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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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Tag Archives: flowers
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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The Greenhouse in Early May
It’s been a while since I gave a tour of the greenhouse, either virtually or in person. It’s a busy place this time of year, and I am out there several times each day watering seedlings and doing various potting … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Greenhouse
Tagged cilantro, cucumbers, cuttings, flowers, greenhouse, mint, propagation, sweet potatoes, tomatoes
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Photo Friday: Holiday Bloomers and an Early Christmas
Right on schedule, my Thanksgiving/Christmas cacti are putting on their annual show. I keep them in a sunny window in my office, where I can enjoy them on a daily basis. I have one red one that I’ve had for … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Friday
Tagged flowers, gifts, holiday, homemade, houseplants, Photo Friday, Photography
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Survivors
At Happy Acres we like tough plants. We don’t have a lot of time to coddle and baby our plants, so we tend to lean towards ones that survive with a minimum of fuss and bother. We have large number … Continue reading