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Tag Archives: flowers
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
Posted in Photo Friday
Tagged bee balm, coneflower, flowers, iris, phlox, spiderwort, yarrow
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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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Looking Back on 2022, by the Month
For one of my last posts of the year I thought I would recap some of what I did in 2022, in a month by month format. I started the year harvesting collard greens from the garden. It’s always nice … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged Christmas, collards, compost, fermented food, flowers, hiking, lacto-fermentation, peppers, ratatouille, seed starting, squash, sweet poatoes, tomatoes
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Late February Garden Tour
Before the month is completely gone, I thought I would give a quick tour of the garden here in late February. It’s hard to believe we had ice and 8 to 12 inches of snow covering everything about a week … Continue reading
Photo Friday: July Flowers
I thought I would share some images of the Happy Acres summer flowers that are blooming now. First up is the Becky Shasta daisy. It’s a lovely bloomer that butterflies like but the deer don’t! Nearby Becky is the Jubilee … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Photo Friday
Tagged bees, butterflies, Echinacea, flowers, Photo Friday, Photography, pollinators
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