Latest Blog Posts

The following items provide links to the blog posts. The items are ordered by date (in reverse order) starting with the most recent blog post.

  • Gardening Diary – May 26, 2021

    Gardening Diary – May 26, 2021

    Coleus and Double Play Doozie® Spirea [Solenostemon scutellarioides], [Spiraea x] Picture taken on May 26, 2021. Sharon completed weeding the original bed around Coleus and Double Play Doozie® Spirea. Straw bale bed with diatomaceous earth. Picture taken on May 26, 2021. Sharon sprayed diatomaceous earth on all of the plants in…

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  • Gardening Diary – May 25, 2021

    Gardening Diary – May 25, 2021

    Lenten Rose Bed Picture taken on May 25, 2021. Moved the quarter circle shelving from the Sedum/Iris bed to the Lenten Rose bed. Watered the straw bale beds. Other photographs (5) taken today: Border Lilies [Lilium sp.] Picture taken on May 25, 2021. Iris [Iris sp.] Picture taken on May…

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  • Gardening Diary – May 24, 2021

    Gardening Diary – May 24, 2021

    In the herb tower, Sharon planted Caraway [Carum carvi] and Sweet Marjoram [Origanum majorana] seeds from Page’s Seeds purchased from Willow Ridge Garden Center & Landscaping, Oak Ridge. Coleus and Double Play Doozie® Spirea [Solenostemon scutellarioides], [Spiraea x ] Picture taken on May 24, 2021. Then Sharon weeded the part…

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  • Gardening Diary – May 22, 2021

    Gardening Diary – May 22, 2021

    Sharon noticed that there was not enough water flowing into the straw bales #1-4. Looked at the end of the drip hose and noticed that there was a plastic blue disk hose which slowed down the amount of water going through the drip hose. Removed this blue disk. Then we…

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  • Gardening Diary – May 21, 2021

    Gardening Diary – May 21, 2021

    Buddha Belly [Jatropha podagrica]. Picture taken on May 21, 2021. As we finally moved from early spring time weather but to middle summer time weather, moved the Buddha Belly from the porch to the same place in the second bulb bed that it occupied last year. Straw bale bed #7 Picture…

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  • Gardening Diary – May 20, 2021

    Gardening Diary – May 20, 2021

    Coleus [Solenostemon scutellarioides] Picture taken on May 22, 2021. Sharon planted 2 Coleus in the original bed and Iris [Iris sp.] Picture taken on May 20, 2021. I planted an Iris in the Sedum / Iris bed. The Coleus and Iris were obtained from Mingie’s. Lenten Rose bed Picture taken…

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