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These are the last of our tiger lilies, and I do mean last. This one by the birdhouse looks funny standing there so tall all on its own while its friends finished up blooming long ago. But thanks to...
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More lilies today, but again, some of the last blooms we’ll see this year. This is a new one, and only its second year to bloom. Unfortunately, we planted it under an apple tree, not expecting it to...
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This hydrangea was just planted last spring. This is its second year to bloom and apparently they bloom late too. I don’t know enough about them to know when I should expect them to bloom. You always...
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Here’s something interesting. It’s a grape tomato plant that sprung up in the middle of our yard between some irises. We didn’t plant it there. In fact, we’ve never planted any grape tomatoes. So,...
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Today’s pic is of a lesser known annual we planted this year. We found it in the herbs section of a nursery back in the summer, though I do not know what medicinal purposes or herbal remedies it...
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This is a petunia I bought for my dad for his birthday who is in a rehab center right now. Unfortunately, the plant wasn’t doing very well indoors so when I went home last month he asked me to take it...
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365 of Me: 226/140
I almost forgot about the hostas which are all in bloom right now. They spend most of the year as lush greenery which is nice filler in the beds, but they bloom too. And all of them are in bloom right...
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365 of Me: 227/139
Woke up to a rainy day here in the Lou. It’s nice and peaceful and somber. This is the view from my office, sitting at my desk and looking out the window. That alien thing outside the window is a red...
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Last Harvest! Last week J closed out the garden and pulled up the remaining plants. But first he picked the last of the grape tomatoes. It’s funny that we got such a huge yield from these when we...
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Our basil plant It was so hot outside the past two weeks that our yard really got neglected. We finally got caught up this weekend with the weeding and mowing, which gave us some time to observe the...
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