My snowy garden01.27.08

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Well I can’t say that my garden looks like that much right now, but some of the plants that have a dusting of snow look lovely.
The snow dusted branches above are from my rose Theresa Bugnet. It’s a very hardy rugosa type rose. It’s branches turn a deep crimson red in the winter [...]

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A lovely antique rose01.09.08

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Compte de Chambord is perhaps my favorite rose.

It’s an antique rose that has the most lovely rose perfume scent. The rose is quite hardy as well! It’s branches have very little winter damage in the spring and green up quickly as the weather warms.
The first flush of flowers at the [...]

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I wonder how many of my neighbors grow toxic plants?12.05.07

I think I’m going to have to become an expert at picking out toxic plants.
When we take our puppy for walks she tries to investigate everything and often tries to taste everything she encounters. I don’t know how many small stones I’ve pulled out of her mouth!

Now that the cold weather is here the [...]

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Crazy Squirrel09.15.07

Earlier today I was upstairs and I happened to look out the window at my garden. Much to my surprise and amusement I saw a grey squirrel running around doing some strange stuff.
You see, yesterday evening I was cleaning out our freezer and I found some disgusting frost bitten hamburger buns. Instead of just [...]

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