Monthly Archives: April 2009

Apr 17
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Rain

One of the daintiest joys of spring is the falling  of soft rain among blossoms.  –  Mary Webb

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Apr 16
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Garden Smells

I love the smells in my garden.  OK… the compost can sometimes smell strong and that bucket of weeds that has collected rainwater and then sat for a week is downright rank.  But over all, the garden is filled with incredible smells.  I love the way it smells when it rains or when the sun […]

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Apr 16
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Victory Gardens

In May 1917, President Woodrow Wilson wrote an open letter to the public published in The Garden Magazine.  Here is an excerpt: Every one who creates or cultivates a garden helps, and helps greatly, to solve the problem of feeding the nations… every housewife who practices strict economy puts herself in  the ranks of those […]

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Apr 15
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Trailing Purple ‘Homestead’ Verbena

This is a Purple “Homestead’ Verbena that I got from another gardening friend.   It is the showiest thing in my garden from about the middle of February until the rest of the garden catches up in May or June.  The foliage stays green all year here.  I’m not sure if it is a Texas native […]

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Apr 15
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Happiness

The lesson I have thoroughly learnt, and wish to pass on to others, is to know the enduring happiness that the love of a garden gives.  –  Gertrude Jekyll

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Apr 15
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‘Cause you got to have friends!

As long as I can remember, my mother planted marigolds around her garden to help keep the bugs away.  So I plant marigold, and all other sorts of flowers around my garden.  I have a very eclectic garden with everything all mixed together, fruits, veggies, herbs, perennials and annuals. Writing this blog is helping me […]

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Apr 14
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Teasing Georgia Rose

This is the ‘Teasing Georgia’ rose.  It took us a while to identify it.  I got it from another gardening friend that couldn’t remember what she had given me, but we are certain now that it really is the ‘Teasing Georgia’ and NOT a ‘Generous Gardener’. The ‘Teasing Georgia’ is an English rose introduced by […]

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Apr 14
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Garden Tour

Thank you so much Ginny and Kathy for going to the Grapevine Botanical Gardens and to lunch with me today.  I had such a nice time.  I hope you both came away with some good ideas.  Let me know if there is anything I have that you want or if there is anything I can […]

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Apr 14
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April’s chores

April is already half done and I don’t even have a working list of what I want to get done yet!  Aaaahhhhgggg! OK… here is the list I KNOW needs to be done: Sharpen all tools Tune up the lawn mower (wish I could trade it in for a cordless electric) Mow once a week […]

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Apr 13
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Save Paul James, Gardening by the Yard Cancelled, HGTV == Bad

Save Paul James, Gardening by the Yard Cancelled, HGTV == Bad | Backyard Gardening Blog. I found this excellent post on one of the blogs in my blog roll.  Paul James is not only from the town I grew up in, but he is one of my gardening heroes and saviours.  HGTV just can‘t cancel […]

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