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- I. A Place Like No Other
- II. Water Rules the Land
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- 1. Siting and Planting Camellias
- 2. Pruning and Fertilizing Camellias
- 3. Insects and Diseases of Camellias
- 4.Root Rot Attacks our Camellias after Hurricane Isabel
- 4A. Managing Storm Damage in Gardens with Camellias
- 5. How We Grow Camellias in a Woodland Setting
- 6. Air Layering Camellias
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- 1. Hydrangea Arborescens ‘Annabelle’
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- 5. Why Don’t My Hydrangeas Bloom? Part I
- 6. Why Don’t My Hydrangeas Bloom? Part II
- 7. Why Don’t My Hydrangeas Bloom? Part III
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Category Archives: Summer
What I Did Then I Would Never Do Again
(MAYBE) Midsummer has arrived, and July and August are draping the garden with raggedy crazy-quilts. I knew, deep underneath my intoxication with our garden this spring, I would have to pay the piper for all that bliss (or some other … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Humor, garden maintenance, Garden Never Agains, Summer
Tagged Garden Humor, garden mistakes, midsummer garden
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Hot August Daze
Spawns a Limerick Craze It’s five o’clock on a Friday in August At last, the mowers have quit for the day Silence invites Though we love noisy nights When crickets tune fiddles and play. It’s just past high noon on … Continue reading
Posted in August, Garden Humor, Summer, Uncategorized
Tagged August, dog days, Garden Humor, summer bloomers
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A Day in the Garden
Got to get to that weedy patch today. Absolute priority. It’s gone so long the weeds think they have a right to hobnob with, no, be the boss of and push around my lovelies. Someone has already called to ask … Continue reading
Posted in garden maintenance, Summer, summer bloom
Tagged fennel, kwanzo daylily, mini-pearl daylily, persicaria 'Red Dragon', shasta 'Ice Star'
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The Dances of Summer
Dog Days they’re called, 40 days in July and August when sultry days and nights get man and plants down. The garden is looking tired and I’m tired of looking at the garden. Until butterflies arrive. They spice up the … Continue reading
Posted in butterflies, Hydrangeas, Summer, summer bloom, Uncategorized
Tagged argiope spider, buckeye butterfly, butterflies, caterpillars, eastern tiger swallowtails, fiery skipper, host plants for butterflies, Imperial moth, mating flights butterflies, moths, nectar plants for butterflies, palamedes swallowtail, silver spotted skipper
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The Taming of the Garden
The other day I turned my back on the garden—just for a moment, mind you. Well doggone it, that corn grew as high as an elephant’s eye. You are thinking, perhaps, What a bonanza of good eating. Not so. No … Continue reading
Midsummer Lights
Dark skies. Strobe lights. Log-splitting thunder. Wind twisting trees. A riproaring summer storm was upon us. We waited it out (nothing else to do) hoping none of the trees would twist and fall. After the rage, a last grumble or … Continue reading
Sunbeams in my Garden
Overheard in the garden after a long rainy spell. . . You’re looking lovely as ever, dear Mrs. Cottontail. Tell me, can you help me find the sun today? No, I’ve not seen the sun, Wolf. And don’t sweet-talk me … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, fall bloom, Native Plants, Seeds for birds, spring bloom, Summer, summer bloom, wildflowers, yellow flowers
Tagged Boston Ivy, Columbine, coreopsis, Cutleaf Coneflower, Daffodil Tahiti, Daylily, fall bloomers, Golden Ragwort, Goldenrod, goldfinches, Missouri Sundrops, native plants, Rudbeckia Irish Eyes, Southern Indian azaleas, spring bloomers, St. Johnswort, summer bloomers, Swamp Sunflower, Yellow Flag Iris
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Castles in Clay
Charley is the best weatherman, though we rarely see him because he usually hides out in the culvert beneath our driveway. You might assume that he is hiding because he doesn’t want to hear complaints about his forecasting, but we … Continue reading
Spunky and Pokey: Fawns of the Year
Sometimes the latch sticks, so this evening it took me a moment to make sure the gate was properly closed. When I turned to go, the fawn was standing in the middle of the path. We were about four or … Continue reading
Posted in Deer in Garden, Hydrangeas, Summer, Wildlife
Tagged Buck, deer, deer damage, deer diet, Doe, fawn behavior, Fawns, oak leaves
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More Meatballs and Lollipops, Please
Years ago, a certain company offered two types of fantastic seed tapes. Each one was guaranteed to produce instant results for cottage gardeners and formal gardeners alike. In case you want to follow up on this terrific offer, the order … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Creating a Garden, Hosta, Hydrangeas, Native Plants, Summer, Uncategorized, wildflowers, Wildlife
Tagged agastache, cardinal flower, crepe myrtle, deer, elderberries, fennel, Garden Paths, hummingbirds, New York ironweed, spider web, trumpet creeper vine, wildflowers, Wildlife
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