cristina's journal
Member since: Jul 09 | Last seen: May 13 | Years gardening: 5 | Organic gardener
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14 May 2012
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the old apple tree is blooming (May bloom day)
daffodil thalia Blooming, apple trees Blooming, and Old neglected gardenPartly Sunny 12°C / 54°FAppletree flowers, thalia daffodils and a lonely volunteer pot marigold.
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04 May 2012elder-flowered orchid (dactylorhiza sambucina) Blooming, anacamptis morio Blooming, early purple orchid (or...
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Rainy 15°C / 59°FFor quite sometime, I go for a stroll with Bella. After Bella the dog made some mess (she killed two chickens in the village, disappeared for a few days and returned limping, we tried in vain to sedate and to bring her to a veterinary clinic) we contacted a dog trainer who is helping us to better...
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27 Apr 2012daffodil Obvallaris , daffodil February Gold , tulip red impression , tulip golden parade , daffodil large ...
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Sunny 23°C / 73°FAfter a cold and rainy period, the sun is shining, finally. The temperatures are warmer and the tulips and the daffodils are blooming. This afternoon I will start hardening off the tomato seedlings.
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14 Apr 2012Native garden , perwinkle Blooming, common daisy Blooming, spotted dead nettle Blooming, sweet violet Bloo...
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Rainy 3°C / 37°FI like the cheerful johnny jump ups blooming in the meadow, so bright in these rainy days. There are still many sweet violets. The spotted dead nettles cover the slopes under the elders and the locust trees. First daisies are starting to appear. 1 – viola tricolor 2 – viola odorata 3 ...
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14 Apr 2012
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a short break from the rain (April bloom day)
muscari armeniacum Blooming and strawberry FloweringRainy 3°C / 37°FIt has been raining for five days, it has been snowing on the top of the mountains, and it is cold (too cold). Only the muscari are in bloom (and the strawberry are starting to flower). I’m waiting for the daffodils and the tulips to bloom. The weather report forecasts more rain and low tem...
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04 Apr 2012peppermint Harvesting and stinging nettle (urtica dioica) Harvesting
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Overcast 13°C / 55°FA few twigs of mint and a little basket of neetles for Easter appetizers (falafel and frittata).
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27 Mar 2012
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cabbage and garlic in the vegetable garden
rhubarb Breaking Dormancy, rocket, wild Breaking Dormancy, garlic, red Growing, Brussels sprouts Growing, c...Sunny 18°C / 64°FIn the vegetable garden the cabbages and the brussels sprouts I’ve planted at the end of the summer have survived the winter. I’m growing them for the first time and now I’m observing what’s going on (it’s my favourite way to learn). The red garlic is growing well....
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27 Mar 2012common wall lizards (podarcis muralis) , wall rock cress Blooming, primrose Blooming, spotted dead nettle B...
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Sunny 18°C / 64°F
Sweet violets, spotted dead nettles and many primroses are blooming. There are many small holes in the meadows, with young lizards running in and out, and bumble bees are buzzing in the air.
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27 Mar 2012
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sprouts and blooms in the garden
achillea filipendulina cloth of gold , aquilegia 'Yellow Queen' , aquilegia vulgaris William Guinnes , lupi...Sunny 18°C / 64°F
Warm and sunny weather. Glories of the snow and the earliest daffodils (February gold and Tete a tete) are blooming; other plants (tulips, lupins, columbines, yarrows…) are now sprouting from the ground. I can see buds and little leaves almost everywere!
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20 Mar 2012hepatica Blooming, primrose Blooming, crocus Blooming, coltsfoot , wall rock cress Blooming, and Native ga...
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Cloudy 15°C / 59°FNative flowers are blooming in the meadows and at the edge of the woods. The snow has almost completely melted. (Odino the cat has returned home!) 1- hepatica nobilis 2- crocus vernus 3- primula vulgaris 4- farfara tussilago 5- arabis caucasica (at last naturalized among the stones around the house)
