Archive for 'Star Gazer'
Posted: August 9th, 2003 by
Frank
The stargazers continue gorgeous, and now the tiger lilies are out too. At least the ones in the garden. The ones in the wood need a few more days. We went out for a drive, and this seems to be the year of the tiger lily. They’re everywhere. Every garden over 50 years old
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Posted under Hornets, Lily, Reviews, Star Gazer, Tiger.
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Posted: August 8th, 2003 by
Frank
It has been a terribly rainy week. I managed to get the lawn mowed yesterday, then it rained all night. The stargazer lilies are open, and gorgeous. Unfortunately, some of them seem quite short, even though we composted them last August. I’m hoping that compost this spring and fall will get them back on the naturalizing track. The yellow glow flower is also in bloom. We got this from Cindy Dale, and the landscapers did their best to kill it, but did not quite succeed. This is the first time it has bloomed since then, and it’s 8 feet high. What is it with yellow flowers in August?
Posted under Golden Glow Flower, Lawn, Rain, Star Gazer, Weather.
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Posted: August 4th, 2003 by
Lisa
We had heavy, heavy rain most of the day today. I remain quite surprised at how well all the flowers are holding up, because the rain has been so hard that I expect to look out and see all the flower stalks lying on the ground, but so far, so good. The hollyhocks are blooming
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Posted under Clematis, Compost, Delphinium, Grapes, Grow lights, Hollyhocks, Honeysuckle, Pallets, Rain, Scrounged, Soil, Star Gazer, pergola.
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Posted: August 2nd, 2003 by
Lisa
We’ve had pretty heavy rains all week this week, and the flowers in bloom in the garden are really starting to show the strain of all the water weight. The Shasta daisies in particular have mostly flopped over and started to rot, turning into a most unattractive slime heap. Ick. So I went out and
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Posted under Bindweed, Coneflowers, Crazy Daisy, Deadheading, Delphinium, Frogs, Gardening, Harvesting, Hollyhocks, Lasagna Layering, Lily beetles, Planting, Potatoes, Rain, Reviews, Soil, Star Gazer, Tiger, Weed Whacker, hydrangea.
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Posted: September 3rd, 2002 by
Lisa
It’s just the beginning of September, but fall is definitely in the air. The asters are just starting to bloom. I’d picked up two fancy ones earlier this year, and I’m quite pleased with the dark purple and dark blue colors. I’m not so sure I liked where I planted them, but I want to
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Posted under Asters, Compost, Coneflowers, Lily, Star Gazer, dahlia.
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Posted: August 28th, 2002 by
Frank
Gorgeous.
Posted under Lily, Star Gazer.
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Posted: August 16th, 2002 by
Lisa
Mom, this lady called and said you said she could come over and see the garden. Um, okay. I don’t remember that, except maybe back at the garden tour, but I certainly don’t remember a specific date. I’ve been gone all week, the garden needs to be watered, but sure, drop on by at 2.
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Posted under Books, Carrots, Cherry, Clematis, Compost, Deadheading, Gardening, Gladiola, Lantana, Lavender, Lettuce, Lily, Madame Hardy, Onions, Reviews, Roses, Star Gazer, Sun Gold, Tomatoes, Tropicana, Vegetables, Viola, Visitors, Window Boxes, cuidad victoria, deck.
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Posted: August 7th, 2002 by
Lisa
Pretty, pretty roses all in bloom in the garden right now. The climbing white rose, Iceberg, that we got from Arena this year, is doing particularly well on the trellis underneath the gazebo. I just love this rose, so classic looking. The weather has been wonderful today, mid-70s, blue skies. The mosquito magnet is working
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Posted under Bees, Clematis, Firewood, Gladiola, Iceberg, Japanese beetles, Jeremy, Lamb's Ear, Lily, Medallion, Mosquito Magnet, Snakes, Star Gazer, Stinging Nettles, Tiger, Tropicana, Weeding, Weeds, Worms.
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