11:09:12Z

I get many questions about killing ants (especially fire ants) around the pond. They are worried about poisoning the fish if some ant killer gets in the water. Diatomaceous earth is an effective and natural ant control. Even if some gets in the pond there should be no problem. Diatomaceous earth is available at most garden centers. Follow the label's instructions for use. . . .

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Neglected Tomato

2008-05-14T11:08:45Z

This volunteer tomato bush that sprouted on its own in pure builder's sand received no fertilizer and only rainwater so far has produced 51 smaller than normal roma (?) tomatoes. It is definitely a hardy variety (unknown) that didn't need any t.l.c. My pampered bushes that I planted can't even compare to this. I'm definitely keeping seeds for this variety that I named "Brawny Roma."

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A Place to Sit for a Spell

2008-05-14T11:08:34Z

I photographed this part of my sister's garden on Sunday when we celebrated Mother's Day. It is one of my favorite parts of her garden. This spot is drenched in shade for most of the day, but for now the sun is shining in to highlight this peaceful place where you can sit for a spell with her cat(s).

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Feed the soil food web

2008-05-14T11:07:44Z

Have you fed your soil food web lately? What? You didn't know you had a soil food web? If you have any plants in soil, you have a soil food web. This complex network of beneficial soil creatures from earthworms, centipedes and millipedes, down to tiny bacteria, fungi and protozoa, all need to be fed some form of organic matter every year. If you have not fed yours lately or ever, your soil food web is a sorry group of creatures. When they are fed each year, they will perform absolute miracles for your lawn, your trees and shrubs, and all your gardens. . . .

reBlogged to soil on May 13, 2008, 2:24PM

Vegetable Garden

2008-05-14T11:07:21Z

It's been three weeks since I first got out in the vegetable garden. Since then, it's been very cool and damp, so the greens and peas are not very big, yet. One thing I've done, though, is to put up rabbit fencing, as seen below.

I am not thrilled about how this looks or how it works, but after having rabbits decimate the garden over the past two years, I knew I needed to take some serious action. If I could only convince Spouse to do the fencing the way I want* I would be much happier, but Spouse is convinced it would be "too hard" and that "it won't work." Harumph. . . .

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