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09 Feb 2009I think the critters ate the elderberry 1 Black Lace elderberry Dormant and Front door gardenSince it’s a bit of a warm day (near-record highs are predicted) I was out inspecting some of my garden. I knew that the Black Lace Elderberry was looking a little sad, but until I looked at the picture from last sunmmer, I hadn’t noticed that not only is the foliage gone, but most of...Cloudy 8°C / 46°F
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01 Jul 2008The owls paid me a visit 5 3Cloudy 29°C / 84°F
I have a family of Eastern Screech Owls living in my area. I think they are nested in a maple tree behind the garage, but I’m not sure of that. I saw one last summer, then Friday morning, I saw two gray juveniles and a red adult working on eating a mourning dove (or maybe a blue jay— ...
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18 Jun 2008It's gone 2 astilbe and Back door gardenCame back from vacation to find the poor thing gone. Not just dead, but totally absent from it’s place in the garden. I guess a squirrel took it. Who knows. But on the bright side. I get to go buy a replacement for that corner. :)
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07 Jun 2008Can you flood a columbine? 1 Columbine Dying and Back door gardenUgh. I looked at this poor little plant yesterday, and it’s all-of-a-sudden gone very gray. We’ve had a huge amount of rain in the past week— I wonder it it’s to blame, or that fact taht I bought plants at a big box store. hmmm…Rainy
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05 Jun 2008My rose-- she blooms! 1 1 Pink Peace rose and Front door gardenSunny 29°C / 84°F
I was so afraid that this new rose would bloom once I went on vacation, and I’d miss it. But it didn’t, and I didn’t. There are three more good-sized buds on the plant, but I’ll probably miss their openings.
The other roses in the patch aren’t so happy. They were pre...
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04 Jun 2008She's gone 1 Back door gardenMy poor astilbe was again unearthed. I replanted her again, but she just couldn’t overcome it again. I’m so sad for her. If I were to find the critter who did this to her, I’d give him a stern talking to. And I might even slap him around a little but. Stupid squirrels.Sunny 21°C / 70°F
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02 Jun 2008Buggies love cabbage 1 big cabbage and Backyard gardenSunny 29°C / 84°F
The holes in my cabbage are a-growing. Stupid bugs. I hope that the heads will outgrow the critters’ appetites.
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29 May 2008Transplanted Japanese painted fern Transplanted and Backyard garden
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29 May 2008Transplanted Chocolate Chip ajuga Transplanted and Backyard garden
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27 May 2008Transplanted Black Lace elderberry Transplanted
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