Archive for October, 2009
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Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
They all look the same, lounging in the field. But, they were bred for different purposes, so buyer beware…
Jack O’Lanterns were hybridized to ward off evil spirits and provide a riotous good time when you steal them from the neighbor’s porch and smash ‘em in the street.
Heirloom Variety Pie [...]
Hell’s Half Acre
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
Yes, it’s snowing.
Yes, that’s early.
Yes, I’m none too thrilled.
Was trying to be kind to a California Gardener this a.m. asking about high altitude gardening. Perhaps I should have just sent him this photo.
I’m not sure what I enjoy more ~ Gardening. Or, complaining about my garden.
Question: What’s your growing [...]
Pink Tuesday
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
Doubtful I could endure winter without the happy blooms of Alstroemeria.
Or, pink Cyclamen gracing my indoor garden.
Yeah, yeah. I know it’s still October but the weather never lies.
In the midst of a winter snowstorm here, today.
Windowsill African Violets don’t seem to mind…
Look closely.
Ms. African Violet’s kid sister is [...]
Wordless Wednesday - October 28, 2009
Submitted by Ledge and Gardens Blog
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Living Large
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
If I had a billion, ca-zillion dollars, I think I’d have a lot of homes a lot of different places. Not all of them would be houses… in fact, after visiting Chicago this last summer, I’ve come to realize that it is a very livable city…in the summer.
The winter is [...]
Home Away From Home
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
While my mom is here in Victoria, we’re renting a room in an extended stay hotel. It’s a nice suite, with a full sized refrigerator and a stove top, microwave, and dish washer. The fridge has an ice maker and is nice, though I do rather wish it were equipped [...]
Climbing hydrangea, Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris
Submitted by Ledge and Gardens Blog
I have written about this plant in the past. It is a charmer in flower and the foliage is nice enough most of the rest of the year. The leaves are rounded ovals with a slight serration and a dark green, glossy appearance. This vine is hardy from zones 4-7 [...]
iCameras and My Discomfort Zone
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
If I’d had my wits about me, we would have hiked in lower elevations to enjoy the last of the lovely weather.
Enough with the music already. Isn’t it about time Apple invented the iCamera? As in a tiny contact lens I wear in my eye? All I gotta do [...]
Leaf Peeping in City Creek Canyon
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
Last week’s Friday Afternoon [Hiking] Club took us along a civilized route in the Salt Lake City valley.
Few trees have shed their leaves in my neck of the woods. But, that’s mostly because Park City doesn’t have any ‘woods.’
I sometimes miss the majestic deciduous trees we find in the [...]
Death of the Garden
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
The last of the Pincushion Flowers, blooming late October
Cushion Spurge: Not sure what I love more about this gal ~ pretty spring blossoms or colorful fall foliage.
A for Effort: Primrose is budding!
Cerise Yarrow gets a late start, blooms well into November (unless, of course, the weather ruins her plans.)
Ghosts [...]
Happy Birthday, Brother Dear
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
My youngest brother’s birthday is next month. He likes to tease me that we’re from different generations, but the fact is, my mom had five children in seven years, so you do the math. We’re a lot a like, he and I. We’ve the same taste in literature, and get [...]
Freebies
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
Even though my readership is pretty low, nowadays.. probably because.. you know.. you have to actually POST for readers to come READ… I’ve been getting a few offers for products to review. One of them came as a result of a contact made at Blogher this last July. Man, that [...]
Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day, October 2009 Old Friends and New Rock Stars
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
You’ll have to excuse the roses, they aren’t at their best, having been pelted the last week or so with rain and soggy weather. Still, they make interesting subjects for photos…
Cherry Parfait
The Gold Medal rose, not looking so golden…downright faded, in fact.
The unnamed lavender colored rose did not suffer too [...]
With My Mom
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
My weekends have been with my mom, for the most part. I’ve been heading down there right after work on Saturday and tomorrow, Friday, I may go there and back again, depending on when they’re planning on transferring her to Victoria. There’s a long term acute care facility there, where [...]
Splish Splash…
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
When ‘Pup and I remodeled about 8 years ago, we put in a whirlpool tub in the hall bath. It was wonderful, at first, and would still BE wonderful.. if either of us could use it the way it was designed to be used. Neither of us can get up [...]
A Sign of Our Ages…
Submitted by My Garden Spot Blog
‘Pup and my ages to be exact. We’re getting more and more information through the mail offering great deals on life insurance policies. Each company has a pretty consistent offering and the life insurance rates they offer aren’t a whole lot different.
The differences seem to be that some require a [...]
Daycation to Antelope Island
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
Barren and beautiful, Antelope is a large island surrounded by the Great Salt Lake.
A most important GLOBAL resource for migratory and nesting birds.
Home to year ’round residents, too.
PS: You probably eat Great Salt Lake salt every day. One of the Morton Salt company’s largest facilities is located in Salt [...]
Blog Action Day: What’s Cookin’ in Your Garden?
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
Blog Action Day (10/15/09) invited anyone, and that means everyone, to talk about:
What Climate Change means to them.
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It’s taken the USDA 16 years (?!) to publish a new growing zone map. Perhaps they didn’t want to stir up trouble. This new one confirms what savvy gardeners have known for [...]
ORGANIC BOOST FOR GROWING YOUR OWN BEANS & PEAS
We’re always on the lookout for great products that help folks grow their own healthy food here at Gourmet Seed International. Once such recent find is an organic, OMRI listed product by INTX Microbials, LLC.
This is a blend of natural, beneficial bacteria designed to help the growth and production of a wide range [...]
Ground fog
Submitted by Ledge and Gardens Blog
The earth is cooling in October as evidenced by the fog which appears in the back field as evening approaches. It is mysterious looking and bears further inspection although Tucker has his nose on something with an actual odor. This is the swirling stuff of dreams or perhaps nightmares but [...]
283 Bulbs + 4 Blisters = High Hopes 4 Springtime
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
Up Close & Personal with a Tulip
Final tally: 283 flower bulbs.
Those 3 extra Tulip bulbs traveled from Amsterdam to Park City, Utah ~ stowaways in Sandy’s suitcase. And, I was ever so grateful.
I planted those special 3 in the center of a HUGE circle of Daffies and Allium bulbs. [...]
Fondue and a Fancy Cup of Tea
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
Clementine Clove, Genmaicha, and Lavender loose teas.
It’s my birthday on Friday. And, it just so happens I’m friends with two of the luckiest people in the world. Oh, not ’cause I’m their friend - Good Lord, No! - that could be a con, not a pro.
They’re lucky because [...]
After the Swarm: New Victims!
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
Mini-Roses can live forever in a sunny window.
Many varieties survive transplanting outdoors.
Last Halloween, I had my very own killing spree! Bumped off every flowering plant that had graced my sunny window. L pleaded clemency for a couple of the extra special ones. The rest of those bug-filled urchins [...]
Frost in the field
Submitted by Ledge and Gardens Blog
The upper garden was untouched by frost but the back field, which slopes downward,did not escape the ice crystals.
The days are golden now
as the trees change their wardrobe toward the inevitable nakedness of dormancy.
The ferns have a sharp fragrance in their decline and the tapestry of ice [...]
Overkill on the Daffodil
Submitted by High Altitude Gardening Blog
Yesterday was the 185 bulb day.
Before you rush to congratulate me on all that hard work I should confess that 60 of them were Grape Hyacinth bulbs (Muscari.) If those little buggers take more than 10 seconds to plant… well, then, I might be doing a wonderful job but [...]
