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20 Jul 2009Second-year thoughts 1 Hellebore 'Green Heron' , Hellebore 'Ivory Prince' , and Front Foundation gardenSunny 17°C / 62°F
I wasn’t sure about this plant last year, but this year it has really come into its own. The plant is full and lush and the flowers looked great into July.
All three plants have nearly doubled in size since they were potted out. I’m now sorely tempted to hit the autumn perennial sales...
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26 May 2009Moved overwintering geraniums to patio Houseplant garden , Geranium 'Crystal Palace Gem' Moved, Geranium 'Graffiti Fire' Moved, Geranium (Unknown)...19°C / 67°F
Things have warmed up enough that I felt safe in moving the geraniums to the patio. The four new plants are doing well— getting larger, and three of four are flowering. Last year’s varieties, ‘Graffiti Fire’ and ‘Crystal Palace Gem,’ both survived indoors, but ...
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04 May 2009The "chocolate-scented" orchid 2 Onc. Sharry Baby 'Ruby Doll' Flowering and Houseplant garden12°C / 54°F
It’s flowering!
The flowers have filled the whole room with the scent of candy, but to my nose, the perfume is more like vanilla caramels than chocolate.
Yesterday, I staked the flower spikes and gave the plant a fertilizer dunk. This is definitely my new favorite orchid— I’m re...
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26 Apr 2009Transplanted starts to permanent location Pansy 'Water Colours Mixed' Moved and East gardenSunny 10°C / 50°F
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19 Apr 2009Moved to larger containers Propagation garden , Tomato 'Legend' Repotted, Tomato 'Brandywine' Repotted, Tomato 'Momotaro' Repotted, To...12°C / 53°F
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07 Mar 2009First flowers - auriculas from seed 1 Auricula Primrose 'Douglas Prize Mix' Flowering and Houseplant gardenCloudy 4°C / 40°F
The first plant is flowering; at least two others have buds.
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01 Mar 2009Sown Sweet Pea 'Queen of the Night' Sown and East gardenThree seeds per hole, holes five inches apart, alternating between: ‘Queen of the Night,’ ‘Mammoth Mix’ and ‘Prince Edward of York.’
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21 Feb 2009Sown Pansy 'Water Colours Mixed' Sown and Propagation gardenTwo seeds per cell in three trays. Will use modified winter sowing method— the trays are contained in plastic salad containers.
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21 Feb 2009Treated for spider mites Geranium 'Graffiti Fire' Treating and Houseplant gardenWith a shower and pyrethrum. Plant still looks pretty healthy otherwise. Leaves have lost some of their contrast. Hopefully it will return with more light. Also worth mentioning is that this plant has had continuous flowers indoors.12°C / 53°F
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20 Feb 2009Sown Primula 'Candelabra Hybrids' Sown and Propagation gardenThree seeds per cell in a single tray.
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