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Photo Friday: June Blooms
Today I want to show some of the things we have blooming here in early June. The perennials around our birdbath are beginning to bloom. We have Heliopsis, Echinacea, Catmint, Stokesia and Tall Phlox planted around it and they are … Continue reading
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Tagged bee balm, coneflower, flowers, iris, phlox, spiderwort, yarrow
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Photo Friday: Late June Blooms
I’m taking a break from edibles today to showcase some of the things we have blooming here in late June. The Snow Queen hydrangea is covered with blooms in the Sun Garden area, and serves as a backdrop for the … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Friday
Tagged bee balm, buttonbush, celosia, heliopsis, hibiscus, oakleaf hydrangea
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Photo Friday: June Blooms
I’m taking a break from edibles today to showcase some of the things we have blooming here in early June. I’ll start with the hydrangeas, which are blooming nicely now. We have several kinds, including oakleaf types as well as … Continue reading
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Tagged astilbe, bee balm, ligularia, oakleaf hydrangea, spiderwort, Wave petunias
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Looking Back on 2023, By The Month
Today I thought I would recap some of what I did in 2023, in a month by month format. It was a busy year, with a lot happening – including some things which were more enjoyable than other things! My … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged asparagus, bee balm, bluebirds, Christmas, flowers, hot peppers, hot sauce, iris, Maui, neck pumpkins, seed starting, sweet potatoes, tomatoes
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Photo Friday: August Flowers
Today I want to show some of the things we have blooming here in early August. The pollinator garden (aka Wild Garden) is loaded with blooms right now. Everything there was planted to provide some sort of appeal to pollinators, … Continue reading
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Tagged allium, bee balm, bees, Brown-Eyed Susan, butterflies, coreopsis, hibiscus, Joe Pye Weed, rudbeckia, scarlet hibiscus
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