New York Aster10.21.07

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I love my New York Asters. Aren’t they just lovely? The flowers are only about an inch across and they don’t bloom until mid September or so each year. Even though we’re nearing the end of October my New York asters are still going strong.

I’ve only got one of these plants. […]

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Solar lights in the garden08.11.07

I was just wondering how many of my readers use accent lighting in the garden?

We didn’t want the hassle of putting in an electric lighting system and I figured that in the long run we’d save more money by using solar lights so that’s the kind of accent lighting we use in our garden.
We also […]

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Time to face the heat07.31.07

It’s almost 9 pm and I’m gearing up to go outside and begin watering my garden.

It’s been a very hot day. It’s finally dropped down to 30 celsius (86 F) but with humidity it’s still 36 celsius (96.8). Wish me luck!
I didn’t water yesterday even though it’d been hot all […]

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Rose Wrestling06.17.07

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Tiffany - Hybrid Tea Rose
I did some work in the garden yesterday. Yes I’m still trying to tidy it up and no, I haven’t planted any annuals or new perennials yet.

I did discover that some roses that I’d been hoping would recover from the one winter that I didn’t do winter protection have […]

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