Tag: gardens
group name: showandtell
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April 30, 2008 11:37 AM EDT --
We go through this every year. Our temperature right now outside is only 41 degrees. I do not plant my vegetable or annual flowers until Memorial weekend. That has always been a . . . more
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February 13, 2008 09:09 AM EST --
I took my boyfriend to Busch Gardens on Sunday for his birthday. (He turned the big 30!) We ended up by the Florida Resident Season pass because it was the same exact price as the one day admission. . . . more
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August 13, 2008 03:46 PM EDT --
From early August until mid September, we get this treat:
The hibiscus garden in the center of our yard comes alive. The red hibiscus eloped with me from my old house. The others, . . . more
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June 10, 2008 09:12 AM EDT --
Gotta show off what's blooming in my gardens! Spring was slow to arrive here in my area but now that June is here, my gardens are slowly coming to life. Between the rains and the high . . . more
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January 29, 2008 09:09 AM EST --
Saturday was an absolutly gorgeous day in my neck of the woods. I had planned to spend the entire day working on the bathroom remodel, but my mom called me around noon. She said that it was far too nice . . . more
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February 24, 2008 11:09 PM EST --
Today I took another trip to my favorite Botanical Gardens, Selby. I took my mom and my son. They were having their third annual asian cultural festival.
They had a beautiful bonsai display. Everything . . . more
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May 04, 2008 01:32 PM EDT --
I love this time of year here in Pennsylvania. The air smells so sweet with the trees and the lilac bushes blooming. Even the smell of wild onions brings pleasure to me.
We always plant . . . more
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September 14, 2008 09:57 AM EDT --
I promised a few people to do before and after pictures of some of my flowers. In an effort to clean up my desktop, I figured it was time to get rid of some of this stuff. Here we go!
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May 13, 2008 02:20 PM EDT --
It seems like the first real burst of flowers in my yard to bloom in the spring are all purple. And a few of them smell so wonderful. They are lilacs, irises, primrose, moneytree, violas . . . more
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May 27, 2008 12:05 AM EDT --
The garden is coming along despite my inability to do much with it so far this year. Here is the view out my bedroom window.
The Dwarf Korean lilac is almost in bloom as . . . more
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June 07, 2008 07:33 AM EDT --
Just showing off a little early garden action
Last year, we moved a bunch of irises that we had just planted. I wasn't really expecting much action out of them this year, so I was pleased . . . more
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June 08, 2008 08:08 AM EDT --
The lavender has been here forever. We're not quite sure what killed it. It's just gone.
We wanted to plant a perennial here, but we can't dig very deep as some old electrical . . . more
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June 27, 2008 04:46 PM EDT --
They changed without warning or added ingredients.
For years, the hollyhocks were burgundy. Some still are.
Strangely enough, this year they've enlisted the help of alien . . . more
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July 22, 2008 09:12 PM EDT --
At this time of the year, I get obsessed with my gardens. I've planted, mulched, weeded, fed and nurtured until I've completely worn myself out. The results are in. I can stop . . . more
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August 11, 2008 06:34 PM EDT --
I'd like to say I knew what I was doing when I took these, but I can't. I just took them, looked at my results and went, "Wow!" In retrospect, I wish I'd have had the . . . more
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September 19, 2008 08:30 AM EDT --
For alliteration fans everywhere, I present to you... my title!
This is where the culprits started. Thirteen window boxes, each with a vinca of their own, planted anew on an annual basis. . . . more
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August 01, 2008 10:51 PM EDT --
Me again with my twilight garden shots. A lot has changed since last time. My garden really comes alive from July through October.
I want to take the opportunity to share that I use no chemicals . . . more
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June 16, 2007 11:20 PM EDT --
Originally created in 1936 as “a nice garden of roses” where Milton S. Hershey, his wife, and the workers in his town could enjoy their time with friends and family, The Hershey Gardens has . . . more
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June 12, 2007 11:06 PM EDT --
FLOWERS, MOSQUITOES, AND LIZARDS
I have always heard of the therapeutic effects of gardening. My mother, for one, also preaches as to how it will make me feel better if I will go outside and . . . more
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April 04, 2008 10:28 PM EDT --
Here are a bunch of different orchid photos that I took at Selby. I can't believe how many different varieties there are. Everytime I visit the park, the green house has different orchids blooming. . . . more
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