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06 Jun 2009Life with clumsy creatures Lupine and Frontyard gardenDog and husband have the same problem — very big feet which they put in all the worst possible places. Dog put a paw smack down on the lupine and cracked the main stem down by the soil line. I stood it back up and mounded soil up around the crack in the hopes that maybe, just maybe, this i...
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13 May 2009Big Green Nemesis Frontyard gardenA little research on solanaceous weeds has revealed the identity of the nasty thorny thing that has taken up residence between the irises and the pond. Carolina horsenettle. Solanum carolinense L. It’s prickly, poisonous, and perennial. To that alliterative list we can add prolific, as ea...Sunny 20°C / 68°F
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13 May 2009Settling? Alpine Geranium and Frontyard gardenOf the four: One is blooming (!). Tiny pale pink flowers with rose veining. Adorable! Two are a little shabby but starting to recover. One I am not sure is going to make it.Sunny 14°C / 57°F
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13 May 2009Sedums: The Next Year 2 Little Pot of Sedums gardenSunny 14°C / 57°F
The spring update:
The narrow-leaved sedums are doing brilliantly. The broad-leaved ones are doing less well but they are still there (just not visible in the picture). The echeveria up and died, though I am not sure if that was because we had an unusually cold winter or because it wasn’t...
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29 Apr 2009leafing out Golden Muscat and Backyard gardenfinally. I was starting to be worried about it.13°C / 56°F
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28 Apr 2009blooming Creeping Speedwell and Frontyard gardenSunny 29°C / 85°F
as of 4/28/2009. Yay.
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24 Apr 2009and they will come ... Frontyard gardenI heard the first really good substantial plosh! of a frog in the pond this morning.Sunny 19°C / 66°F
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21 Sep 2008Progress report, September Little Pot of Sedums gardenSunny 23°C / 73°F
Was out with the dog this afternoon and thought to snap a photo of the current state of things.
Most obviously, the echeveria has grown. I thought it had, but when you look at the two pictures I’ve taken so far, it’s really obvious.
‘Voodoo’ has had kind of a rough start ...
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14 Aug 2008The fun begins 1 Little Pot of Sedums gardenYesterday, after I got home from work, I went to check on these little guys while I waited for the dog to finish poking around the yard doing his thing. We’ve had enough rain that I really haven’t had to water them, so I haven’t been watching them as closely as I might The R...Sunny 26°C / 78°F
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20 Jul 2008Planting Out Creeping Speedwell Planting Out
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