Category Archives: flowers

Short report: “Cresto” Zinnias

Posted on July 30, 2019 by carolee

  This is the first year I’ve grown the “Cresto” zinnia series, and of course, the variety I chose was “Cresto Orange. ”  The photo above shows the pom-pom center surrounded by a row of petals, the form the “Cresto” … Continue reading →

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Let Some Perennials Self-Seed

Posted on June 21, 2018 by carolee

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 →

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Gotta love those annuals!

Posted on July 26, 2017 by carolee

I’ve been away for a bit to eastern Ohio and then immediately on to Wisconsin, so I’ve been playing catch-up with the produce rather than writing since our return.  Immediately upon turning into the driveway, it was obvious that the … Continue reading →

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