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Gardening Home Away From Home
Whenever we go on holiday, we like to scout out the cool garden shops in the places we’re visiting. Sometimes it takes a little bargaining with the kids. “We’ll give you 4 hours at the waterpark for an hour of … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard, birding, birdwatching, compost, daisy, farming, flower, flower garden, flower gardening, flowers, garden, gardening, gardening tips, heirloom, heirloom tomato, Kentucky, nursery, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, organic gardening, peony, propagate, rose, summer, vegetable, vegetable garden
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August and Everything After
August surprised us this year in our part of the Ohio River Valley. Mild temperatures in the 70’s and 80’s (F) are unusual during what we usually refer to as the “dog days of summer.” Felt much like late September. … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard, bugs, climate, compost, farming, flower garden, flower gardening, garden, gardening, gardening tips, heirloom, heirloom tomato, Kentucky, Ohio River Valley, organic gardening, peonies, peony, snakes, summer, tomato, vegetable, vegetable garden, weather
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Roses + Compost = Wow!
Last fall we found the time to add quite a bit of compost to the the flower bed where our New Dawn climbing rose lives (as well as an Oak Leaf Hydrangea and our Peony.) The results have been spectacular: … Continue reading
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Tagged compost, compost tea, compost tea recipe, flower gardening, garden, gardening, gardening tips, hydrangea, peonies, peony, rose, roses
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Peony, Heritage Edition
We were a bit worried about our peony making an appearance this year. An exceptionally cold winter with hard freezes and a surprise snowfall in late spring did not seem to bode well. But this may be the showiest this … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard, farming, flower, flower garden, flowers, garden, gardening, iris, irises, Kentucky, landscape, Ohio River Valley, peonies, peony
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