My Hydrangea can’t decide if it’s pink or blue07.20.08

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Last year I bought a Hydrangea plant for my garden.

I think I bought it in August or September so it didn’t do anything last year except settle itself into it’s new home. I believe it’s an Endless Summer Hydrangea and it was definitely labeled as a *pink* hydrangea.
It started to bloom about two [...]

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Helpful tips to avoid injuring yourself in the garden07.17.08

Now that it’s July, you’ve probably finished most of your major gardening work for the summer, unless of course you are in the process of doing some landscaping. However, it’s always a good idea to use proper body mechanics while in the garden to avoid injury to your back or other joints.

Autumn will arrive soon [...]

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The Brick Works - nature in the heart of the city07.13.08

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Last weekend we went to The Brick Works. It’s an old brick factory that’s been turned into an eco-preserve and I suppose tourist attraction. Likely the bricks that make up my 1927 Triple Brick house were made at this old now defunct factory.
The quarry where the company dug into the earth to get the [...]

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Showy first bloom - Climbing Westerland Rose07.06.08

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I’m nuts about roses. I certainly have enough of them growing in my garden to support that statement! I have 60+ rose bushes!

Other than caring for roses and looking at their lovely blooms the next best thing for me is taking pictures of them. Especially ones like the photo above. Isn’t that rose [...]

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