sassafrass's Journal

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15 Aug 2008
Finally flowering DD's Sunflower House garden
We have the first sunflower opening up, finally. The morning glories are starting to blossom, too. It’s getting exciting, now. DD is very happy.
Rainy 21°C / 69°F
09 Aug 2008
Tall plants, no flowers - Aug 8 DD's Sunflower House garden
We lost some plants in the back corner of the “house,” so we had to plant some new seeds. The morning glories were already well on their way, and the new sunflower plants seemed to have a little trouble catching up. So far, the first sunflowers are very tall, and some have buds, but n...
19°C / 66°F
04 Aug 2008
Clematis - slow grower, care instructions Clematis and Sassafrass' Front Yard garden
Pruning: The first spring as buds begin to swell, cut back to the first two sets of strong buds on each stem. From then on use instructions for group B1 (a light pruning as buds swell in early spring with some variation in the length of each stem will help produce a well-balanced plant). To winte...
Sunny 21°C / 69°F
03 Aug 2008
Lamb's ears Lamb's ears and Sassafrass' Front Yard garden
It took me a while to identify. This plant seems to grow quite well on its own, but I noticed that sometimes the older plant just dies off; meanwhile, lots of little sprouts are coming up. I have to learn how to care for this plant.
Sunny 24°C / 75°F