Sunday, October 17, 2010

Last harvest!

Our last harvest includes peppers, tomatoes, string beans, and potatoes...

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Happy Autumn!

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Sunday, September 26, 2010

Chill in the air...

Yesterday it was 85 degrees, but now I can feel a chill in the air.

Here's what I picked in the garden this morning. Before:

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After (in my new bowl!):

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Sedum is blooming. Can you see the two little creatures in this shot? (Click through to Flickr if you want to see where/what they are)

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I hope this little sedum survives this winter, I do love it so.

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Late summer rose is stunning.

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Hydrangea with fall colors.

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And September strawberries!

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Saturday, September 11, 2010

Color, but not flowers

Beautiful day out today, did some "harvesting" in our garden:

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Steve dug the onions a couple of weeks ago:

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Happy weekend!

Saturday, August 21, 2010

I wonder...

if around town we are known as the crazy house with all the sunflowers?

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Well hello there, oxalis! I didn't plant you there!

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So, Forget-Me-Not is usually a spring plant, right? Well, not when you get the seeds in the ground really late. :-)

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The canna is blooming! The canna is blooming! I'm hoping for a few more...

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I love how the alyssum flowers are different colors. I never noticed that before.

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I guess our "everbearing" strawberries really are!

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Sunday, August 8, 2010

I can't think of a witty title...

Look at the squirrel on the tree, looking right at me! I think that might be Peanut... Steve's friend that he HAND FEEDS! Oh, and the picture is of the "false sunflowers" (at least, I think that's what my Grandma used to call them, I need to double check with my Mom) that came from Mom's yard.

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The Resurrection Lily is phenomenol this year - it has four shoots!

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We are getting a second round of blooms on two of our rosebushes. I wish my Great Grandma's Roses would bloom more than once a season.

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After what seemed like forever, our ivy geraniums on the fence are looking very happy!

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Sunday, August 1, 2010

It's August?!

It seems to be a good year for peppers! This is a combination of our peppers and peppers from Common Ground Farm. I sauteed them and they are in the freezer now. We'll break them out later in the year to have with some onions and sausage.

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I bought this coreopsis at the Master Gardener Plant Sale back in May, along with a catmint. The catmint didn't do so well, but the coreopsis seems happy!

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This Mexican Petunia came from the same Plant Sale, and is finally blooming!

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Steve's prayer plant has the most delicate flowers, so lovely!

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Thursday, July 29, 2010

It's quiet in the garden

Not much new going on. Sunflowers continue to go a little crazy in the front of the house, which is fun. I wonder if our neighbors think we're crazy.

Who knew chamomile was so pretty?

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Tonight's harvest!

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