Spring tasks to get your garden growing03.28.08

It’s been a long winter
Many of us in the North experienced one of the snowiest winters that we’ve had in years. Cool temperatures are continuing even though it’s already officially spring. I’d say that this year we’re probably going to be two or three weeks behind on our normal Spring gardening tasks.

Normally the [...]

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My garden is one of the things I hold important to me01.19.08

Grab the Photo Hunt code.
Photo Theme. Visit participants.

This weeks theme is Important
This weeks photo hunter theme is important and I decided to show you what’s important to me as far as gardening goes.

It’s no secret to anyone that reads this blog or any of my other blogs that my garden is important to [...]

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A hardy little rose08.15.07

Wordless Wednesday

This is a hardy rose named Charles Albanel.

I believe it’s part of the Canadian Explorer series. It blooms at least three times each season and when it does bloom it’s lush with flowers.
When I took this photo I think all of my roses were nearing the end of a bloom cycle [...]

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Do you put mulch on your garden beds?08.14.07

If you’ve been reading my garden stories you know I was a very very bad gardener this year. I didn’t complete my summer gardening tasks until last week! Those tasks included adding a three inch or so layer of shredded red cedar mulch to my garden beds.

Time and time again I’m amazed at [...]

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