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Nor’easter
A Nor’easter blew in, and it brought me a shed. 🙂 We have been talking about getting a small garden shed for a couple of years, and found this 8′ x 8′ one made by a young man in Casco, … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, New England
Tagged Bulbs, Cannas, Crocosmia Lucifer, Dahlias, Flowers, Gardening, New England, Seedlings, She Shed, Shed, Spring, Tomatoes, Tools
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Lessons learned
If you’re not a gardener, this post will most likely bore you to tears so you have my blessing to skip it and move on. 🙂 Garden bloggers post about nice things, pretty things. But, there is the other side … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged Blight, Daylilies, Gardening, Gardens, Mulch, Perennials, Tomatoes, Weeding
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Home on the range
All I did was glance out the bathroom window while brushing my teeth, and who did I see enjoying a snack in the back yard – a groundhog. Now I’ve got a groundhog? Is Mother Nature kidding me? There isn’t a … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged Annabelle Hydrangeas, Daylilies, Gardening, Groundhog, John Wayne, Mexican sunflower, Monarch Butterfly, Strawberries, The Duke, Tomatoes, Woodchuck
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Gardening in the heat
We have just closed out a week of high temps and humidity resulting in ‘feels’ like >100 degrees Fahrenheit. The amount of gardening done here was minimal, which translated means the only time I ventured outside was to water or … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged Blueberries, Day lilies, Gardening, Gardening woes, McKenzie's Farm, Perennials, Raspberries, Tomatoes
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Sentence enhancers
or swear words? I think it all depends upon your week. 🙂 This past week, I used several colorful words to emphasize how life was going. I won’t bore you with all the details, but I definitely said a couple … Continue reading
Floral Monday
Tis the season of the Iris, and I love every minute of it. It doesn’t last long so I make sure I go out to check on them every day because I don’t want to miss one beautiful bloom. Are … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged Acorns, Gardening, Haxnicks, Irises, New Hampshire, Organic gardening, Perennials, Photography, Tomatoes, Twist up tomato cloche
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How was your weekend?
We had a nice quiet weekend staying off the interstates and away from the 600,000+ visitors. There were blue skies, lunch at the water on Saturday, and some good craft beer and home-made ice cream on Sunday. We still have … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, New England
Tagged Charles Schultz, Craft beer, Gardening, Ice cream, Ireland, New England, New Hampshire, Redhook Brewery, Tomatoes, Woodstock
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Indoor Outdoor
This has been an interesting summer with the extreme heat, high humidity and never-ending drought. It has meant that gardening chores have to be done in the early morning hours and after about three hours I am drained, need a shower, … Continue reading
My world
Last week I attended a MG plant propagation class at UNH. We covered the various ways to divide perennials, take cuttings, and how to overwinter plants. The most interesting take aways for me were a couple of simple ones. When you pot … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, New England
Tagged Blackberries, Gardening, New England, New Hampshire, Organic gardening, Photography, Plant propagation, Tomatoes
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