A gnawing habit02.20.08

Wordless Wednesday

I’m so afraid that this photo might foretell the future of my garden!

You see I have an almost 6 month old Lab puppy and, if you don’t know, Labs love to chew everything!
We plan on trying our best to keep our puppy out of the garden beds, but I have a feeling if I [...]



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Yellow rose02.17.08

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This rose is Graham Thomas. It’s an English Rose by David Austin. Isn’t it lovely?

This rose grows to close to 8 feet or so each year, even after a bad winter when I’ve had to prune the rose bush down to a foot or less in the spring. It’s very resilient. It [...]



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The Iceberg01.30.08

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This lovely rose is an Iceberg.

It’s a hardy shrub that, in this area, seems to only grow to about four feet tall by 3 feet wide.
It blooms several times each season. Each time there are multiple flowers that each last for a few days.
Iceberg doesn’t have much scent. Not for me [...]



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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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