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Gardening … just another day at the plant!
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Updated May 2013
A is for Anemone. This is a lovely flowering plant in the Ranunculaceae family. It is related to the pasque flower, which tends to be the perennial plant here. Anemone means ‘daughter of the wind’ in Greek and they are frequently called Wind Flowers. I would list them as tender perennials. The first year I grew…
Every garden deserves a little whimsy. Glass totems have been circulating the internet for ages. I started collecting some various glass pieces from thrift stores when a friend mentioned she really like the glass totems we had seen at a craft sale. The fun part was stacking them in different ways to see which looked…
Solomon seal, or Polygonatum, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the lily family that is native to North America. It blooms in early spring with dangly white blooms. They aren’t big or showy blooms but small white one that hang from the stems. This is such an interesting and unusual plant to have in the garden. After…
I’ve been using some annuals and a house plant/outside plant to pot up a couple of hanging baskets. A few petunias were added to the center of each basket. Just look at the hairy petunia bloom and leaves. super macro setting … AV 5.6 … ISO speed 50 … shutter speed 1/80 Each year I…
