2003 July

The Willow Tree Comes Down

by Rundy July 25, 2003 – Posted in: Garden chores

This year seems to be a year for storms--from January snow storms that take down huge swaths of pine trees to summer thunderstorms which also take down trees. On the fourth of July there was a violent rainstorm that took out the power in our area for four hours. We weren't at home then, but [...]

Weeding: 90% of Gardening

by Talitha Purdy July 17, 2003 – Posted in: Garden chores, Plant info, What's up/blooming

Last Saturday, I was pleasantly surprised to find Teman up in the garden, weeding. Volunteer help is always appreciated (though I don't know how big the hints are allowed to get before you can't call it "volunteer" work anymore. For the sake of my good name, let's just call it volunteer). Then I was unpleasantly [...]

The Ladies

by Kathy Purdy July 17, 2003 – Posted in: Peonies, Plant info

I'd like you to meet three special friends of mine: Aimee Bev Rozella I purchased 'Aimee' (actually 'Aimee's Pink') from Brent and Becky's Bulbs in autumn of 2000. It has taken her a while to build up strength, though I suspect if last year hadn't been so bad for spring flowers (with temps in the [...]

More Garden Passion

by Rundy July 12, 2003 – Posted in: Pests, Plagues, and Varmints

--I planted the second half of my corn. I'm not feeling so distraught over the issue of whether the second half of my planting comes up. --A greater calamity has befallen me. I was so brilliant as to mention earlier that I would go ballistic if a deer chomped down on my precious baby apple [...]

Look, Ma, I’m in print: brief Garden Design mention

by Kathy Purdy July 10, 2003 – Posted in: About this site

I can't believe I haven't posted for two weeks. It's the catch-22 of the blogging gardener: to garden, or to write about gardening. Though I can't say I've done all that much gardening, either. Two birthdays, two family reunions, and a sick and cranky toddler were some of the distracting influences. Anyway, I just wanted [...]

Winners and Losers

by Rosemarie Hanson July 9, 2003 – Posted in: What's up/blooming

I have to say I have derived great satisfaction from my Anchusa "Dropmore" aka Italian alkanet. It is still blooming and is such a vibrant blue. I started it from seeds I purchased from Select seeds. Also, the Fenbow Nutmeg Clove just bloomed - fabulous color, wonderful scent. Some of my delphiniums did flop over, [...]

Reclaiming My Garden

by Talitha Purdy July 9, 2003 – Posted in: Garden chores, Pests, Plagues, and Varmints, Weather, What's up/blooming

I finally got a chance to weed my greens bed (lettuce, spinach, herbs, etc.), which needed it desperately. Looking back over my work, it looks something like a massacre of innocents, with tons of weeds piled all over the place. Well, weeds are never completely innocent. What I mostly pulled out today was some type [...]