Archive for March, 2009
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Submitted by Ledge and Gardens Blog
High 42 F
Low 32 F
It is amazing what a bit of moisture does to the potential garden. Saturday was warm and dry but it has rained off and on for the past two days. The later crocus were absent from the garden until the rain. This is what they look [...]
Debbie’s Garden and Farmer’s Market Update
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
‘Pup and I decided to go see what was available at one of our favorite garden centers, and decided to go get some fresh fruit and vegetables at Debbie’s Garden and Farmer’s Market . When we were there last, the young man that works there had told us of some [...]
Takin’ It With You
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
The Spring Fling is getting nearer. In about 2 months I’ll be going to Chicago, with ‘Pup, to meet Garden Bloggers and see the myriad gardens that Chicago offers. I’m going to want to blog this…live. Problem is…my laptop, she is dead. Well, not completely dead, I think she might [...]
Houston Resources
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
I’ve been asked recently some questions about gardening that I’m not sure how to answer. I do, however, have someone for people to call if they need help in Houston/Harris County.
The Harris County’s Master Gardener’s hotline is 281-855-5600. Montgomery Cty is 936-539-7824. Phone rooms are usually open 9-3, M-F.
They can [...]
Visitors!
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
Directly across the road from a dilapidated old shack (that I like to call home) is a great big beautiful meadow called the Swaner Preserve.
1200 acres of protected open space where birds and beasts come and go all year long.
My early morning ritual involves a steaming cup of very, [...]
STAMP!
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
Do you ever get the feeling that someone is going through your life using rubber stamps on every experience you have?
Grade School? STAMP!
Middle School (Jr. High when I went)? STAMP!
High School: STAMP, STAMP, STAMP! (I had a rough High School experience.)
College: STAMP! (College was much better.)
Marriage: STAMP! STAMP! (The last [...]
Houston Resources
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
I’ve been asked recently some questions about gardening that I’m not sure how to answer. I do, however, have someone for people to call if they need help in Houston/Harris County.
The Harris County’s Master Gardener’s hotline is 281-855-5600. Montgomery Cty is 936-539-7824. Phone rooms are usually open 9-3, M-F.
They can [...]
Wordless Wednesday 3-25-09
Submitted by Ledge and Gardens Blog
High 53 F
Low 28 F
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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The Underground Economy
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
As they say: A recession is when your neighbor gets laid off, and a depression is when YOU get laid off. No, ‘Pup’s job is safe (as far as we know), but our neighbor? Well, it’s our recession and his depression.
The good thing is that he does have some arrows [...]
Nibbles and bitsfrom Ledge and Gardens by Layanee
Submitted by Ledge and Gardens Blog
High 32 F
Low 25 F
The garden is in suspended animation right now. Not moving forward or backward it is enduring the cold temperatures. The deer are making stealthy appearances and this Umbrella Pine, Sciadopitys verticillata, is a slow grower that is deer resistant. I think not. The tulips are also [...]
BlogThing
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
You Are Blooming Flowers
You are an optimistic person by nature. In even the darkest times, you are hopeful about the future.
You feel truly blessed in life and can sometimes be overwhelmed with emotions.
You have an artist’s eye. You are always looking for beauty in the mundane.
You have a good sense [...]
Spring
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
In honor of Spring, I give you what it sounds like in my back yard on a beautiful Spring day. Enjoy the birds!
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Humm
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
Seems our good friends and allies in Great Britain are not overly enamored with our new president.
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Stuff
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
We have an HP desktop. It’s not a bad machine, for its age, and was a very good machine, when new. It still works well. The only problem is with my pictures. Yah, I take a lot of pictures, and they eat up a lot of space. So, we’re going [...]
Tomato Update
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
The tomatoes I overwintered are doing remarkably well. I’ve never had such success with tomatoes I’ve started in the fall. Usually, they peter out fairly quickly. This year, I think the difference was where they were and how well I protected them.
There are two ripening in the bright sun. That [...]
Stamping Data
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
‘Pup likes rubber stamps. He does a lot of report making and data entries to requests and he likes to keep those project with some form of paper trail. Some of his coworkers don’t do that, and they wondered sometimes, why he bothered. After all, all the data was in [...]
Life Before Death
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
I do solemnly swear this will be the last blog post showing us having fun in the snow. This is, after all, a gardening blog. But snow or no… ya gotta love that view.
From the top of Iron Canyon, you can see for miles and miles.
Higher and higher [...]
Wild Equinox
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
It may appear that these Wild Mustangs are standing on the edge of a great sea but it’s actually a broad, barren desert that stretches all the way to Nevada.
ROAD TRIP! This week’s Friday Afternoon Club took as all the way to the town of [we'll never tell] on [...]
Past and Future
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
When I became a teacher, I knew I had absolutely no, and I mean NO interest in ever becoming a principal or assistant principal. They didn’t spend nearly enough time with kids, and for the most part, that seemed to affect their personalities.. and not to the better.
When I retired, [...]
Cha-Ching: Amature and Professional Garage Sales
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
With the warm weather of the last few weeks (other than the week of RAIN, yippee!), the Spring sport of garage sales is in full force. Most of the sales are held by one family or a group of families. Others though, have a more…professional look. One of the give [...]
Reflections and tracings
Submitted by Ledge and Gardens Blog
High 45 F
Low 37 F
Isn’t it amazing what is reflected in a tiny drop of moisture? I turned this picture upside down when I saw the reflection. It may be difficult for you to see but that is the house at Ledge and Gardens. It is a house of [...]
The Zone
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
With the weather nicer, and the ground softer, I’ve been weeding in the front yard. I can only do it for a little while at a time, but last night, in the evening just before dark, I got into the “zone”.
Gardeners know that “zone”. It’s the I’m-almost-done-so-I’ll-just-keep-going-for-a-little-while-longer feeling you get [...]
Up in Smoke!
Submitted by Ledge and Gardens Blog
High 50 F
Low 28 F
The ornamental grasses are not ornamental at this point in their life cycle. They have been battered and beaten by the winter storms and rains and are looking disheveled, worn and just plumb tired. They don’t even look very substantial at this point do they? [...]
Irish Gardens
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
I’ve had a love affair with the Emerald Isle for as long as I’ve been on this planet. On days, when life becomes unruly, I close my eyes and daydream about an imaginary cottage ~ with a brightly blooming Irish garden ~ in some out of the way spot [...]
Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day, March 2009
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
This post took a long time to put together today. Blogger seems to have choked on my pictures. Oh well, here we go!
As a lone bloom, in what was once a bed full of dianthus.. I have to honor this little guy. I think the bed’s been shaded out this [...]
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