More Annuals Planted and a Bit of Weeding

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Planted 2 King Tut papyrus and 3 Augusta Blue Skies nierembergia, and weeded the front bed where I put the nierembergia.

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Kathy Purdy is a colchicum evangelist, converting unsuspecting gardeners into colchicophiles. She gardens in rural upstate NY, which used to be USDA Hardiness Zone 4 but is now Zone 5. Kathy’s been writing since 4th grade, gardening since high school, and blogging since 2002. Find her on Instagram as kopurdy.

In the end, this may be the most important thing about frost: Frost slows us down. In spring, it tempers our eagerness. In fall, it brings closure and rest. In our gotta-go world–where every nanosecond seems to count–slowness can be a great gift. So rather than see Jack Frost as an adversary, you could choose to greet him as a friend.

~Philip Harnden in A Gardener’s Guide to Frost: Outwit the Weather and Extend the Spring and Fall Seasons

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Chiot's Run June 14, 2009, 9:00 am

I’ve been spending so much time out gardening I haven’t had time to read all my blogs. I’ve been planting alyssum, nicotiana, verbena, superbells, petunias, zinnias (5 different kinds) along with all my veggies. This sure is an exciting time in the garden, I can’t wait till August when everything is in full bloom!

Chiot’s Run’s last blog post..Harvesting Sugar Snap Peas

Joshua June 7, 2009, 11:31 pm

Turkeys are a lot of fun to watch.
Good for you that you have one in your yard.
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Jenn June 7, 2009, 4:13 pm

Turkey on the Roof!

That ought to be a bluegrass tune, don’t you think?

Jenn’s last blog post..Stock Tank Ponds – Setting up, part two

Kathy Purdy June 7, 2009, 9:15 pm

That turkey showed up one day and decided to stay. We keep her as a sort-of pet. Sort-of because she’s not affectionate or interested in humans, but she’s interesting to watch.