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23 Sep 2009Mums and Asters 2009 Backyard gardenWe’re selling asters and mums at the catalog store, so with my employee...Sunny 16°C / 60°F
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23 Sep 2009Fall blooms in the garden. 1 2009 Backyard gardenEven though a lot of my plants have suffered with heavy rainfalls and they ar...Overcast 18°C / 64°F
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23 Sep 2009Roses still blooming 2009 Backyard gardenI was thrilled to see roses still blooming in the garden. The nights are gett...Overcast 18°C / 64°F
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01 Sep 2009Black Swallowtail Caterpillar...I think. 4 11 2009 Backyard garden and 2009 Herb gardenI discovered two of these caterpillars in the container where my tomato plant...Sunny 23°C / 74°F
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27 Aug 2009Chilly temps! 5Wow, was it chilly when I left the house for work this morning. I had the ele...Sunny 12°C / 53°F
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25 Aug 2009"Mini" Carrots to go with my "Mini" Onions 1 'Mokum' Hybrid Carrot HarvestingMaybe I’ll start mini gardening. LOL I seem to have cornered the market...Sunny 26°C / 79°F
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25 Aug 2009Butterfly on Echinacea 2 2009 Backyard gardenEven though I had just consumed massive amounts of black tea and had the shak...Sunny 26°C / 78°F
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25 Aug 2009"Mini" Onions 'Mars (F1)' Onion Plants Harvesting and 2009 Backyard gardenWell, technically these aren’t SUPPOSED to be mini onions, but they sur...Sunny 24°C / 75°F
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22 Aug 2009It's Official! I'm a Lazy Gardener. 2 5 2009 Herb garden and 2009 Backyard gardenHello, I’m Heidi and I’m a Lazy Gardener. As I sit looking at my ...25°C / 77°F
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19 Aug 2009'Baby Bear' Dwarf Sunflowers Blooming 1 2009 Backyard gardenApparently I never added these to my timeline, but they’re blooming and...Sunny 27°C / 80°F
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19 Aug 2009More Cukes Cucumber 'Marketmore 76' HarvestingFrom one extreme (cold & rainy) to the other (hot & humid) these cuke...Sunny 27°C / 80°F
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19 Aug 2009Cut back and still going strong. 1 Hydrangea 'Nikko Blue' FloweringAlthough they aren’t blue anymore, I was shocked that this has come bac...Sunny 27°C / 80°F
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07 Aug 2009Saturday Tea on the Deck 1 3Not exactly garden-related, but I enjoyed it! LOL I had frozen half a batch o...23°C / 73°F
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03 Aug 2009Cut-Back Marigold 'Red Gem'These were getting quite leggy, although still flowering profusely. I decided...25°C / 77°F
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03 Aug 2009The dreaded Blossom End Rot 3 'Raven' Zucchini Squash and 2009 Backyard gardenYep, I’ve got it. I didn’t quite know what it was until I read an...Overcast 25°C / 77°F
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03 Aug 2009Flowering! 1 Sweet Pea 'Old Spice Mix' Flowering and 2009 Backyard gardenI’m shocked…..simply shocked these all have survived and are star...Overcast 25°C / 77°F
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01 Aug 2009'Graham Thomas' Rose Blooming 1 2009 Backyard gardenI THINK this is ‘Graham Thomas’. It could be a ‘Molineaux&#...18°C / 64°F
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01 Aug 2009Lily Blooming 2 1 Oriental Lily 'Montezuma' Blooming and 2009 Backyard gardenDespite all of the rain and the bug damage, these beauties are blooming. The ...18°C / 64°F
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24 Jul 2009Echinacea Flowering 1 2 2009 Backyard gardenThe ‘Big Sky Sundown’ echinacea I planted last year is starting t...Overcast 19°C / 66°F
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24 Jul 2009Whooo, hoo! First Zucchini 2 'Raven' Zucchini Squash Harvesting and 2009 Backyard gardenWell, I can proudly announce I’ve grown Zucchini successfully in a cont...Overcast 19°C / 66°F
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21 Jul 2009Harvested One Cuke...more on the way. 2 Cucumber 'Marketmore 76' Harvesting and 2009 Backyard gardenWow, the one plant threw out a nice cucumbers, but the other one is slow to r...19°C / 66°F
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20 Jul 2009Herbal Tea Garden Instructions 2 1 2009 Herb gardenI subscribe to the Bigelow Tea blog and this post popped up today. Creating Y...Sunny 19°C / 66°F
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19 Jul 2009Still sending out blooms! 2 1 Hydrangea 'Nikko Blue' Blooming and 2009 Backyard gardenThis little plant is amazing. Although the flowers aren’t blue (totally...Sunny 20°C / 68°F
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19 Jul 2009Doing Very Well 2 'Explorer Blue' Petunia Blooming and 2009 Backyard gardenThis lovely container is doing very well and seems to enjoy that corner of th...Sunny 20°C / 68°F
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19 Jul 2009Struggling but Flowering 2 1 2009 Backyard garden and Morning Glory 'President Tyler' FloweringI’m shocked these are even flowering. The plants look pretty sad due to...Sunny 20°C / 68°F
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19 Jul 2009Another GIFT Bouquet 4 2Dave and I invited our friends Bob and Steve over for dinner while I was on v...Sunny 20°C / 68°F
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19 Jul 2009Fresh-Cut Bouquet 5 1 2009 Backyard garden and 2009 Herb gardenI went out early last week before work and cut some fresh flowers to put on m...Sunny 20°C / 68°F
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12 Jul 2009Tomato Babies! 3 1 Tomato 'Sweet Olive' Blooming and 2009 Backyard gardenDespite all of the rain, cool temps and windy conditions so far, there are ac...21°C / 69°F
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12 Jul 2009Couple Perennials Blooming 1 2009 Backyard gardenSome other goodies in my wet, wind-blown garden. Pic 1 & 2) ‘Minnie...21°C / 69°F
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12 Jul 2009Snapdragons Starting to flower. Snapdragon Blooming and 2009 Backyard gardenBoth containers of these got horribly wind blown over the weekend, but they&#...21°C / 69°F
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12 Jul 2009More Rose Pics 2009 Backyard gardenThings are starting to pop on my rose bushes. Pic 1) ‘Carefree Celebrat...21°C / 69°F
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05 Jul 2009Tea Cup Planter 6 3 2009 Backyard gardenConsidering I only went to Longfellows Greenhouses today for ant guards to ke...Sunny 17°C / 63°F
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05 Jul 2009Roses 2009 Backyard gardenSome photos of what’s starting to pop up with my roses. The first pic i...Sunny 17°C / 63°F
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05 Jul 2009Happy Herb Day 2 2009 Herb gardenI had some success this year with my herbs, Thyme, Basil and Parsley, but lit...Sunny 17°C / 63°F
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05 Jul 2009Just an updated photo Black-Eyed Susan Vine 'Superstar Orange' Budding and 2009 Backyard gardenNone of the three plantings I’ve done around the house are budding yet,...Sunny 17°C / 63°F
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30 Jun 2009Zucchini Blossoms 1 'Raven' Zucchini Squash Flowering and 2009 Backyard gardenWell, this is a first for me. Zucchini blossoms. More than just one as well. ...18°C / 65°F
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30 Jun 2009Cuke Is Looking Good 1 Cucumber 'Marketmore 76' and 2009 Backyard gardenSo far, so good. This baby cucumber has grown several inches since my last po...18°C / 65°F
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30 Jun 2009Carrots Still Growing 'Mokum' Hybrid Carrot and 2009 Backyard gardenWell, despite all of the rain we’ve had the carrots seem to still be gr...18°C / 65°F
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30 Jun 2009Strawberry Plants...no berries. 1 'Jewel' Strawberry PlantsWell, the batch of strawberry plants that I put into the black tub down on th...18°C / 65°F
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30 Jun 2009Rosemary Rosemary and 2009 Herb gardenWell, they’re still alive, but haven’t grown a great deal. Again&...18°C / 65°F
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