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Entries from July 2005

Fragrant Daylilies

July 23rd, 2005 by Kathy Purdy · 4 Comments 

There are more daylilies than anyone can count, which sometimes makes it difficult to decide which to plant in your garden, especially if you can’t see them in bloom. If, like me, you consider pleasing fragrance a plus in any plant, you might want to consult this list when deciding on daylilies for your garden. […]

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How hot was it?

July 21st, 2005 by Kathy Purdy · 2 Comments 

Talitha forwarded to me this excerpt from an email she had written to a friend concerning our abnormally hot weather. She had gone to the trouble of compiling our handwritten notations of maximum and minimum temperature, which Cadie writes down in my Lee Valley Gardening Journal.
“Apparently, we got our ‘normal’ summer weather in April and […]

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The Weather-Resilient Garden

July 20th, 2005 by Kathy Purdy · 1 Comment 

Perhaps my weather-induced misery has been exacerbated by a newly heightened awareness of what the heat and humidity are doing to my garden. The Weather-Resilient Garden : A Defensive Approach to Planning & Landscaping is not a book for the horticultural hypochondriac. After I finished it, every spot or other disfigurement on any plant I […]

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Welcome to my Pity Party

July 19th, 2005 by Kathy Purdy · 3 Comments 

A month and a half ago, a friend in Texas complained that it was in the 70s at 6:30am. Well, guess what? Yesterday it was 72 degrees here outdoors at 6:30am–and 82 in the kitchen! Hel-lo-o! This is supposed to be a cold climate. We don’t have air conditioning because it’s supposed to be […]

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The Magic Primrose

July 16th, 2005 by Kathy Purdy · 3 Comments 

Among the many plants recommended for children, there are those that feel good (Lambs’ ears comes to mind) and those that smell good (take your pick) and those that taste good (herbs), but this is one of the few plants I know that’s fun to watch.
Known by the ungainly name of Red-Sepaled Evening Primrose, it […]

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The Botanical Dermatology Database

July 14th, 2005 by Kathy Purdy · 5 Comments 

If you have a rash or other skin problem that you think might be plant related, trying using the search engine at the Botanical Dermatology Database. I checked out my family’s old enemy Pastinaca sativa (aka wild parsnip), and learned a few things. First of all, wild parsnip and cultivated parsnip are the same […]

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Where I’ve Been

July 9th, 2005 by Kathy Purdy · 8 Comments 

I saw this at Prairie Point. I thought it was pretty interesting. Bill’s been to a lot more states than I have. I included the drive-throughs for me (Delaware and Massachusetts). And I spent a week in London in my junior year of high school, thanks to my grandmother. Come to think of it, New […]

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