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Disappointed
The order from Swan Island Dahlias arrived, filling me with heady anticipation. I’ve been thinking about them for months. I could already see those gorgeous photos from their glossy catalog transferred into my gardens; bouquets of beautiful blooms were … Continue reading
Posted in cutting garden, dahlias, Uncategorized
Tagged Brent & Becky's Bulbs, bulb quality, dahlias, Swan Island Dahlias
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Cutting Garden Clean-up
The forecast was for a rainy Monday, with possible thunderstorms, but we were blessed with sunshine the entire day! Taking advantage of the unexpectedly clear day, the Cutting Garden was next on the list to be cleaned and tidied. Since … Continue reading
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Tagged cutting garden, Indiana gardening, May Queen shastas, self-seeders
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Today’s Transplanting
Anticipating that the first of the plants will be moved from the basement to the greenhouse soon, I transplanted more flats even though they had to go in awkward places here and there. With all the “regular” growing space totally … Continue reading
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Tagged ageratum, cut flowers, cutting garden, double feverfew, Indiana gardening, rudbeckia, seed starting, transplanting
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Dallying with Dahlias
Now that the plan for the vegetable portion of the potager is fairly well in hand, it’s time to focus again on the flowers. A bit of thought was given to flowers way back in early October, when it was … Continue reading
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Tagged bouquets, cutting garden, dahlias, gardening in Indiana, orange flowers, Potager
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First Seed Order!
As the 2018 growing season slides to an end here in central Indiana, (there’s SNOW forecast for tomorrow!) anticipation is already beginning for the 2019 garden! The first seed order was placed before Oct. 31 in order to qualify for … Continue reading
Posted in annuals, cutting garden, Uncategorized
Tagged annual flowers, aster, cutting garden, emilia, marigolds, Potager, seeds, snapdragons, triploid marigolds, zinnias
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Coming back…
after vacation is always a let-down. While you were away, the weeds had a field day, inviting all their friends to join them in paths that were neat and tidy before you left! A big storm that went through … Continue reading
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Tagged cutting garden, gardening, Potager, returning from vacation blues, sunflowers
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Let Some Perennials Self-Seed
It’s the Summer Solstice…amazing! A few days ago it was April, and suddenly it’s mid-June. Summer already and I’m still planting annuals! Thank goodness a lot of the flowers in the garden just planted themselves and return year after year … Continue reading
Things I should have known by now
At my advanced age, the number of things that I haven’t yet learned (or have forgotten) is still surprising. Here’s a few of yesterday’s revelations: Cleaning the Front Island, which is located around and under black walnut trees, without a hard hat … Continue reading
Posted in cutting garden, garden planning, gardening, kitchen gardens, Potager, Uncategorized
Tagged black walnuts, cutting garden, Deadheading, gardening, hostas, learning, planning, potager
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July in Review
“Fast and furious” best describes the changing gardens this month. We’ve had a few hot, humid days that are typical of July here in central Indiana, but for the most part it has been cooler than normal. Thus, many mornings … Continue reading
Six on Saturday July 29
The gardens are changing fast as the daylilies fade away, but there are still things that bring a smile today. This late, double-flowered soft peach daylily is becoming one of my favorites. The bounty from the potager increases daily. … Continue reading
