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26 Jul 2008Midsummer checkupYesterday we pulled a bunch of morning glory out of the north-back corner, and afterwards I took a look at the back & south gardens. The lilies seem to be basically done, flowers all gone. The volunteer nasturtiums have just started to bloom. The biggest of the volunteers sunflowers is about ...Sunny 21°C / 70°F
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11 Jul 2008Hacking back the rosemary South gardenSunny 22°C / 72°F
This morning I cut a bunch of the dead limbs off of the rosemary, partially to give the echinacea a little more room, partially to give the new live bits room to grow. As it turns out, all the living bits are coming off of a fresh root towards the front of the plant.
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08 Jul 2008DiscoveriesLarissa came over today and we wandered about the garden. She identified a few of the plants that came from her mom’s garden last summer (motherwort & fuschia), plus the crazy plant in one of the front berms: lemon balm, apparently. Natural mosquito repellent? Awesome! Also, I figured o...Sunny 28°C / 82°F
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08 Jul 2008July 8, 2008 South gardenWatered in the morning, then came back & took another look in the early afternoon with Larissa. Identified the fuschia & motherwort! Later in the evening, pruned the thyme.Sunny 28°C / 82°F
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