I love this flower, hydrangea. They are always in bloom at the nursery. When bought and brought back to our houses, is another story. I have heard so many complains from my gardening friends that they are not able to bring back those beautiful blooms and many just do not bloom at all. I think this plant likes temperate weather and not like the tropics (hot!). Nonetheless, tqvm for this post. It is good info for me. I am still keeping track of this plant. Have a great weekend and happy gardening! Btw, do you like dim sum?
thegallopinggardener and mind mgmt -Thanks for visiting my blog. Most of the colorful hydrangeas need lots of water, if will live under the shade if you plant it in the tropics.
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Eg har funne fram ein gammal stol eg hugsar frå barndommen min.
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Bread - in the bread machine
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I sometimes get emails from people who have started making their own bread
at home but they feel ashamed of using a bread machine. A few people I met
on th...
Blooms & Butterflies
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Today I wanted to share some pictures from the Blooms & Butterflies event
now going on at Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus, Ohio.
[image: FPC_A...
Harvest Monday - March 12, 2012
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I'm off drinking tropical drinks in another country this Monday so no
harvests today. I thought I'd show you what I put on my windowsill before I
left fo...
Star Magnolias are Simply Heavenly
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Have you ever seen a star magnolis (Magnolia stellata) in bloom? It is
certainly a heavenly sight to see. Clarksville is very fortunate to have a
huge star...
How Advertising Works in Chippenham #31
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1. Operate your typical edge of town supermarket kinda store
2. Decide something quite different is needed
3. Tell your customers something's h...
Kona Snow = Coffee Blossoms
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Aloha,
*I just returned from a sweet little vacation on the Big Island for my
birthday. It was wonderful in every way. The weather was mostly sunny whi...
Selection Sunday, Our thoughts turn to gardening
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I bought and planted violas.
It's Selection Sunday, when college basketball teams find out if they've been chosen to play in the NCAA tournament, and our th...
Pruning hydrangeas
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I get a lot of questions about pruning hydrangeas. It can be a confusing
topic because some hydrangeas are pruned differently from others. The
process was...
To Anonymous
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To the "anonymous" person/persons that would like to voice their opinions, there is no need to post an anonymous comment. Please feel free to contact me at a...
What Looks Good Now-Early March 2012
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When I am lazy, or busy or empty of clever words and ideas for the blog,
there is the category of *What looks good now* to fall back upon. Above:
Narcissus...
Garden Tool Shed Organization Help Needed
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Desperate Gardener Seeks Help Whipping Shed Into Shape When we moved here
late last fall, we pretty much threw all the garden tools and equipment in
the sh...
the tree nursery takes shape
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Wow!
Some days, all those preceding aching hours and days of slogging away seem
to suddenly achieve results. Today was such a day. A transformation took ...
A Guide to Species Irises
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THE WAITING IS OVER
A Guide to Species Irises
Their Identification and Cultivation
Edited by The Species Group of the British Iris Society, Christab...
froggy, froggy
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-Gjett om *noen* gleder seg til sommeren da !!!
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Hopper inn i ny, frisk mars uke ;)* Splæsssj !* Og husk; vann er sunt ;)
*Takk for support og søt...
Matron blows a fuse!
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No I haven't lost my temper, but last Thursday night there was a flash bang
at Matron's residence and as a consequence I have no power sockets! No TV,
comp...
Getting Your Soil Professionally Tested
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A friend emailed me last night with comments about yesterday's blog post,
and I wanted to add a few thoughts. First of all, I didn't want to leave
folks w...
Best-smelling tree in Texas: Sophora secundiflora
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In my 18 years in Austin, I cannot remember the Texas mountain laurels
blooming as beautifully as they are doing this spring. Look—even as a
parking-lot tr...
Pretty picture: Baptistonia echinata
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If everything went according to plan yesterday,1 I now have about a million orchid photos to sort / crop / color-tweak, a task which could probably occupy me...
First crop of 2012
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The Telegraph advises us to cut off early shoots of chives to make them
bushier. Although some people hang them up to ward off evil spirits, mine
will end...
week 10 run recap - Chestnut Lodge
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This week was a bit of a crappy running week - about 3 miles on Wednesday
but my usual 6.2 miles on Saturday. I'm plateauing on the pace.
Above: This i...
tomatoes stuffed with israeli couscous pilaf
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Kumatoes are known for their dark flesh and big flavor. Stuffed with
couscous? Even better. During winter here in the Northeast, it's impossible
to find a...
Slug-eaten strawberries and insanity
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I ordered some strawberries today. This is a big deal. One of my growing
mantras has always been: “No soft fruit.” Why? Because it’s a pain in the
arse. Al...
The House on Heart rock Hill Gardens
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Spent a week with our friends E&J in Sayulita Mexico a couple weeks back. *
They've* named the home Casa Regalo (gift house). *I* call it the Hill
House be...
Robbo Show - Day 2
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*The theme for today is "Every Child - A Winner".*
*The start of a Kiddies Race - a potato relay event
But like all good events at the Robbo Show,
Rules c...
Golden Clove Currant Is Absolutely Scentsational!
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*scentsational bloom and good looking foliage*
*Today is the day to visit my garden! Ribes odoratum is in bloom and the
clove scent is wafting about the ga...
A Way To Grow: A New Partnership
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You may know fellow garden addict, writer, and general all-around badass
Margaret Roach through her well-loved books, via the pages of Martha
Stewart Livin...
Spring
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These are a couple of my Lenten Hellebores. I bought one a year (in flower) for the first three years we lived in this house, going always for the darker one...
Singing from the same hymn sheet
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As many of you will know, I've spent much of this week singing in various
performances and rehearsals. I enjoy singing in a choir - I find it very
therape...
A Tile Tale: I'm Not Grout-chy!
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On Monday, while driving to our new-old home, I was listening to a radio
program about negativity in social media. Some communications professor was
toutin...
Blooming Friday - My Jewel
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Välkommen till Blommig fredag som idag har temat 'Min juvel'. Ni har säkert
- liksom jag - mängder med juveler i era trädgårdar, i era hem eller i er
närhe...
Healing Journey with Luna the Cat
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Luna Today is the 14th birthday of my Maine Coon cat, Luna, and it would be
all smiles and glory if we had not been on a very intense healing journey
for t...
Colours of the Month
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The best thing that has happened in my garden recently is when the
Neoregelia that I planted a year ago is now flowering :-D
First, the centre turned pinki...
Orlando Flowers Part 2
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Even in what is late winter, Orlando, Florida, was filled with flowers and
colorful plants. While we were there, a cool front came through, but that
didn’t...
Spring Veggies
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Kim harvested these this week from our cold frame.
I know we have a lot to learn about raising veggies, but he's doing
something right.
Den mest inspirerende tiden på året !
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Våren...
Alle de deilige vårfargene!!!
Det er vanskelig å ikke la seg inspirere av VÅREN.
Jeg er for tiden hekta på tulipaner.
Tulipaner i deilige, friske...
Planning Ahead
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These photos were taken with my phone...why? I forgot the camera yet again!
The early potatoes chitting in the cold greenhouse, they have a fleece
covering...
The spirit of dragonflies
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Time moves on, whether we want it to or not, and while I'm still deeply
immersed in grieving, it's important that I continue to write, continue to
encou...
Chocolate Mint
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This spot in the garden is the lovely (ahem) septic tank access area in
SJC. Two years ago it had to be torn up and many plants (including palm
trees) mo...
Building My Garden :: A Steady Pursuit
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I don't think I can stress enough how vital it is for DIY gardeners to enlist all the patience one can muster when it comes to building our own gardens. It i...
Greenhouse clean-up
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Now is the time to give your Greenhouse a big spring clean. Wash all the
glass down with some warm soapy water. Clean glass lets in the maximum
amount of...
Amaranth - a Gem in My Potager
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This post "Amaranth - a gem in my potager" was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius Lindhe in th blog Tyra's Garden
Amaranthus cruentus 'Hopi Red Dye'...
February 2012 – End of the Month View
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February is the time of year when I am quite likely to do something
thoughtless to the garden! It is the time of year when I see a space and
plan to fill...
Wickets in June
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The view of a bridge can evoke many different responses depending on the style, setting and size of that bridge. The bridge at Wickets leads one into green p...
A Touch of Glass
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For a long time, I was kind of a purist when it came to gardening: I felt
that gardens should be about plants, not “stuff.” In many respects, that
was just...
skippy in the snow
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We got a couple inches of snow today. (Wow, finally!) Here's Skippy -
enjoying the white stuff at our community gardens.
It's that time again!
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If you're a garden nut, like me, you know I am referring to that very first
garden tour of the year! And with the warm winter we've had in New Jersey,
I wa...
Pictorial Meadows
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I often look back from the pergola towards the steps up to the carpark and
imagine the area as a carpet of flowers. Very meadowy, good bio-diverse
creden...
Harvest Monday - February 27, 2012
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It's nearly the end of the month so it seems like a good time to catch up
on my Harvest Monday posts. These photos will look familiar if you've
stopped by...
What's Up...
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While the outside world is still covered in snow and ice, inside our
little greenhouse celery and onions are beginning to germinate...and oh so
slowly do ...
Pacific Orchid Expo
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The Pacific Orchid Expo hit San Francisco this past weekend.
Lots of beautiful orchids .
The San Francisco Bromeliad Society was invited to install a display...
Plan your garden with Sprout Robot
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I came across Sprout Robot in the past week, you simply create an account
and provide your zip code and it will give you a complete calendar of
planting da...
Podophyllum peltatum
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I remember when I was little, my mother dug up a clump of Mayapples one
spring and planted them in the back yard. It was the beginning of a little
woodlan...
Raising Organic Family Farms: The Farm Favorite
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Our friends and local organic farmers Dave and Sonia of Nectar Hills Farm
could use your vote at the Raising Organic Family Farms "The Farm Favorite"
cont...
12 most inspiring fruit trees espaliers
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While changing your lanscape into edible garden think about formed fruit trees that are hand formed and shaped to fit even small gardens.
Have a look
at th...
The Hunting of the Salad
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Getting my salad together for February was quite an ordeal after that prolonged spell of heavy frost. Gone were most of the plants that so amply provided me ...
Horticultural Therapy
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I've always found gardening to be therapeutic. Click on the photo or the
link below to read a great an article that discusses just that.
Can gardening...
My instant headache
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Pride of Dominica (sabinea carinalis)
I was visiting a nursery earlier this week and discovered this amazing
shrub and I had an instant headache! I...
A museum in one's life
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January was stocktaking the collections time.
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opened in 1977, partly to rescue from...
The Golden Age of Plants and Technology
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gardening. Just think about it. With inexpensive flight, we now have access
to plant...
Hey Shibaguyz! – The Tomato List (Part 1)
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and hearts are turning to the time of tomatoes. Jumping the gun a bit?
Not if yo...
Jason & Bee Bee
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This will be a looooong post!
Sunshine & rain. My most exciting wedding shoot yet! So glad to have
Nicholas Leong shooting alongside me =)
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Garden Bloggers Bloom Day February 2012
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This post was written by Annie in Austin for her Transplantable Rose Blog.
February 2011 kept us below freezing for 3 straight days, killing some
plants a...
Balcony Garden Questions
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I've been contemplating what to post about lately, given my last few posts
have mostly been musings and pictures (delicious pictures in some cases.) I
ques...
Podcast #21- Seeds for the Season
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Hover mouse over photograph for name and photo credit. Many more
photos below! Overview Four guests, representatives and owners of one
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It's Been a While...My Blog Revisited
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Here I am, well over two years since my last blog post, wanting to have
another go at it. I totally enjoyed my brief stint at blogging, but just
stopped c...
MY TASTY VALENTINE COOKING CLASS: NYC February 12
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Attention New Yorkers, COOK TO BANG IS s partnering up with NYC cooking
school MOPAC: Meet Other People And Cook to teach culinary seduction
classes just i...
Drip, drip, drip
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anything like this weather before. February around here means knee-deep in
snow...
Utopia - Wislawa Szymborska R.I.P. ( Poems )
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....Solid ground beneath your feet.
The only roads are those that offer access.
Bushes bend beneath the weight of proofs.
The Tree of Valid Supposition grow...
finding Happiness in the garden
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I had no idea my garden was so trendy! The colour of the year is blooming
itself silly in my garden.
Oh yes, feast your eyes on the most cheerful, vivaciou...
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For anyone interested in Wild Grasses, I can highly recommend these courses:
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END OF YEAR REPORT!
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things not least my involvement in advocacy of Lyme Disease not just
through m...
Just About Ready!
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There's a special Christmas song we sing at our church each year that makes
me nosta...
Surfing Seeds
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For a long time things had been sedate and the tits and bits which went on
in the garden were not enough to stimulate me to write about them.
Thankfully, t...
No bulb left behind
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There are 920 in the house and 150 on the way. It’s kind of crazy, but many will not be going on the ground—they’ll be in big pots to be set out in spring an...
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Last weekend I finally got around to spending a voucher I got for Virginia
Nursery Last year for my birthday. So loaded up with 20kg of Blood'n'Bone,
some ...
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...
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What Can You Put In a Compost Bin
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thinking that you have never built before, wondering how you go about your
ಯೋಗ್ಯವ...
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*B**efore-and-After photos* in our aloe and succulent water
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Hand In Hand With Mother Nature
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*A Corner Of The Barn *
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Every moment spent in the company of my family is precious. For though I
write, once a month, about what is happening in my gar...
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
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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...
Baby Hummingbird Rescued
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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
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Artichoke Lei
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snow ...
Still Kickin
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especially the weeds - And we are harvesting and scrumping and foraging and
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Gemini to Taurus
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incorrect and there has been a shift. What? How can they do this?
Suddenly, I ...
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Clematis paniculata
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I have a fond spot in my heart for Clematis paniculata, or sweet autumn
clematis, since it was one of the very first plants I learned in my
ornamental pla...
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Sunset;
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*Thank you to all who have visited over the years and left me ...
Ready for Summer?
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not re...
Daring Cooks Challenge – Stacked Enchiladas
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*Our hosts this month, Barbara of **Barbara Bakes** and Bunnee of **
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Greetings from the Sonoran Desert!
For Cactus Monday, Mellow Yellow Monday and Mosaic Monday.
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How to sow grass seeds, part I: preparing the soil
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preparing the ...
A plant worthy of the Wizard of OZ
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I heard of the ‘black boy’ for the first time when I came to live in the
UK. I worked in a garden centre in London. One day two of the other
employees c...
Egypt Sunflower
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After around two months from sowing the seeds, my sunflower plants started
to flower:
The photos above are of a sunfowr plant I had planted in a 40 cm (15"...
I love this flower, hydrangea. They are always in bloom at the nursery. When bought and brought back to our houses, is another story. I have heard so many complains from my gardening friends that they are not able to bring back those beautiful blooms and many just do not bloom at all. I think this plant likes temperate weather and not like the tropics (hot!). Nonetheless, tqvm for this post. It is good info for me. I am still keeping track of this plant. Have a great weekend and happy gardening! Btw, do you like dim sum?
ReplyDeletewow, my hydrangeas are already starting to die down for the coming autumn and winter xD
ReplyDeleteSteph - Yes, it taste great.
ReplyDeleteBarry - You must be in cool region, my hydrangeas are still green. I think it will last until November.
Can't believe these are still green - they look wonderful!
ReplyDeleteCan't believe these are still green - they look wonderful!
ReplyDeletehydrangea looks superbly green, sad to hear that it could not live in the tropics.
ReplyDeletethegallopinggardener and mind mgmt -Thanks for visiting my blog. Most of the colorful hydrangeas need lots of water, if will live under the shade if you plant it in the tropics.
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