I bought some new blueberry plants last month, see the previous posting. How's the blueberries doing now? Well, both Bluecrop and Northland are still small, but they are blooming...See what a different from last month...Bluecrop Blueberry (Vaccinium Corymbosum 'Bluecrop' Northland Blueberry (Vaccinium x 'Northland')
Field-of-dreams bluebonnets at Muleshoe Bend
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Bring on the blues! A glorious bumper crop of Texas bluebonnets is in full
bloom at Muleshoe Bend Recreation Area in Spicewood.… Read More
The post Field...
Golden Currant
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For several years, I've been slowly adding more and more native plants to
the garden. One of the most spectacular of spring-bloomers is the Red
Flowerin...
Happy Easter!
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[image: Crochet Spring floral wreath of a snowdrop, daffodils and forget me
nots]
I've had a lot of fun experimenting with various flowers and combining ...
Enlightened Leadership interview w/Kathryn
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Happy New Year to my faithful subscribers! May 2026 be one of your best
gardening years ever! The focus of this post is to share my recent
interview with F...
Pictures from Marcia Donahue's Garden
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These are some of my pictures from Marcia Donahue's Garden in Berkeley, CA.
Unique ceramic sculptures, salvage objects, gifted pieces of art, dense
plantin...
The blog is closing
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I shouldn’t have reopened my blog. I should have gone with my instincts and
just disappeared. There have been so many new visitors since I reopened but
ver...
Everything changes
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A few days ago, I was not able to get into the blog.I couldn't do anything
with it and I gave it up. Now, for nothing I have done, It is allowing me
to get...
A Citrus Bonsai
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I got the name of this plant wrong in my previous post and have updated the
label as *Feroniella lucida*. I thought it's a *Zanthoxylum fagara.* But
after ...
It's Raining Perros y Gatos!
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So I am in Puerto Rico these days and soon to return to the States nex
week, but it has been raining everyday. These rains have kept me settled in
Maunabo ...
Will I see you at the Galanthus Gala?
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I'm going to the Galanthus Gala to see my virtual gardening friends in real
life! Galanthus is the botanical name for snowdrops. And a gala is . . .
well, ...
Brand spanking new!
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Thanks for your support of this blog over the years…
We’ve moved to a brand spanking new website….
Join us at http://sustainablegarden.co.uk
for blog and ...
My Garden Today
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It’s nearing the end of March and I have visions of a warm sunny spring
with flowers and planting chores to do very soon. We have had dreary wet
weather ...
Plastic in my Front Garden
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We are drowning the earth in plastic. It started out as a boon to
humankind, but now it is polluting our oceans and land. The micro plastic
bis enter our f...
Care of Young Nursery Plants
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Most of your young seedlings have been cultivated in semi-shade their
entire lives. Best to plant them on an overcast day or in the early
evening. Watch ou...
High Summer
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It is high summer in the garden right now. July is the dry month in RI and
the sprinklers are going, the sun is shining and it is a hot 80F at 8:00
AM. Gar...
Pre-Order My Newest Book!
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I’m pleased to announce that my 6th book, Grow Curious: A Journal to
Cultivate Wonder in Your Garden, is now available for pre-order and will be
published ...
Trollt Euch! und Link zum aktuellen Blog
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*Freya-Tag, 21. Mai 2021*
*Tagebuch – Gedanken*
*"Normale Aufruf-Zahlen" meiner Posts HIER zwischen zehn und fünfzig, sind
mir gut geläufig. Steigt das...
Prize Truffle
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Saturday evenings annual gala dinner, organised by the Les Eyzies hunt,
inevitably offers rich pickings when it comes to the end of evening
(actually ea...
Bulbs in Crates
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With a break from our chilly February temps this past weekend, I made it my
mission to finish planting the last stash of bulbs, which have been
taunting ...
A classic conservatory
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Pittsburgh's Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is a seamless,
almost flawless operation. Everything that one would expect to see at this
time ...
Dutch garden and landscape travels
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Well here we are. Another slightly lonely night in the camper van. I'm
trundling around The Netherlands researching a possible book on
contemporary Dutc...
Terrain at Styers
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On ne présente plus la jardinerie Terrain dont le concept m'a toujours
enchantée : un mix parfait entre jardinerie et salle de réception.
I don't...
Alle desse dagar...
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November kom og gjekk.
Dagane er korte i november, ein må ta vare på dei solstrålene ein får.
Låg vintersol inn i stova.
Inne blømer novemberkakt...
Solo Travelling in Iceland
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The Northern Lights/ Aurora Boreallis were on my bucket list for a while
and I decided this was my year to tick them off, especially since Icelander
Iceland...
April 2018 Garden Scrapbook
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April 2018 Garden Scrapbook
April Fool! Here’s what is left of that viola bowl.
The is the first time two blooms were open at the same time on these pa...
TALL BEARDED IRIS IRWELL JAZZ TIME
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More of 'The Late Show'
I have 4-5 plants of Irwell Jazz Time and they have bloomed non stop for
the last 4 weeks, and I must of taken 30 or 40 photos o...
They Say It's Winter
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I'm certain all my Florida gardening friends remember that awful winter of
2010 when we experienced an out-of-the-ordinary winter. If you don't
remember, ...
KISS MY PEANUT BUTTER TITTIES
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Don’t forget the milk with them titties Give it up for KISS MY PEANUT
BUTTER TITTIES. They are stupidly simple to make, show imagination and a
touch of hu...
Daffodil 'February Gold'
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Such a hopeful name. Any flower that is willing to bloom in February gets
my vote. Unfortunately, in all of our years in the hollow, I don't think
this p...
New Book of Short Stories from Mort Mather
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*A Stone's Throw, Orvie's Stories* Back in the earliest days of the
internet, Mort Mather looked around for someone to help him publish his
work in this ...
Cara menghilangkan komedo
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*Cara menghilangkan komedo* adalah cara untuk merawat kulit secara alami
agar bisa bersih dan mulus. Khususnya kulit wajah. Banyak cara untuk
perawatan kul...
Harvest Monday, 24 August 2015
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Though my peaches have all been picked, fruit still takes the starring role
this week. My first melons were picked. Usually I get an intense two weeks
of...
Upcoming Event, Jeff Peterson in Makawao
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Makawao is in for a treat!
The talented Jeff Peterson, recognized as one of Hawaii's most versatile
musicians, will gift our Makawao community with an info...
Making Mountains Out Of Moles
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So...your lawn is looking amazing. The grass has just been manicured...it
looks like an immaculate green carpet out there. You couldn't be more proud
of t...
Vitt
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*Stora vita flingor seglar långsamt ner*
*tröstar, lindrar med sitt mjuka täcke*
*Förnimmer ett lugn som stannar kvar*
*minns dagar som en gång var*
...
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Meanwhile, Back at the Compost Pile
This blog is currently on HIATUS. Posts, links and comments are not being
updated. But you can check out the older pos...
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Handcrafted ceramic yarn knitting bowl for holding your yarn while you
knit. I made this on my pottery wheel and then decorated it with a
beautiful medalli...
Leaning Tower of Potatoes
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Okay, so when most people say (write, text, etc.) “potato tower,” they’re
referring to some variation on that time-honored tower-of-tires method, in
which ...
Are Ants on a Peony Bush Bad?
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[image: pink peony flower]
Poor ants. They get such a bum rap every spring!
May is the month for gardeners in many temperature zones to enjoy peonies.
...
the Plant: a quiet genius
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New evidence that may show that plants can think and make decisions based
on future risk. Something we plant people have subconsciously known
innately :) ...
Database for Practical plants
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The Open Wiki-base for Practical Plants Practical Plants is a collaboratively
edited encyclopedia and database of information on plants cu...
Sure, winters are tough...
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but you can always go outside and pick some fresh bananas (if you live in
the tropics--or, in my case, the quasi-tropics).
Sping is here, but so to are the winds
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Cayenne Pepper and Tagastaste seedlings
Comfrey sprouting up
Snow peas needing to be tied up again, kale and cellary
Tomato bed
Fig "Sticks"
Supposed ...
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Discover the Music of the (Garden) Spheres
Remodeling, decorating, and more ∨
Consider a versatile murphy bed when looking for a guest bed frame, find
the...
For future reference, see Awkward Hill
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I moved from Wandsworth, in south-west London, in November 2012, and I now
live in the Cotswolds. You can read about my garden there at
Tales from Awkward H...
Fertilizer Friday 4.26.13
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Happy Friday! I am joining Tootsie today for Fertilizer Friday. I will kick
things off with a splash of color..... I'm not sure what this is to be
honest w...
In Loving Memory...
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This garden would never ever have been possible without Jamey... This blog
will forever stay posted in honor of him.
In Loving Memory
James Preston Lawson...
It takes two to tango!
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You know that life is chugging back to its wonderful old leisurely pace
when things start happening the way they used to happen. Finally I have
been abl...
sculpture in the garden
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We're very happy to have this piece gracing our front mound-- a sculpture
on loan from Graton neighbor & friend, Cricket Seagull.
Small-Scale Agriculture in Russia
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“According to official statistics, in 1999 more than 35 million families
(105 million people, or *71% of country’s population*) owned a dacha or a
subsidia...
Fat-Tuesday / Fettisdagen = Semla
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This post Fat-Tuesday was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius-Lindhe in
the blog Tyras Trädgård/ Tyra's Garden Finally it is here! The day I'm been
long...
Ruby Gold tomato sorbet: Sweet!
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by June The garden gives us not only food, but such pleasure. Until I
started gardening myself, I never realized how very hard it is to grow
food. Enthrall...
Quick tip on raising bed : Do-It-Yourself !
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Beautiful raising beds are available for sell in a huge number of places.
They come quite handy for those in a hurry; but they are very costly too !
Versa...
Hand In Hand With Mother Nature
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*A Corner Of The Barn *
Every moment spent in the company of my family is precious. For though I
write, once a month, about what is happening in my garden...
The War on Terra
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Ah, what a great headline what with the news about Osama bin Laden – wish I
could take credit for it! I must pass the credit on to the clever folks at
Kabl...
April Heatwave
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We're never satisfied really. A month ago I was moaning about how cold it
had been. Although average minimum temperatures are around 6°C in March,
they'd...
Pat’s Blooming Opuntia & More!
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First of all, I would like to thank Pat from Canada for sharing with us
photos of her blooming opuntia and some of her other plants. The colors of
the op...
Gemini to Taurus
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Making the rounds today is a story that says the signs of the zodiac are
incorrect and there has been a shift. What? How can they do this?
Suddenly, I ...
Adieu...yesterday...
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Sunset;
The time has come to put this blog to rest. 258 posts since I started
"aeons" ago.
*Thank you to all who have visited over the years and left me ...
Ready for Summer?
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I know it has been so long, so I figured an update was way overdue! I've
missed it, sorry!!! ...Life has been so full and busy with the moving, I'm
not re...
Daring Cooks Challenge – Stacked Enchiladas
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*Our hosts this month, Barbara of **Barbara Bakes** and Bunnee of *
*Anna+Food** have chosen a delicious Stacked Green Chile & Grilled Chicken
Enchilada rec...
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*This rock garden is excellent for a veranda, balcony or indoor. *
The plants are in pots hidden by the stones. To reduce the weight on a
balcony - place ...
Yellow thru the Year
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Greetings from the Sonoran Desert!
For Cactus Monday, Mellow Yellow Monday and Mosaic Monday.
Here are yellow things found at Sabino Canyon through the yea...
How to sow grass seeds, part I: preparing the soil
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Last weekend, for the first time ever, I had the pleasure working in my
yard, doing the back-breaking, thigh-throbbing, never-ending work of
preparing the ...
Hi-Yo, Silver, away!
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Slowly, but surely, Miss Maddie the alpine westie is gaining back her
strength and stamina on these brief walks that we take around the
mountainside. The...
You're going to have tons of berries! Nothing better than fresh picked ones from your own garden either.
ReplyDeleteWOW, blueberry!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to see it too. :)
Thanks for adding me on your blogrool.
Hello! Good job on your blueberries. I hope that they will bear fruit soon.
ReplyDeleteHello! Good job on your blueberries! Hope that they will bear fruit soon.
ReplyDeleteHope you will show photos when they start fruiting ..... cheers! ~ bangchik
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog. Sure, I will post a follow up photos when it is fruiting.
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