July 2011

Queen of the Prairie: Wildflower Wednesday

July 27, 2011

Queen of the Prairie was introduced to my garden. The Gentleman Farmer found it growing in a roadside ditch about a quarter of a mile from our house and brought it home for me. Shortly after that, the road crew mowed the roadside down. I had previously grown this plant in the front southwest bed [...]

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Seven Year Gold: 65 Bags of It!! And one to give away

July 21, 2011

Back in February, I got an astonishing email from John Stanton: Seven Year Gold is a 100% organic fertilizer made from horse manure which has composted for over seven years! Our composting process reaches temperatures over 130 degrees so all weed seeds and pathogens are eliminated, leaving gardeners with a pure, safe and very effective [...]

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Bountiful Blooms: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day July 2011

July 15, 2011

The plentiful rain and lack of frost that characterized this spring is still bearing fruit. I can’t remember ever seeing my daylilies so floriferous. The whole garden has a feeling of lushness that I soak up every chance I get. So it was tough choosing photos for this month’s Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day. For the [...]

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