Fairy House?

  • Post published:08/08/2012
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My friend Bruce Cannon welcomes all sorts of creatures into his garden, including a space for "the little dudes." For more Wordlessness this Wednesday click here.

Galinsoga parviflora – Weed of the Day

  • Post published:08/06/2012
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Galinsoga  parviflora is a major player in my garden this year. If only it were desirable, and not a weed.  Like all the other vigorous weeds shown here in my garden this year it seems to love the drought. I tried to get a clearer photo of my Weed of the Day, but you can get many images by clicking here. The flowers are very tiny with a golden center and five tiny white ray petal surrounding it. This…

CR Lawn and Fedco Seeds

  • Post published:08/04/2012
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We’ve all faced the spring task of combing through the seed catalogs trying to decide which squash, or tomato or whatever variety to buy. Will it be dark green Raven zucchini, the light green Magda or the striped Safari? We might be considering days to maturity, disease resistance and spininess of the plant. If we agonize over our few choices, can you imagine what a seed company has to take into consideration? Recently I spoke with CR Lawn,…

Summer Night – Moon and Clouds

  • Post published:08/03/2012
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The clouds always provide us with a show at the End of the Road. At night the clouds play with the moon. For more skies check out Skywatch Friday.

Most of the Garlic Harvest on Wordless Wednesday

  • Post published:08/01/2012
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The Garlic harvest is drying. We have already used some. I will be picking out the largest heads and cloves of garlic to use for seed planting in late October. For more Wordlessness on Wednesday click here.