Archive for May, 2009
« Previous EntriesHowdy From Chicago
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
Howdy, y’all.
I’m in Chicago…and I’ve taken more pictures than I can count.
So far: I broke my wheelchair
Got lost
Won a propane powered weed whacker (aka: trimmer)
Gave said weed whacker to someone who could really USE it
Cussed at the lender wheelchair the hotel was nice enough to lend me.
Had a glass of [...]
Off to Chicago….
Submitted by Ledge and Gardens Blog
High 55 F
Low 45 F
I do hope to actually make it to Spring Fling, Chicago as last year was a day of traveling nowhere. The next post will be on June 2nd so catch up with me then or listen to The Garden Guys at 7:36 a.m. EST on Sunday [...]
Limbo Land
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
This magical little path is a real spot down in the Salt Lake Valley ~ speckled with wildflowers and shaded by scraggly trees. Ears distance from the sound of a happy, babbling brook.*
Would like very much to be on this path today. Far from my computer and things that [...]
Mystery Flowering Trees
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
Some kind of Flowering Cherry Tree
It being Memorial Weekend and all, Mother Nature decided to jog our memory as to who’s really in charge.
Some kind of Flowering Plum Tree
It rained. Buckets. Barrels, actually. No camping, no BBQs, no horsin’ around, no nothing.
A Sour Apple Flowering Tree
(Not sure what kind [...]
A Cup (size) of Dirt…
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
From Dirt du jour, who has a newsletter I get electronically:
The Royal Horticultural Society’s very interesting take on….container gardening.
You might say, they get to the underpinnings of it all.
This quote had me choking on a bite of apple:
“Georgie Webb of the RHS, said, “Due to their conical shape, bras are [...]
Susan Boyle
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
The Dreamer’s reached the Semi-Finals.
She had a bit of a bobble, but regains her full voice. Go, Susan, Go.
Rating 4.00 out of 5
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Bling Things
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
I got some exercise today. I went shopping. What do the two have in common? Well, when I go shopping, I use the chair and wheel myself. I’ve got to build those muscles for the Spring Fling in Chicago next week. I’m getting pretty good at not only wheeling myself [...]
Pink and Yellow
Submitted by Ledge and Gardens Blog
High 67 F
Low 52 F
With little time to post, I am sharing this woodland treat. The ladyslipper orchid appears in May for just a week or so and they are rare enough that they always make me feel like a great privilege has been bestowed whenever I find them in [...]
Lilac Legacy
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
Devote 3 years to establishing Lilacs and they’ll outlive your great, great grandchildren.
Been running around like that proverbial farm animal with her head lopped off.
Test driving horses, hardening off the seedlings, making up all sorts of excuses not to do any weeding.
Sweet reason to keep a fragrant bouquet of [...]
A Winner!
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
We have a winner! I numbered some slips of paper, put them into a basket and drew one out. The number I drew was 15…and so, the winner of the bird bath or bird feeder (Teak, Wicker and More says she may choose) is Kathy Purdy of Cold Climate [...]
They’re Everywhere….
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
My friend, V, in Los Angeles tipped me off to this: art piece she found on line. Without clicking the link, the best way to describe it is a wall sized piece of art made up of a mirror, with thin, shallow shelves. On the shelves are lines and lines [...]
Ahhhh, rhubarb!
Submitted by Ledge and Gardens Blog
High 53 F
Low 45 F
It does appear crinkled and corrugated and then develops into a fine looking plant with wonderful leaves and stems which range in color from green to bright red. Rhubarb. Tart does not quite express the tongue puckering which occurs when biting a fresh stem but, [...]
The Lost Weekend
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
Kind of looks like she wants to eat ya, doesn’t she?
Phalaenopsis Moth Orchid
Triple birthday celebrations made for a far too hectic weekend. Two humans lamented growing older but this very precious flower seems quite proud of her accomplishment. My Moth Orchid is celebrating 5 long, lovely months in bloom.
Mertensia [...]
Sunflower Meadows
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
Find this pretty trail in the foothills above Red Butte Gardens.
Bad Dog packed his party bandanna and took off on a desert camping trip… without me.
I don’t know that I’ve ever had really high self-esteem but it’s lower these days because I can’t even compete with a dog [...]
Bloom Day - May 15, 2009
Submitted by Ledge and Gardens Blog
High 77 F
Low 55 F
May is certainly what dreams are made of and appropriate on this Bloom Day as spring warmth envelops the garden and the flowers are released from their buds to add color, fragrance and interest to the garden. Much is in bloom as the long shots of [...]
Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day, May 2009 Part One
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
Welcome to the May’s Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day, 2009. Hosted by May Dreams Garden, blogs from all over the world check in to share what’s blooming in their gardens. Head on over and take a virtual garden tour of the wonders of Spring.
A lemon yellow lantana is one of the [...]
Always Look Twice
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
Pay attention to the claims a product makes. If it seems easy, it might not be. Research and reviews like Apidexin reviews can help you decide what’s right for you. When ‘Pup and I were writing to one another online, we shared a lot of things. One of them was [...]
Crazy Daisies
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
Mutant Painted Daisy?
I used to own a hippy skirt that looked just like this flower!
Found an old packet of Painted Daisy seeds earlier this year. Decided to test them in the sunny window to see what would grow.
They’re supposed to bloom pink and purple and do so after I [...]
Tree flowers-Almost wordless Wednesday
Submitted by Ledge and Gardens Blog
High 68 F
Low 37 F
Quercus palustris - Pin Oak
“Live thy life,
Young and old,
Like yon oak,
Bright in spring,
Living gold;”
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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To Buy or Not to Buy
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
To buy [a horse,] or not to buy [a horse,] that is the question [for today.]
Whether ’tis nobler to stick my big, wiggly toe into that dark abyss.
And, suffer the slings and arrows of a magically disappearing fortune [aka money down the drain on a most beloved animal / [...]
The blues of spring
Submitted by Ledge and Gardens Blog
High
Low 40 F
The bright yellows of the forsythia and the daffodils have receded and the more subtle spring colors have emerged. The delicate wedgewood blue of the Phlox divaricata closely matches the blue of the Muscari ‘Valerie Finnis’ which have bloomed a bit later than the other muscari. Is [...]
The Weed Garden
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
Drifts of Meadow Phlox are blooming in the wild areas of my backyard.
(These pretty girls are most definitely not weeds.)
Casualties of War:
Got so red with the weeds that I broke my trusty companion, the pitchfork.
Ever notice how professional gardens are named after the one special flower they’re highlighting?
The [...]
Quick-Growing Heirloom Veggies
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
I’ve had the great fortune of raising a daughter who never needed prompting to eat all of her vegetables. Other Moms were amazed by this since they spent half the dinner hour coaxing their own children to do the same.
What’s the secret? Home grown! Even the pickiest eaters enjoy [...]
Against all odds
Submitted by Ledge and Gardens Blog
High 69 F
Low 54 F
Tucker and I set off on a short walk to the back field one morning this week which is not unusual. He loves to smell and romp in the field and often there is something new to see. The property on [...]
A Give Away!!
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
This is a first for me! I’ve not gotten to give away many things, and this feels like “the big time” to me. You see, I was contacted, recently, by a company named Teak, Wicker and More dot com. They’ve offered to provide an item for a give away, and [...]
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