Monthly Archives: July 2014

Wordless Wednesday – Humor in the Garden

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread
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Sitting on the dock of the bay

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Saturday morning dawned, and it was beautiful. What to do to enjoy the gorgeous weather before two days of rain arrives? Why not head north about two and a half hours to Boothbay Harbor, Maine. This area was settled in the … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Summer Lovin

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Summer in New England is simple. We spend as much time at the beach and lakes as possible and enjoy our home grown fruits, vegetables and flowers. We’re having a great summer, and here’s hoping you are too. 🙂 For other interpretations of … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday – Pink

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread
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Visiting Bedrock Gardens

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Bedrock Gardens is located in the small neighboring town of Lee, New Hampshire. It is a 20-acre garden that includes wonderful landscape designs, large variety of plants, shrubs and trees, hardscape, stone walls, water features, and is punctuated with sculptures that capture your attention at every … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday – Day Lilies

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread
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Raised Bed Hoops DIY

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

A few years ago, we built our daughter a hoop house. She has made updates and put it to good use over the years for starting her heirloom vegetables early and enjoying her tomato crop later than the New England seasons … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Relic

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

In the mid 1800’s, western Kansas was home to Native American Indians, buffalo, and a few settlers living in dugouts. When the Kansas Pacific Railroad tracks went through, a group of Germans from Pennsylvania arrived and formed a community which … Continue reading →

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Almost Wordless Wednesday – Paris

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

  On a recent walk at the New Castle Commons and the Oceanside Cemetery, I saw this headstone. It brought a smile to my face thinking about the life that must have accompanied this sentiment. .

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Fruit and Vegetable Season

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

It’s berry season here in New England. My pulse is quickening just writing about it.  🙂 We grow raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, Concord grapes, and strawberries and cherries if we get lucky.  The blueberries  and the raspberries are starting to turn. … Continue reading →

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