A while back one of you wanted a picture of my backyard before I get everything fixed (although the deck and everything are on hold now for obvious reasons), but I am still bringing in some dirt to level things out. At any rate, here you go: Here’s another picture. As Tams said, “I spy …
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Sunday Morning Garden Chat: Spring Is Sprung
From faithful Northwestern gardener OpieJeanne: This little guy is a little over two inches long. Part of the chorus that sings us to sleep. Been too busy this week to spend any time even *thinking* about gardening, but the angle of light has changed to the point where even a raw day with temps …
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Sunday Garden Chat: Pink Perfection
Inspiration for those of us still waiting on our daffodils to bloom! From “a longtime lurker”, Anne K: Some pics of camellias- I am in the Ca Sierra foothills about an hour east of Trollhattan– (The snow shows up one last time for the camellias almost every year) *********** Speaking of one last snow, …
Sunday Morning Garden Chat: Spring in Athens
. From indefatigable commentor / photographer Raven: *********** Earlier predictions had been yet another bout of ‘wintery mix’ for the Boston area on Saturday, but actually it was sunny and in the low 50s and gorgeous. Well, apart from the fact there’s only a few brave daffodils yet to camouflage all the considerable winter landscape …
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Sunday Morning Garden Chat: Spring Is Sprung
. From the loyal & gifted Ozark Hillbilly: Been cold and rainy for over a week, then Friday we had an absolutely glorious day of sunshine to welcome all the things that were just waiting for a reason to pop. The rains return today with a prediction of light snow for Easter Sunday. Sigh. First …
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Sunday Morning Garden Chat: Butterfly Assistance
My tiny yard, squeezed between a storage facility and a freeway exit, will never be much of a butterfly sanctuary. But I’m considering trying a puddler like the one described in the video; I already keep a shallow plastic saucer next to my ‘tomato garden’ (driveway extension) as a bird-and-chipmunk waterer, and I’ll be buying …
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Sunday Morning Garden Chat: Dutch Comfort(s)
The Netherlands has become the world’s second largest food exporter, while reducing water usage by 90% and nearly eradicating the use of pesticides pic.twitter.com/THSsC8OTcI — Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) March 11, 2018 . Dutch comfort, in English, traditionally meant “at least things aren’t worse”. There are certainly worse futures than the one where thrift, tidiness, and …
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