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Hi, I'm Dave and thanks for visiting. I garden in Zone 6b in southern Indiana, and I blog here about gardening, nature and food.
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Category Archives: Photo Friday
Photo Friday: October Blooms
Here’s a peek at what’s blooming here in our gardens in early October. Over the years we have selected plants with an eye for having blooms throughout the growing season, and that planning is paying off now with lots of … Continue reading
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Photo Friday: Blooms and Butterflies
We have lots of plants blooming now in our gardens, and butterflies are a frequent visitor to them. Zinnias are typically a butterfly magnet, and their cheery blooms add bright summer color to the garden. Profusion Red Yellow Bicolor Zinnia … Continue reading
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Tagged alliums, butterflies, butterfly weed, coneflower, Joe Pye Weed
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Photo Friday: Late July Blooms
I blog here mostly about vegetables, fruit and other edibles but we also have quite a few flowering plants here at Happy Acres so I don’t want to ignore them. Earlier this month I shared photos of what was blooming … Continue reading
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Tagged allium, butterflies, canna, coneflower, hibiscus, oakleaf hydrangea, polinators, rudbeckia
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Photo Friday: July Blooms
Today I want to give you a sampling of what’s blooming now in our Wild Garden and Sun Garden areas. The Wild Garden is so named because the plants in there are beneficial to butterflies, bee and other pollinators. We … Continue reading
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Tagged annuals, Becky daisy, bee balm, bronze fennel, buttonbush, coneflower, coreopsis, ratibida, rudbeckia
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Photo Friday: Icy Winter Wonderland
Our recent weather has turned cold and wet. This week we had snow, sleet, freezing rain and ice coming down over a two day period, and it left everything outside covered in a coat of ice. The grill is just … Continue reading