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mnist

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fuzzy leaves and stems, tiny petals

Apr 23, 2012
2 comments

My husband and I tried one of those wildflower seed mixes last year. I'm not sure if this is a perennial survivor of that planting or a volunteer that showed up last year.  It's ordinarily a...

Low and fast!

Apr 23, 2012
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This volunteer appeared at the end of last summer. It's very pretty and grows like a dense mat. Right now it has small blue flowers that appeared about a week ago. it's persistent! Any idea what this...

It's kind of attractive but what is it?

Jun 15, 2011
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Six of these plants appeared in my garden this year. The stems and leaves are hairy and strong. They are nicely upright and I like how the dark stems contrast with the green leaves.  I don't see...

Early fern

Apr 15, 2011

Ferns are among the first plants in my rock garden

Spring seedlings

Apr 15, 2011

It doesn't matter if Spring is slow in coming; I get a jump on the season by starting sunflower seeds indoors

Anemone Sylvestris

Apr 15, 2011
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Anemone Sylvestris are my favorite spring flowers

Getting to know the garden at my new house

Aug 22, 2009
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We moved into our house last November. The former owners were hit-or-miss gardners but before doing any garden renovations of my own I wanted to see what would come up in established beds This plant...


Recent comments


Re: About the Spring Awakenings contest

Hello

When will the winner of the Spring Awakening contest be announced?

Thank you,

M Nist

posted: 8:02 pm on May 2nd  

Re: Win a copy of Designer Plant Combinations!

Wow! After living out in the country with almost an acre of land for gardening, I now live in a smaller house with only a fraction of the space. This looks like the help I've been looking for.

No more room for experimenting or buying plants just on a whim for me. I need a book that will help me make the most of my space and with as few plants as possible.

posted: 7:15 pm on October 21st  

Re: Getting to know the garden at my new house

Thanks for the information! It's been three weeks since I posted those photos and the flowers are still going strong.

As soon as the plant starts to slow down I'll dig deep and move it somewhere less prominant. It looks like I'll have plenty of offshoots to give away to my gardening friends.

posted: 10:23 pm on September 5th