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I’m neglecting my garden

by Tricia

The last time I was in the garden doing any work was more than a week ago. I tidied up the front garden beds and really meant to get to the backyard to finish the half that I had left to trim, prune and fix up, but I just haven’t got back there to do it.

Last weekend, not this one, last weekend we even went to a garden center and I bought some Tomato plants, cucumbers and a lot of other veggies as well as a few annuals to plant. Have I do anything with them other than water them three times? Nope!

I’ve just not been feeling well enough to get out there and get the work done.

It’s a shame really. The plants are surviving without me, but I know if I got out there and trimmed the dead wood off the rose, and pruned them into shape it would help stimulate them and make then grow a whole lot more. Also … I’d rather work with them now to shape them before they grow too much as it will be harder job and uh … more dangerous to my skin as they get bigger and fuller.

since I have more than 60 roses it’s quite interesting to take a look at my hands and arms after I’ve been working with them. I wear gloves but the thorns sometimes punch right through the gloves. I’ll come in after an hour or two of pruning and I’ll have scratches from the roses all the way up to my shoulders, or well … pretty close!

Is gardening a dangerous activity in your yard too?






Filed Under: Garden Buzz, Garden Maintenance, Health, Home and Lifestyle Tagged With: annual, Annuals, backyard, cucumbers, garden, garden bed, gardening, gloves, grow, plants, pruning, rose, roses, scratches, skin, thorns, thorns in gloves, tomato, water

Long spikes on Dwarf Mugo pines

by Tricia

I have what I believe are Mugo dwarf pine trees in big round wooden baskets in my front walkway. They came with the house.

Every few years I notice that they develop these extra-ordinarily long spikes.

Sorry I can’t think of the proper name for them right now.

Yes, they do grow these each and every year, but every three or four years the spikes are extra long – like 6″ or more.

They are covered in what appears to be pollen.

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I’ve noticed a phenomena with coniferous trees in the past, where on certain days, every few years if you looked out at the right time that pollen would be puffing into the air like little smoke plums. The first time I noticed this was when we lived in our apartment and it was a foggy misty day. I think the mist loosened whatever was holding the pollen filled pockets and they were pluming pollen all over!

It was beautiful. I believe I have a few photos of that kicking around but I think there were taken on my film camera and are not the greatest photos.

I’m just wondering if my small Mugo pines are going to do that this year too? It would be cool to see again!

Filed Under: Garden Buzz, In The Garden Tagged With: dwarf Mugo, growing in wooden barrel, Mugo Pine, photo, pine, pollen coated spikes, pollen puffing, spikes on pine tree, tree, wooden basket

Sign up for Home Depots Garden club emails

by Tricia

I know that many of my readers have gardens, or plants growing on their balconies and patios. I’ll even go so far as to bet that you get some of your plants and lawn and garden supplies at Home Depot.

If you click on the image that I’ve listed above, you can sign up for Home Depots Garden Club newsletters.

When you sign up for the Garden Club you’ll get information about exclusive offers and receive coupons for items that you might purchase for your garden. Who doesn’t love exclusive deals? I know I love ’em!

You’ll also get gardening news, gardening tips, regional reports and a whole lot more.

I love the idea of getting additional gardening tips, but I’m interested in signing up mainly for the exclusive deals and coupon savings. Check it out for yourself. 🙂

Filed Under: Garden Buzz, Garden Tips, Home and Garden, In The Garden, Plant Profiles, Questions and Answers, Sales and Marketing, Shopping, Upcoming Events Tagged With: coupon, coupons, deal, deals, garden, Garden club, Garden Tips, gardening, gardening advice, gardening news, gardening newsletter, gardens, plants, plants growing, regional information, savings

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