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Limes?

Cat wrote 8 months ago: Limes?  I love them! I have not moved back to a place where I can grow citrus fruits.  I have also n … more →

Tags: summer, Flowers, fruits and vegetables, iris garden, food & garden, Insects, Cabbage, Tomatoes, ticks

The end of the week at the farm

Sarah wrote 9 months ago: On Thursday I murdered two spiders dead because I’m a monster. I was weeding in the corners of … more →

Tags: gardening, pumpkin, Echinacea, Farmer's Market, Morning glory

The White and Yellow August Garden: GBBD, August 201227 comments

Jean wrote 9 months ago: White and yellow are the predominant colors of my garden in August. That is even more true this year … more →

Tags: GBBD, Seasons, Daylilies, Geranium, Rudbeckia, hardy geranium, phlox, Liatris, butterflies

August Rain Relief

joepyeweed1 wrote 9 months ago: Yesterday the rain started pouring between the time I left the back door until I got to the car door … more →

Tags: Garden, bugs, Photography, Nature, Vegetables, lady's mantle, Cucumber, rain, rain gauge

Daylilies On Parade: GBBD, July 201245 comments

Jean wrote 10 months ago: I can’t say that the hot, sticky weather we are currently having is my favorite weather; but this is … more →

Tags: GBBD, Seasons, flower beds, Hemerocallis, Daylilies, Platycodon, Geranium, delphinium, Siberian iris

We Dig Chemainus - July

Chemainus Communities In Bloom wrote 10 months ago: Summer is here… now all we need is SUN! Weeding parties started on Thursday (don’t worry … more →

Tags: We Dig Chemainus, Communities in Bloom, Chemainus Communities in Bloom, july garden tips, Garden Tips, pacific north west garden tips, larkspur, volunteer Chemainus, Plants

The Day Before Market

thinmac wrote 10 months ago: After two weeks of selling mostly basil plants because that’s all I had, it’s nice to ha … more →

Tags: gardening, Market Garden, Cut Flower Harvest, Bouquets, Daisies, Lilies

June 23rd and 24th pictures2 comments

Sarah wrote 10 months ago: These first few pictures don’t differ from my usual, with the exception that they were taken a … more →

Tags: A Year in the Life, Around the Yard, Gardens, June, photos, Photography, bee balm, Project 365, MOSS

June 17th pictures: a mosquito-laden day in the garden2 comments

Sarah wrote 11 months ago: 1. The heliopsis (or whatever it is) from my neighbor looks really lovely against the blue of the ho … more →

Tags: A Year in the Life, Gardens, June, photos, Photography, Project 365, gardening, gardens 2, Kohlrabi

Cucumbers, pumpkins, coleus, baby's breath, ajuga

Sarah wrote 11 months ago: Well, the heliopsis has really perked up in the last day. I’m sure it helped that today was ne … more →

Tags: Garden, pea, garden 2, gardening, Kohlrabi, ajuga, baby's breath, Cucumber, pumpkin

June Close Ups3 comments

joepyeweed1 wrote 11 months ago: It finally rained last night!!  This morning I cut back, pruned, dead-headed and harvested around th … more →

Tags: Garden, Butterfly, coreopsis, Daisy, Sweet Pea, ASTER, Cucumber, Kale, moth

Sweetcorn planting, new plots, heliopsis, peppers, strawberry

Sarah wrote 11 months ago: A very productive day! First, I weeded between many of the rows in the vegetable garden today. It … more →

Tags: Garden, strawberry, pea, gardening, sweetcorn, onion, Sunflower

June 16th pictures: summerrrrr8 comments

Sarah wrote 11 months ago: Today my neighbor was kind enough to offer me some extra perennials that were taking up a little too … more →

Tags: Around the Yard, Gardens, June, Garden, Chinese Lantern, photos, Photography, Project 365, Boxelder Bug

The Waning Summer Garden: GBBD, August 201127 comments

Jean wrote 1 year ago: Today is a cool, rainy day in Maine, with a weather pattern more characteristic of fall than summer, … more →

Tags: GBBD, coreopsis, Platycodon, phlox, Liatris, Rudbeckia Herbstsonne, campanula

. . . shine like summer

Emma J (imaginary bicycle) wrote 1 year ago: … more →

Tags: Photos and text belong to the author: (c) 2009-2012 Ima, Flowers, yellow, play of light, oxeye sunflower, summer, Oregon

Approaching High Summer: GBBD, July 201137 comments

Jean wrote 1 year ago: July is high summer in Maine, but the arrival of high summer in the garden varies from one year to t … more →

Tags: GBBD, Seasons, flower beds, Hemerocallis, Daylilies, coreopsis, Tradescantia, hardy geranium, astilbe

The Yellows Are Coming!39 comments

Jean wrote 1 year ago: I know some gardeners are not fond of yellow flowers in the garden. Some find that yellow just does … more →

Tags: garden reflections, Seasons, 'Boothbay Harbor Gold', Happy Returns, coreopsis, Daylilies, Hemerocallis, Rudbeckia, solidago

Toward a More Earth-Friendly Garden36 comments

Jean wrote 2 years ago: One of the great benefits I have reaped from garden blogging is learning how to move toward more ear … more →

Tags: Plants, sustainability, choosing plants, coreopsis, Rudbeckia, hardy geranium, solidago, Liatris, Native Plants

It's Good to Repeat Yourself: Design Lessons from My Mistakes32 comments

Jean wrote 3 years ago: Two of my “foundation plants,” siberian iris and tradescantia All gardeners — whether amateurs … more →

Tags: garden reflections, garden design, flower beds, Hemerocallis, Daylilies, Platycodon, Tradescantia, Geranium, hardy geranium


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