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Acquisitions
New Plants for the Secret Garden: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day May 2017
May 15, 2017 – Posted in: Acquisitions, Native/Invasive, The Secret Garden, What's up/bloomingTake a stroll with me through the Secret Garden and admire the flowers I recently planted to make this garden even more beautiful. I hope it delights you as much as it delights me!
New Daffodils: Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day May 2016
May 15, 2016 – Posted in: Acquisitions, Narcissus, What's up/bloomingI have lots of spring flowers blooming in my garden, but I've posted pictures of most of them in previous years. However, I have many daffodils that are new this year or at least blooming for the first time, so I've decided to focus on them. Just for fun, I'm including them in a gallery. [...]
A Dream Come True: My New Weather Station
April 23, 2015 – Posted in: Acquisitions, Tools and Equipment, WeatherEver since I realized that the National Weather Service at our local airport under-reported both the lows and the highs at our first house, ever since I discovered we were a lot more likely to have frost than our region at large, I've wanted to track the weather in my yard, the uber-local weather. For [...]
Amaryllis And Orchids For Garden Bloggers Bloom Day December 2014
December 15, 2014 – Posted in: Acquisitions, What's up/bloomingThirty-seven days after I planted it, the 'White Nymph' amaryllis from Longfield Gardens is blooming. I was surprised to see how fast it grew. I like the pink flush on the tips of the petals, but I don't know as I'd call this a double flower. Semi-double would be more like it. At any rate, [...]
You Need February Daphne In Your Early Spring Garden
April 25, 2014 – Posted in: Acquisitions, Plant info, What's up/bloomingFebruary daphne (Daphne mezereum) is blooming now for me--before the forsythia, before any rhodos, before my spicebush. My February daphne is still a baby, given to me by Deborah Banks when I visited her garden last year. Look, it's not much more than a twig: One sniff was enough to convince me that every cold [...]
Spring Snowflake, Leucojum vernum
April 12, 2013 – Posted in: Acquisitions, Mud Season, Plant infoI have taken contributor Brian Bixley's admonishment to heart and I'm trying to get more early blooming plants in my garden. The gardening season is typically considered the time from the last spring frost to the first autumn frost. By that measurement, I have a short season garden. The only way to get a longer [...]
New Gardens for Cold Climate Gardening
September 5, 2011 – Posted in: Acquisitions, Book reviews, Hardscaping and ProjectsWe. Are. MOVING!!! After 21 years, 9 months, 11 days* in the same location, Purdyville is relocating twenty minutes further out to the middle of nowhere. We are just about doubling our floor space, with 167% more bedrooms and 250% more bathrooms. Total acreage will be less than we currently have, but, trust me, there [...]
Branches Bench in the Secret Garden
April 21, 2010 – Posted in: Acquisitions, Hardscaping and ProjectsI have long wished to add some seating to the Secret Garden, but not any old bench would do. It had to be durable and it had to fit in with the whole idea of a Secret Garden. This branches bench from Lowes fit the bill. It is made of aluminum, so it won't rust [...]
Did my plant make it through the winter?
May 8, 2009 – Posted in: Acquisitions, FAQ, Plant info, What's up/bloomingSpring: when a gardener wonders which of last year's new plants made it through the winter. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote down a list of things I had planted last year but hadn't seen make an appearance yet. Here's the list, with my current thinking on each (click on each thumbnail to enlarge): [...]
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