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15 Mar 2013

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Crocosmia Growing, Southern Wood Fern (native) Breaking Dormancy, Autumn Fern Growing, and Pear 'Pineapple'...

The pineapple pear by the old compost pile is growing strong, but the Keiffer pear hasn’t broken dormancy yet. I’m worried that the flood may have killed it. I should know for sure within the next month or so. The autumn ferns overwintered, but the southern wood ferns went dormant a...

Clear 13°C / 55°F

21 Jan 2013

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Bloodroot blooming, Trilliums growing, Asparagus sprouting, and other updates

Canna Lilies Breaking Dormancy, Asparagus 'Jersey Supreme' , Spotted Trillium Growing, Bloodroot Flowering,...

Photos #1-2: I love bloodroot! Photo #3: Hopefully my trilliums will bloom someday, but until then I’ll just enjoy their nifty leaves Photo #4: Asparagus!!! Photo #5: Yep, the Cannas have broken dormancy… which means that I have to get my act together and prune away last year’s ...

Clear 18°C / 65°F

05 Jul 2012

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Thriving asparagus & flattened but flowering Crocosmia

Crocosmia Flowering and Asparagus 'Jersey Supreme' Growing

My vegetable garden is definitely in decline, but the asparagus is holding up to our 100+ degree spree remarkably well, and the Crocosmia patch may be flattened from last week’s intense rain storm but it’s still blooming up a storm!

Cloudy 36°C / 96°F

18 Jun 2012

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Black swallowtail butterfly larvae on dill & a blooming Crocosmia

Crocosmia Flowering and Dill 'Dukat' Under Attack

Spotted while poking around in the garden after work today. I promise to catch up on people’s journals soon! I keep spending too much time messing with my photos from our trip to Italy – it’s a black hole type of project! But satisfying. Tomorrow night after work I’m go...

Sunny 32°C / 89°F

15 Jun 2012

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Belated Bloom Day

Swamp Hibiscus Flowering, Stokes Aster 'Peachie's Pick' Flowering, Coreopsis Flowering, Zinnia 'Crystal Whi...

Photo #1: Agapanthus ‘Ellamae’ won Bloom Day honors this month, since this is the first time this plant has bloomed for me, and it’s a beauty! Photo #2: The front flower bed is really putting on a show right now – I love it. Photo #3: Stokes aster – in peak bloom. Ph...

Sunny 30°C / 86°F

15 Jul 2011

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Bloom Day: July 2011 (loooong overdue!)

Verbena 'Homestead Purple' Flowering, Water Lily Flowering, Colocasia Growing, Colocasia (preexisting) Grow...

These photos have been sitting in a folder on my desktop for quite awhile. Since I’m busily procrastinating from studying for my analytical chemistry final exam (on Saturday morning), I’ve decided to post them on folia tonight! Photo #1: The roadside garden Photo #2: Rudbeckia ‘...

Cloudy 14°C / 58°F

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