Blooms and greenery everywhere05.10.09

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Every time I look out my kitchen window or go into my backyard I’m amazed at how much it’s filled in. It seems like the plants are growing within hours … not just days! That’s one of the things I love most about Spring – how fast things change and green up.
This is a [...]



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Mixed results for my veggie growing efforts this year09.14.08

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Do you grow any vegetables in your garden? I do … yeah, I know, I’m always talking about my flowers and other plants and I barely ever mention the fact that I also try to grow vegetables in my garden, amide all of the flowers.

Each year without fail I grow tomatoes (I experiment with [...]



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Want a peek at my garden?07.27.08

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In the middle of July (July 14th to be exact) I decide to take a couple of shots of the backyard, front yard and my planted boulevard garden. Would you like to see what my garden looks like this year?
Here’s a shot of the backyard:

It’s not the best shot. We had our patio [...]



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Making a Raised-Bed Garden05.30.08

Back in 2002 when we landscaped our yard and started our garden we decided to create a raised bed garden.
We decided on raised bed gardening for a number of reason. The main reason being the soil in our yard seemed to be composed of mostly sand and clay. It was dry and difficult [...]



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