Tag: garden
member name: Mark J.
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April 27, 2007 08:48 AM EDT --
As an eager new gardener, I try to reign in my enthusiasm for the ideas and things I'd like to do in my yard. I remember the first spring and summer I spent in my house, I spent it in awe watching . . . more
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May 10, 2007 12:25 PM EDT --
Like many people I am busy. I'd like to devote more time to gardening but gee, there's just too much fun stuff to do! I've decided I should write a book or something called a 15 minute . . . more
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May 17, 2007 11:26 AM EDT --
Hooray!! The plants are in the ground. I had some time last Friday being away from work and I picked up a flat of herbs and a couple of four packs of marigolds at a local big box grocer that has a garden . . . more
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July 03, 2007 12:53 PM EDT --
Things in the herb garden are going swimmingly. That's a figure of speech of course because there hasn't been much water in the Twin Cities other than from my garden hose. I've been using . . . more
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May 18, 2007 04:40 PM EDT --
It's been a great week in the garden. I planted my herbs and harvested some more rhubarb for a strawberry rhubarb sauce that was out of this world. I had a couple of iris bloom. Not as many as last . . . more
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June 19, 2007 03:32 PM EDT --
The herbs are going gangbusters, though I need to do some weeding. It's been too hot for anything besides watering and staying on top of budding flower stalks on the basil, dill and cilantro. Since . . . more
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August 16, 2006 02:15 PM EDT --
Time before night
a curtain
of mist
softens the hard edges
of the previous day's heat.
Gossamer . . . more
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June 05, 2007 10:42 AM EDT --
Things are going fairly well in the herb garden, though my rhubarb was decimated by a recent hail storm over the weekend which totally bums me out since I have a great new rhubarb crisp recipe I wanted to . . . more
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October 05, 2007 11:40 AM EDT --
I just got all excited by this article in the Star Tribune newspaper. The University of Minnesota has opened its Plant Information Online database to the public. It used to be available to subscribers . . . more
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April 26, 2007 04:22 PM EDT --
I am a novice gardener. My house plants seem to do well. Since I have turned my attention to outdoor gardening, I think my eyes have been opened to some of the interesting and creative gardens that are . . . more
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August 09, 2006 01:09 PM EDT --
Ave gravitas
Morning glory galaxies spinning
From pollen grains fertile
With earth and imagination.
Corona reflected in pistil and stamen
Sepals opening like leaves of my heart book. . . . more
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April 16, 2007 03:37 PM EDT --
Let's play a game. Guess what I am? Answer on Thursday and the winner gets virtual kudos.
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October 23, 2006 04:00 PM EDT --
I went to the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory in St. Paul yesterday to spend some time looking at some growing things and to play with my digital camera. Unfortunately, the zoo & conservatory were closing . . . more
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April 13, 2007 09:38 AM EDT --
Spring was just about upon us when Mother Nature sent Old Man Winter to remind us of tumultuous weather in Minnesota. We’ve had a recent cold snap delaying the daffodils and tulips that were braving . . . more
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May 01, 2007 10:22 PM EDT --
Spring is breaking out all over. This week I found my bleeding hearts. The pink one is blooming but the white one is going to need more time. I have two tulips that are blooming. The rest of them don't . . . more
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September 11, 2006 04:50 PM EDT --
I finally made the plunge and bought a digital camera while I was on vacation last week. Here is another series of "things from my garden". I have a native orchid that will be blooming very soon. . . . more
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April 23, 2007 12:24 PM EDT --
Well the fantastic weather over the weekend, and the much needed rain, has certainly perked up the garden. My daffodils bloomed last week, the day lillies are vigorously coming forth and my Iris . . . more
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