Archive for July, 2009

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Gardens of Cornwall, Heligan

Submitted by Ledge and Gardens Blog
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Heligan is a 200 acre garden which is just a portion of the original thousand acres which were productive in the nineteenth century.  It was abandoned and restoration began in the early 1990’s after the big hurricane of that [...]

Takin’ Out the Grass

Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog

Why? ‘Cause I don’t have much time this morning, would love to do just this, and I helped my lawn guy and a helper weed a witch of a bed yesterday. Then, I’ll have you know, we laid at least 4 inches of mulch on top…and may do more later.
At [...]

Take Me Away…

Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
‘Pup and I recently celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary. Our honeymoon that year was cut a little short by the fact that, after the wedding, we were tired. Very, very tired. So, we went home early and relaxed.
In past years, we’ve usually traveled somewhere by car to somewhere in Texas. [...]

Gingersnap & Tater Salad Tips

Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
We celebrated 4th of July on the 2nd. This town did fireworks on the 3rd. By last night when most parties were in full swing, I was so weary of the festivities I got on my bike and took a peddle down the old ranch road.
Past one of the [...]

July 01, 2009

Submitted by Ledge and Gardens Blog
High 66 F
Low  64 F   
 
The third week in June was soggy. In fact, the whole month of June, 2009 was soggy.  I thought I was being prepared for English weather.  English weather, at least in Cornwall which is noted for being dryer and sunnier than most of England, was [...]

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