Good morning and welcome to my garden! We had snow on Easter and it's still pretty frosty around here. What a difference when you take a look at my last week's pictures here!

Are we really marching towards spring? I can hardly believe it when I look out of the window! We had snow on Easter and it has been snowing all night long on Wednesday. . .

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I transplanted lots of little lettuce seedlings to the space at the front far left of this view. No rows, just a big patch of mixed fall greens. A wet week is predicted, but for now I have the sprinkler watering them.

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Posted by carletongardener Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2007-10-09, 00:53:19

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We are back in our home after two and half months of renovations. Last week we moved back and we been very busy putting our home back together again. My wife is a collector of many things, I told her people who collect should never move.

This weekend I dedicated a couple of hours early in the morning to the garden. Where do I begin?
While the gardener is away plants like the bougainvillea, the porter blue flower and many others take over the garden, the snails roam freely and eat at will and the weak plants die of starvation or lack of sun from the bullies in the garden.

The idea is to take back one section of the garden at a time. Step one prune and prune some more

Front of the house a total Bougainvillea take over

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Posted by rusty in miami Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2007-09-25, 07:00:16

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Introducing my new friend Kat.

I rather like cats (and I rather like dogs as well) but I find having a pet doesn’t suit my lifestyle at the moment.

I confess I do have a fantasy about having a housecat that would sit on my lap while I wrote and curl around the word processor making cat noises. A five-toed cat a la Hemingway would be just fine. . . .

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A lovely afternoon luncheon in the garden.

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Posted by earlysnowdrop Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2007-05-23, 06:23:58

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The SE side of our yard was a mess when we moved in. It’s shaded by a Norway spruce, 3 holly trees, and an enormous burning bush. The remaining spaces were filled with ivy, an Annabelle hydrangea, scraggly grass, and lawn violets. I smothered it all with leaves in the Fall of 2005. This week, my favorite spot is a portion of that border, beneath the female holly tree and just south of the shade bed.

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Posted by Kasmira Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2007-05-13, 00:22:55

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GARDEN ANTIQUES SEASON BEGINS MARCH 9

The first of this year's big garden antique shows takes place in New York City March 9-11th. . . .

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Posted by Jane Berger Reblogged by Old Roses to garden, whimsy on 2007-02-17, 16:29:51

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Merry Christmas

and a

Happy New Year

May 2007 bring you Peace, Health and Happiness

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Posted by rusty in miami Reblogged by Old Roses to garden, whimsy on 2006-12-24, 17:02:44

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The sky is blue, the sun in bright, and there’s a nice little breeze blowing. Yesterday the wind was blowing really hard, and I had to put everything away on the teraza. Stuff was blowing all over the place. But this morning the weather is perfect. . . .

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Posted by Gardener in Mexico Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2006-11-22, 16:31:26

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Posted by carletongardener Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2006-07-23, 11:20:45

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The second picture is what my perennial garden looked like when we first moved into this house about 3 months ago.
The first picture is what it looks like now after I cleaned it up, gave it some much needed care and water and sat back and patiently waited to see what bloomed. . . .

How lucky to have such a beautiful garden ready-made1 -OR

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Posted by Lovetoplay_Cards Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2006-07-16, 11:54:38

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This is for Tina who's funeral we went to today.
My final word to embrace life, and live every day fully. We never know when we will be called to his house.
Good night world, may your gardens be serene, and your souls rested in there. Enjoy the beauty of life present in every blade of grass, every tree, every shrub, every flower. Make sure you stop to take it in and smell the flowers.

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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2006-06-02, 15:10:38

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I almost feel like a stranger in my own garden, going for a walk today; between other commitments, and steamy hot 90's temperatures, I've hardly set foot in the place this last week. That's the nice thing about a natural woodland garden; who's to say the weeds and overgrowth aren't supposed to be there? Above are iris, eremurus (desert candles), and mock orange in the back. 

Magnificent! -OR

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Posted by IBOY Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2006-05-30, 23:24:53

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Steve and I have decided to take a weekly picture, hopefully from the same, slightly imprecise location, so we can check out the garden status. Here’s the height of everything as of May 20. We’re due for warm weather this week, and I’m hoping some of the plants really start to kick it into gear.

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My fav border (second attempt to display it on blog) 

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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2006-05-17, 11:17:45

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I have never been really happy with the look of my garden. It has always seemed a little sparse, disjointed, thrown together. But this year may just be the year that it all pulls together. Other than the truckload of weeds that need to come out (I have major problems with grass and creeping charlie that seems to keep growing over the winter), I am feeling it this spring. When I look out at my garden, I now feel pretty good.

Looks great! - OR

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Posted by Sylvana Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2006-05-16, 23:43:57

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Morning Stroll in the Garden

Watch the video

This is a video of a walk in my garden.

Music: Antonio Vivaldi, Guitar Concerto in D Major, Part II

This is great! Take a look. . . . -OR

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Posted by noemail@noemail.org (Angela) Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2006-05-10, 01:24:07

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When we first moved here, there was a pretty scruffy area on the west side of the cottage. It had been a vehicle entrance for one of the cottages and it ran betwen a hawthorn hedge and the house. In...

All white flowers. Sounds like a moon garden to me! -OR

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Posted by Rosemary Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2006-05-07, 23:25:04

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So much beauty in such a small space. I had to take a picture of this petunia in an onion patch. 

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Posted by Beverly Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2006-05-07, 23:17:43

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Tips for Kid's Gardens During Vacation

Warmer weather means vacation time. I think people are planning their vacations right at this moment you are reading this. But if you are a gardener, it can cause worry and stress. Why? It means you will have to leave your gardens. You may worry about who will take care of the gardens, who will weed, water and take care of other general duties involved in gardening. . . .

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Posted by Katina Mooneyham Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2006-05-05, 23:25:32

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Right outside the Cook House at the Antebellum Plantation at Stone Mountain Park, GA was the garden.. They had just put out their seeds and seedlings the week before for their summer plants.. Some of the cool weather veggies were still there being harvested.. The garden was pretty formal.. I thought it would be one big square, but it wasn't.. It was laid out in rays like the sunshine, the well being the center.. They had a few flowers for pollination, mostly veggies and fruits. They used authentic pesticides used then, like tobacco juice, marigolds,and old fashioned picking the bugs right off the flowers.  I am sure glad that I am born now... I am too lazy to do all that!!!

 

The animals are what you would have found at the plantation for wool, food and milk.. The horses and cows were not present, but we all know they had them.. The farmyard was located a short walk from the gardens.. They told us they had all the manure they needed for free.. HMMM still glad I can go to the store and buy it..

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Evis Garden is very big, it is a hillsidegarden on seven floors. It's a lot of work, but she and her Mr. Wonderful like gardening very much! I can never reach her by telephone, because she is always in the garden. The garden is nearby the wood.

Sempervivum
Thyme
This chair is made by Evis husband



Evi is opening her garden for the public the first time this year in June.

You must see this garden in summer, she has a rosewalk, beautiful!

All stones you see both have carried by hand in the garden. I do not wont to do this!

In summer I show you new pictures!

I would never have the energy or ambition to do something like this! -OR

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Posted by Sigrun Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2006-05-03, 23:04:49

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Last year at this time my cat, BH, whom I'd had for 17 years, died. He'd been through a lot of illnesses, and I'd always been able to nurse him back, but sadly it was time to say good-bye. In the month or so that followed, I felt completely lost and surprisingly the only thing that made me feel any better was to begin to create a little memorial garden for him...

What a wonderful idea and garden! -OR

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Posted by Claire Splan Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2006-05-03, 16:38:33

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Bless his heart, hubby got out there this morning once again shovel in hand and created a new bed for me. It doesn't show in the photos but its actually quite big. I haven't measured it yet, but I defined the new bed with an electrical cord and shortly after he was pic axing and digging away. We have tons of compost to add to it before I can even think of planting but I'm so excited. . .

And she should be excited! What a great new bed.

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Posted by ElizabethGardens... Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2006-04-30, 15:54:05

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Ugh



Ahhhhh

Realization Of The Day:
This is why I love having a digital camera. Sometimes you just need to capture moments like these (and then be able to rush into the house and look at them). And besides, it makes it much easier to rationalize buying all that Biofreeze

That looks like a lot of work! I agree about the digital camera. Love mine!

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Posted by farmgirl Reblogged by Old Roses to garden, weeds on 2006-04-30, 01:20:25

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Let me take you on a tour of the plot. This is how it looked on Sunday, April 23. (Click on the image for a close-up.) In the foreground of the photo are the strawberry plants, followed by spinach, scallions, Swiss chard, radishes and lettuce. To the right is red cabbage in front of parsley. (Also in that section -- but not visible in the photo -- we have bok choy, broccoli, lettuce, carrots,

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Posted by Christa Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2006-04-28, 22:46:50

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I love to prowl around the garden early in the morning, camera in hand. I don't want to miss anything!

Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2006-04-19, 10:36:06

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Judy B posted a photo:

An inviting oasis in the heart of Vancouver. Large view reveals many details ...

Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2006-04-13, 17:43:23

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Recently I posted a picture of my cinder block garden from last year. I changed the shape of it this year to accomodate my changing needs (in other words I am pregnant and can't reach quite as far without hurting myself!)

Here is what the raised bed looks like this year. It's on my personal blog Thursday April 13, 2006.

I have a description and more about raised beds for kids at Building a Kid's Garden: Raised Beds .

I love the tires!

Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2006-04-13, 17:43:05

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I'd promised to post the same picture of the garden each month, whether it looked good or not. For April I decided to conduct a full tour of the garden. So in the spirit of showing more real gardens, even when they look like crap. . .

They look lovely to me!

Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2006-04-08, 19:05:19

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This is a painting of my garden that I finished a few months ago.

Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2006-03-26, 17:28:18

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After a decade and more of cultivating my little patch of hillside I have come to accept the truths of the Bayview garden: it won't grow vegetables (just a few hardy herbs); it won't consent to being "cottage" no matter how many vintage roses or hollyhocks I plant in it; and the squirrels (how I hate them!) have shown me that what the garden really wants to be is an oak grove. So I concede these truths and proceed with...

Sometimes you just can't fight Mother Nature

Posted by briggs Reblogged by Old Roses to garden on 2006-02-22, 10:44:07

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How to look at your winter garden and spot the changes you want to make before the plants of spring and summer are upon us.

These are great ideas for gardeners everywhere.

Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to garden, spring, winter on 2006-02-03, 13:16:02

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I'm excited to see how this survived the winter.

I want to build one this winter - we lost some of our favorite plants in December. --dj

Posted by djacobs Reblogged by dj to diy, garden, greenhouse, winter on 2006-02-03, 11:21:33

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Amy Stewart's blog states: Sure, it's easy to post a picture of the garden in June, when everything's looking glorious. But what about January?

Gee, I wish my yard looked this good in January!

Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to cuttings, garden, landscape, willow, yard on 2006-01-31, 17:16:41

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The first step to any good garden design is to figure out what you want to do in your garden. When designing a garden for a client, I begin by asking them to picture themselves in their completed garden.

Thought-provoking ideas on landscape design.

Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to design, garden, landscape on 2006-01-30, 16:40:12

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Art in the garden. Just hearing that phrase brings to my mind classical statues reigning from alcoves sculpted into centuries-old hedges, or huge, abstract monoliths sitting on perfectly manicured lawns, both completely alien to my way of thinking and my way of life. But there is also garden art that is more casual, personal–eccentric, even–and [...]

When planning your garden this year, consider adding a personal touch to it. Garden whimsies are as much about the gardener as they are about the garden.

Posted by Kathy Purdy Reblogged by Old Roses to garden, sculpture, whimsy on 2006-01-28, 17:22:58

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Apparently gardeners, as a group, are getting tired. I guess that's one more thing we can blame on the Boomers. According to the Garden Media Group, gardens are being downsized. Gardeners want to spend more time enjoying their creations and...

Garden too big or too much work? Here are some great ideas for smaller, lower maintenance gardens.

Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to design, garden on 2006-01-28, 17:13:58

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