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.
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Gardening Diary – April 19, 2024
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Some photographs taken today: Orange Azalea[Rhododendron sp.]Picture taken on April 19, 2024. Red Leaf Barberry Hedges[Berberis thunbergii ‘Atropurpurea’]Picture taken on April 19, 2024.
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Gardening Diary – April 16, 2024
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Finally, we cut the Indigo Bush almost down to the ground. Also, Sharon completed pruning the Golden Ninebark and finished weeding around the bush. Also, Sharon did some pruning of the Cardinal Red Twig Dogwood [Cornus sericea ‘Cardinal’] which is in the right fence bed. Cardinal Red Twig Dogwood[Cornus sericea…
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Gardening Diary – April 15, 2024
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Moved the flag from one side of the porch to the other so that the flag is easily accessible. We had difficulty unwrapping the flag when the wind had twisted it around the pole. The following are photos of some of the plants in the front bulb bed: Azalea[Rhododendron sp.]Picture…
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Gardening Diary – April 13, 2024
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Sharon and Larry started to prune the Indigo Bush [Amorpha fruticosa] in the Golden Ninebark bed.
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Gardening Diary – April 11, 2024
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After pondering the pro’s and con’s of fixing the backflow device for the irrigation system, finally decided to forgo fixing it. Since we had decided last year to remove the vegetable raised beds and to change focus to the maintaining of primarily bushes and trees in the backyard, the need…
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Gardening Diary – September 1, 2023
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Sharon planted an Orange King Bearded Iris [Iris germanica ‘Orange King’] in the front bulb bed. She purchased this Iris from Breck’s. Then Sharon continued to weed the front bulb bed. Continued spraying Ortho GroundClear Weed & Grass Killer on weeds (and Bermuda grass not near plants) in and mostly…