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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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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Artistic watering cans07.09.07

Grab the Scavenger Hunt code.
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This weeks Theme is Fake

When I saw this weeks Photo Hunters theme I thought to myself “what can I photograph that represents fake”. I had no idea. Sure, I could have done some obvious things, but I like challenging myself.

Luckily, my husband and I [...]



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