Garden

Jenny wrote an interesting post today on
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I dedicate this entry to my Papa who’s Birthday it is today.
RAIN BARRELS!!!

When I was growing up in Miami my Nana and Papa always had rain barrels, buckets and other rain catching devices outside of their house. They were there to water plants and anything else you may have needed rainwater for. I always thought the water from the sky was purer, realer than from a hose or sink. That rain contained magic that eluded processed water. That’s why my Papa collected water from the sky, while neighbors used their sprinklers. My Papa, he has always been close to the earth and a bit magical.
I was thinking last night, after a day of driving in the rain, I have a million plants I need to water a week, I also have a fire escape, and rain, so what am I waiting for. I can save natural resources by […]

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Judy wrote an interesting post today on
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In the winter - I think as a gardener I am prone to moments of utter madness. A case in point was at the start of this year when I was ordering my sweet pea seeds - a leaflet appeared with the words - buy 4 packets get 1 packet free - and I succumbed. (Sigh)
Last year I had two very successful tepees of sweet peas in the veg garden. They bloomed for months - and I was able to fill my own vases and the vases of several friends. It was such a joy, a meditation to go and pick the sweet peas first thing every morning.
Of course this bliss-full memory meant I ordered far more than I realistically need - however I do have friends who will be happy to take some plants off my hands.

So now I am planting seeds for this […]

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artistsgarden wrote an interesting post today on
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The daffodils are out now after the wonderful sunshine that we have had the past few days.
I think these are probably Narcissus “tete a tete” although they were here in the garden when we arrived 18 months ago.
I have to confess to not liking daffodils very much - well, I like to see them in other peoples gardens - but not to keen on them in my own, because I always forget where they are and end up putting a fork through them.
The secret is to plant a mass of bulbs somewhere where they can be left to their own devices. In this garden - they seem to be popping up in the flowerbeds and no two are the same variety, so the effect is somewhat spotty.

These miniature ones that are growing beneath the camellia are quite sweet

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artistsgarden wrote an interesting post today on
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Complete Gardens CD-ROM Ltd has an image library of over 10,500 garden plant photographs.
Original 35mm transparencies and jpg format.
Photographs by Emmy Award winning wildlife Cameraman / Photographer Neil Bromhall.

Plant & flower images to help plant identification
  The images were photographed for the Complete Gardens interactive plant advice database CD-ROM, covering the plant care, pruning advice, propagation and gardening tips for 3,500 UK garden plants accompanied with over 9,000 high quality photographs.
   
                       
The garden software finds the right plants to suit any garden condition and seasonal need. Provides gardening ideas when planning and designing a garden to suit every style from container garden ideas, cottage garden plants, English garden style, flower garden, herb gardening, plants for shady areas, drought tolerant plants, plants to attract butterflies, rabbit proof plants, shrubs, trees, growing fruit and vegetables, garden styles, spring garden plants, summer garden plants, autumn garden plants, winter garden plants.

Images are available subject […]

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completegarden wrote an interesting post today on
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While out walking I saw these snowdrops - which reminded me about the small clump in my garden.
But when I went to look for them ….

…. A mole had been there first!
Still haven’t quite sorted the sizes of the image files. I didn’t mean for them to be quite so big!

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