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• Dear Friend and Gardener: August 1, 2014

  

  Dear Friend and Gardener, How on earth can it be August? The summer is flying by, and I must start thinking about my fall garden. Already I am somewhat behind... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 GARDENING

• (nearly) Wordless Wednesday: Travel Snaps

  

  Hi, Since I’m back from vacation and you’ve seen everything that’s growing in my garden right now, you can look at some of my holiday snaps. Guess where I went... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2014 GARDENING

• Tutorial: Propagating Chrysanthemums from Cuttings

  

  In late June, I cut back my chrysanthemums to make sure they’re compact and full of buds when flowering time comes in September and October. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 GARDENING

• Back to Reality

  I’ve returned from two incredible, back-to-back holidays and must now, like it or not, confront the weed farm and mosquito hatchery that has become my garden.... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 GARDENING

• Tropical Punch: Ground Cherries Offer Strong Flavor in a Tiny Bite.

  

  Related to tomatoes, and more closely to tomatilloes, the ground cherry (Physalis pruinosa) goes by many names, including ground tomatoes, husk cherries, and... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2014 GARDENING

• Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: July 2014

  

  Carol at May Dreams Gardens hosts Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day on the 15th of each month.High summer means high heat and humidity. Water evaporates from the groun... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 GARDENING

• Dear Friend and Gardener: July 11, 2014

  

  Dear Friend and Gardener, I don’t know about you, but my garden at midsummer looks more than a bit tattered. It’s fine if you don’t look too closely. Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 GARDENING

• Daylily Inventory

  

  I have been meaning for some time to make a small catalogue of my daylilies. Hemerocallis ‘Grand Opera’An unknown, tall yellow variety. This one is a muddier,... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2014 GARDENING

• Dear Friend and Gardener: July 4, 2014

  

  Dear Friend and Gardener, Happy Fourth of July! Hope you take the day off and enjoy a tomato sandwich. By Jnn13 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2014 GARDENING

• Grilling on Fourth of July? Try Lemon Balm Pesto.

  

  The Fourth of July is a big day for grilling in the US–although just about any summertime evening when it isn’t storming makes a pretty compelling candidate. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2014 GARDENING

• Tool Review: Cobra Head Crevice Weeder

  

  A few months ago, I came into a new tool: the Cobra Head weeder and cultivator. This review was not solicited and I am not being compensated for it. Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2014 GARDENING

• Dragonfly Season

  

  The dragonflies have started making appearances around my garden. A Great Blue Skimmer? (Libellula vibrans) perching on a dead flower stem. I love watching thes... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2014 GARDENING

• Dear Friend and Gardener: June 27, 2014

  Dear Friend and Gardener, It was another hot and dry week in the garden. I fed the beans with some nettle tea to perk them up. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2014 GARDENING

• Wood Sorrel: Turning My Garden into Public Grazing Lands?

  

  Waiting for the school bus a couple of weeks ago, my neighbor’s son wandered over to a patch of weeds and plucked up a handful. “What are you doing?” my daughte... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 GARDENING

• Wildflower Wednesday: Echinacea Purpurea

  

  My seed-sown Echinacea purpurea just began to flower this week. I don’t have many of these plants yet. I had perhaps five or six seedlings survive my first... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 GARDENING

• Macro Flowers

  

  I just got a set of extension tubes for my camera. I went out to play with them for a short while today. Stamens and pollen of Hemerocallis ‘Mateus’ (daylily... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2014 GARDENING

• Dear Friend and Gardener: June 20, 2014

  Dear Friend and Gardener, After a week of brutal heat, today we have a slight break. It will only be 90 today, humidity 68%, feels like 102. Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2014 GARDENING

• Gardening as Spiritual Practice: Watching Ants on Peonies

  

  If you grow peonies, you will have noticed how the buds attract ants–sometimes by the handful. The buds secrete nectar, which the ants devour in a frenzy. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2014 GARDENING

• Garden Log, 6.19.14

  Let the whining commence: It’s SO hot outside. It’s just disgusting. I went out at 7:30 this morning to extend the drip irrigation to the transplanted fig... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2014 GARDENING

• Cooling It: Helping Your Veggies Through Intense Summer Heat

  Getting a good harvest through the summer, particularly in areas where temperatures regularly rest above 90F (32.2C), can be challenging. Today, it’s 97... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2014 GARDENING