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Yves Piaget roses love cool weather10.19.08

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Of all the roses I grow I think my Yves Piaget Romance rose is putting on the biggest fall show:

It’s just full of blooms!

As you can see from this picture the roses get a little over blown fairly quickly, but they stay this way, with their petals all puffed out for days, especially [...]



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Why not grow your own hydroponic vegetables?10.17.08

Have you ever thought of growing your vegetables hydroponically? If you live in a cold climate this might just be the best way to have fresh vegetables for your family year round.
The process of hydroponic vegetable gardening is different than regular gardening. The vegetables are grown in a liquid nutrient solution. The plants [...]



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Short Sedum?10.12.08

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For some reason my Sedum plants are really short this year. Usually by September or October they are well over a foot high and blooming beautifully, but this year they are only about 6 to 8 inches tall! Very strange, must be the rainy summer we had.

Did any of your plants do worse [...]



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Lovely New York Asters09.28.08

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My perennial New York Asters are in full bloom and they are putting on a spectacular display as usual.

The bee’s can’t help but visit the small purple flowers to collect as much pollen as they can either.

I actually took this photo last year around this time. The weather’s been cool and the skies have [...]



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