tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29709352138959867292024-03-13T08:15:41.181-04:00Gardening ~ just for fun!Photos from my gardens and some gardening ideas.Jenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640640064412021873noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970935213895986729.post-8144284417768911282013-05-31T18:40:00.001-04:002013-05-31T18:43:45.992-04:00Recycling idea ~<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Q1YDF7kaR3s/UakmuzmLTVI/AAAAAAAABU4/WPryveP_-h0/s640/blogger-image--1751271368.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Q1YDF7kaR3s/UakmuzmLTVI/AAAAAAAABU4/WPryveP_-h0/s640/blogger-image--1751271368.jpg"></a></div>Every years I buy different types of annual vines and they come with little mini trellis'. Last week as I was cleaning out my gardening supplies, I tossed a few of them into the recycling bin. In the back of my mind I thought ~ now just when they are gone, I will think of something to use them for. Luckily, I did saved a couple of them, because today I put them to good use. I hooked them together with zip ties and then used zip ties to attach them to my down spout, for the clematis to stretch out on! Now I just wish I still had the other ones to use! <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2fxHDfm0fGI/UakmwfX5z6I/AAAAAAAABVA/SrQk468F5zs/s640/blogger-image-425642820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2fxHDfm0fGI/UakmwfX5z6I/AAAAAAAABVA/SrQk468F5zs/s640/blogger-image-425642820.jpg"></a></div>Jenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640640064412021873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970935213895986729.post-39768407128988752242012-07-09T00:04:00.001-04:002012-07-09T00:04:38.204-04:00So many beautiful colors ~The nice wet spring has led to many beautiful flowers in my garden, but lately the temperatures have been unbelievably HOT! I finally had to break down and water my perennials. I had been really lucky up to this point, thanks to Mother Nature. I only had to worry about watering the flowers in my planters and flower pots. The forcast looks better for this coming week, thank goodness. Here are just a few photos of some of the beautiful blooms in my gardens.<br />
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This Stargazer Lily is one of my favorites ~ </div>
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Mix of Black-eyed Susans, Russian Sage, Yarrow, and Liatris,</div>
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acidantheras - Peacock lily</div>
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My first catelope of the season!</div>
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Second blooming of Shasta daisies</div>
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A type of poppy I think ~ it was from a bag of mixed wildflower seeds.</div>
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Yellow Daylily</div>
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Lantana ~ my favorite annual!</div>
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A spider atop a globe thistle ~ talk about long legs ~ eek!</div>
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This little one was trying to keep cool by the fountain!</div>
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Pi nk Coneflowers</div>
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Thanks for visiting =)</div>Jenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640640064412021873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970935213895986729.post-20706654396760599642012-06-18T18:38:00.001-04:002012-06-18T18:38:53.483-04:00Spring bloomers ~2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been so lax at keeping up with my blogs lately. I guess when the weather gets nice enough to be outside ~ that's where I spend most of my time, not inside on the computer. This spring has been unbelievable ! The weather has been beautiful and the rain seems to come often enough that I haven't had to do much watering at all! We had such a warm March that many plants decided to show themselves earlier than normal. Some of them suffered though, when the cold came back for a bit. Two of my hydrangeas got burned but have recovered and are blooming but quite a few of my spring bulbs didn't fair as well. Just as they were starting to really pop up, the frost hit again and killed them off. All in all ~ my gardens are doing very well. In May, my flowerbeds looked like they normally do in July. Here are some of my favorite photos so far this year ~<br />
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Peaches and cream Columbine</div>
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Trailing Petunias</div>
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Blue Iris</div>
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September Charm Verbascum</div>
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Red and White Columbine</div>
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Blue Columbine</div>
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Just couldn't get enough of these beautiful large blooms!</div>
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Peaches and Cream Columbine</div>
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Lewisia</div>
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Talk about recycling ~ this bowl was delivered to my office, filled with sandwiches. Immediately, I requested to keep the bowl as I envisioned this solar fountain to use in my gardens!</div>
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Bachelors Button</div>
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This little corn snack was hanging out in my garden ~ I trapped him in a critter keeper to observe for a few days before setting him free!</div>
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Butterfly Weed ~ in the milkweed family and a host plant for monarchs!</div>
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Love this new one~ Passionflower Clematis</div>
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A bud for Oranges and Lemons Gaillardia</div>
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A bee drinking nectar from a pink Speedwell ~ you can see it's proboscis down inside the blossom!</div>
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Fuscia ~ one of my favorites!</div>
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Love this lily ~ not sure what variety it is yet, but it is striking!</div>
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The end of one of my flowerbeds. I recently purchased the Oriole feeder on the left side ~ still desperately trying to attract them to my yard.</div>
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This is another section of the same garden ~ the white butterfly house was a hand-me-down from a fellow gardener and dental hygienist! The white sphere in the bird bath is a water wiggler ~ moving water attracts more birds than standing water.</div>
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No photos to add at this time of my gardens ~ just my cat~</div>
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Peaches has been following me around my gardens for the past few weeks keeping me company while I've been getting my gardens ready for spring! The weather has been amazing lately and I have spring fever really bad. I even set some of my plants outside that I brought in over the winter. The temperature have been in the 70's and 80's, so it was pretty safe up until today. It is supposed to get down in the 30's tomorrow night, so I had to bring them back in. The skies sent us some nice steady rain over the weekend as well ~ things are really starting to grow and turn green. We even had to mow the grass already!</div>
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I have enjoyed being able to divide some of my plants and get out my garden decor already too. Usually, I do all this in April ~ it's great to be ahead of schedule!</div>
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It's a lot of work but it feels so good to be outside again~</div>
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Thanks for stopping by ~ hopefully I will be able to update more frequently now that spring is here~ Have a great week~</div>
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With the cooler weather heading our way and the daylight disappearing earlier, my days in my garden are coming to an end. Seems like summer just started and now it's time to clean up the yard and put things away for the winter. It's time to get out and start dividing some of the plants that flourished this summer. I have shasta daisies, yarrow, turtlehead, sedum, etc... that need to be spread around. It's amazing how many plants you can end up with by dividing. I think I started with two shasta daisies and I probably have gotten at least 50 new plants from them over the years. Mother Nature has been busy spreading seeds from my annuals also! I love how that works. I went for a walk down my road today and notice many white turtlehead plants growing wildly through the woods. I never noticed them before, so I'm guessing the two I planted were shared by Mother Nature too! I'm starting my "fall chore" list. This will include cutting back plants, taking some things indoors, some to the garage, covering up some with burlap, and collecting seeds for next year. It's important to cover up or take in your ceramic flower pots, if you get really cold winters. I learned the hard way that they don't hold up well if left outside in the winter. I had several large pots, crack from the freezing and thawing of the dirt/water in them last year. I am aslo going to try to winterize some of my favorite plants in pots, including this next photo of a purple passion flower.</div>
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I just love the dimension of this blosom. Everyday there is a new one opening to amaze me! I have this in blue and red also! The blue one is supposed to be hardy for my area, but I think I'll move it into the garage, just in case.</div>
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Lantana is a favorite of the butterflies and humming birds. Here are 3 Monarch that I reared from eggs and released. They hung out on the lantana for several hours before starting their long flight to Mexico for the winter!</div>
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Just another view of the purple passion flower!</div>
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Cleome ~ spider flower.</div>
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This little guy is one of MANY that have been digging holes in my flowerbeds this summer. I don't really mind except for when they kick all the little rocks out into the mulch.</div>
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The monarchs found my butterfly weed in my flower beds! YEAH!!!!</div>
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This is the Blue Passion flower vine that I love also! </div>
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Geraniums, Impatiens, and Creeping Jenny</div>
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Coral Nymph Salvia that has reseeded in my gardens for years now!</div>
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This unusual morning glory showed up with my tomatoes in July ~ I only ever saw one bloom, but it sure was beautiful!</div>
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Butterflies weed doesn't only attract monarchs ! This gray Hairstreak enjoys the nectar too!</div>
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Jenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640640064412021873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970935213895986729.post-86134051224323733422011-08-19T12:14:00.001-04:002011-08-19T12:14:51.932-04:00Focal points<p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cgJfYExMVQc/Tk6LshwbxgI/AAAAAAAAAzk/z9oiG0NJ77Y/1313769448233.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cgJfYExMVQc/Tk6LshwbxgI/AAAAAAAAAzk/z9oiG0NJ77Y/s400/1313769448233.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eJikBS6QydA/Tk6Lt8beb4I/AAAAAAAAAzo/tkLN1SrB0fE/1313769752637.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eJikBS6QydA/Tk6Lt8beb4I/AAAAAAAAAzo/tkLN1SrB0fE/s400/1313769752637.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/-u6XQMBCHwgA/Tk6LvHousbI/AAAAAAAAAzs/55e9LXI5jfs/1313769809918.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/-u6XQMBCHwgA/Tk6LvHousbI/AAAAAAAAAzs/55e9LXI5jfs/s400/1313769809918.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-MWYbxpGczng/Tk6LwUzqq7I/AAAAAAAAAzw/cWSLqLDqSZw/1313769898459.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-MWYbxpGczng/Tk6LwUzqq7I/AAAAAAAAAzw/cWSLqLDqSZw/s400/1313769898459.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xP098cjie8c/Tk6Ly74PLyI/AAAAAAAAAz0/M4_l_cakl_A/1313769920131.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xP098cjie8c/Tk6Ly74PLyI/AAAAAAAAAz0/M4_l_cakl_A/s400/1313769920131.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PEBGEHQ4XtQ/Tk6L0IFUjyI/AAAAAAAAAz4/xQfdBZ-7tJE/1313769947906.jpg'><img src='http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PEBGEHQ4XtQ/Tk6L0IFUjyI/AAAAAAAAAz4/xQfdBZ-7tJE/s400/1313769947906.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-b69i3Mavwco/Tk6L1xbo0WI/AAAAAAAAA0A/dwac_FZolMQ/1313769973638.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-b69i3Mavwco/Tk6L1xbo0WI/AAAAAAAAA0A/dwac_FZolMQ/s400/1313769973638.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/-BWKUgEISu8E/Tk6L363qGUI/AAAAAAAAA0E/Pd6PJ0gmbR4/1313769996881.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/-BWKUgEISu8E/Tk6L363qGUI/AAAAAAAAA0E/Pd6PJ0gmbR4/s400/1313769996881.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/-r_asIEunqZc/Tk6L6sa3a3I/AAAAAAAAA0I/rUhqkUYfhOk/1313770048370.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/-r_asIEunqZc/Tk6L6sa3a3I/AAAAAAAAA0I/rUhqkUYfhOk/s400/1313770048370.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh3.ggpht.com/-nnqpWzHmwP0/Tk6L9ALIEdI/AAAAAAAAA0M/anrGxIhcAd0/1313770079488.jpg'><img src='http://lh3.ggpht.com/-nnqpWzHmwP0/Tk6L9ALIEdI/AAAAAAAAA0M/anrGxIhcAd0/s400/1313770079488.jpg' /></a></p>I love combing plants and garden decor to create focal points around my yard.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.4</div>Jenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640640064412021873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970935213895986729.post-3036031390569863292011-08-05T00:12:00.003-04:002011-08-05T00:13:54.595-04:00Bring on the rain!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Three seasons of beauty garden</div>
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Randon sunflower that came up ~ thanks to the birds~</div>
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Thought this was neat~ The passion flower vine was looking for something to grab on to~</div>
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My bubbling urn water fountain</div>
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Jenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640640064412021873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970935213895986729.post-89652426445586526062011-05-30T00:00:00.000-04:002011-05-30T00:00:54.737-04:00Just a few new photos~<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q2qqdIyV5A0/TeMO4Nc0poI/AAAAAAAAAqk/scEhKZrPKUo/s1600/_DSC0076_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q2qqdIyV5A0/TeMO4Nc0poI/AAAAAAAAAqk/scEhKZrPKUo/s320/_DSC0076_edited-1.JPG" t8="true" width="293" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are buds on a poppy ~ I think they just need eyes on them and they could be muppet characters.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-img7RxMpiEk/Td8RYFVL1jI/AAAAAAAAAoo/JV7KaocWeY4/s1600/_DSC0175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-img7RxMpiEk/Td8RYFVL1jI/AAAAAAAAAoo/JV7KaocWeY4/s320/_DSC0175.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I planted the garden in my neighbor's yard that borders our yard. It used to be filled with poison ivy, sticker bushes, and leaves. He didn't have any plans for it and told me to do whatever I wanted with it!.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since this area is what we see, when we look out our living room window, I wanted something pretty to look at! There isn't much blooming right now but there will be soon! Earlier there were tulips and alliums blooming. This bed contains grasses, 2 white butterfly bushes, Russian sage, Coral bells, Black eyed Susan's, Shasta daisies, Lolly pop lilies, snow in summer, coreopsis, bachelor's button and cosmos. I layed two dry river beds in the areas that the rain washes through. Our ground has a surplus of rocks ~ I love to recycle!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cNFBsRykAZA/Td8RiZMuA3I/AAAAAAAAAos/BTzwkOIshDA/s1600/_DSC0178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cNFBsRykAZA/Td8RiZMuA3I/AAAAAAAAAos/BTzwkOIshDA/s320/_DSC0178.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This area is the my favorite place to hang out! I have two water features, potted plants, solar lights, and some garden decor to enhance this secluded space. It is especially cozy when the Crape Myrtles are full and in bloom! My boyfriends business is doing stamped and colored concrete ~ this was the first one he ever did ~ I love it! This garden stays pretty damp because it's at the base of a slope. In the spring, I have candelabra primrose, daffodils, and tulips blooming. I also have hostas, phlox, liatris, candy tuft, grasses, hydrangea, turtlehead, lady's mantle, impatiens, clematis, Solomon's seal, violets, avens cooky geraniums, coreopsis, hollyhocks, lily of the valley, sedums, etc... planted here.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t3lKSKSMwPg/Td8RuWnTZEI/AAAAAAAAAow/Tr25XIr2DrU/s1600/_DSC0179.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-t3lKSKSMwPg/Td8RuWnTZEI/AAAAAAAAAow/Tr25XIr2DrU/s320/_DSC0179.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just a view of the slope down to the house.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qAnvZl4XaG4/Td8SFeXF9bI/AAAAAAAAAo4/td7Q0mOvkh0/s1600/_DSC0183.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qAnvZl4XaG4/Td8SFeXF9bI/AAAAAAAAAo4/td7Q0mOvkh0/s320/_DSC0183.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A close up photo of one of my fountains. I also have hummingbird feeders and bird baths in this area, so that I can enjoy them while relaxing here! The open area in the deck was originally going to have some type of design worked into it, but my boyfriend never got around to finishing it ...so... I decided it would be the perfect place to put the decorative feeder my best friend gave me, and a hummingbird feeder. It also is a great place to hang a hanging basket of flowers!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-29bTkgTrDos/Td8SJRf8KtI/AAAAAAAAAo8/ydPR8L-hdtw/s1600/_DSC0185.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-29bTkgTrDos/Td8SJRf8KtI/AAAAAAAAAo8/ydPR8L-hdtw/s320/_DSC0185.JPG" t8="true" width="254" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This clematis is really doing well this year!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g_E6w3DR_kM/Td8SO1LI0SI/AAAAAAAAApA/1slLtuchj70/s1600/_DSC0187.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g_E6w3DR_kM/Td8SO1LI0SI/AAAAAAAAApA/1slLtuchj70/s320/_DSC0187.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was my first flowerbed that I started, other than the ones against the house. It's a mix match of drought tolerant plants. It is on quite a slope and the soil is pretty rooty under the mulch. I contains creeping Jenny (ha ha), several different kinds of columbine, lilies, sedum, shasta daisy, astilbe, ferns, candy tuft, hardy cyclamen, loosestrife, yarrow, yellow archangel, spotted dead nettle, bloody cranesbill, hydrangea, balloon flower, bleeding heart, coral bells, dianthis, lavender, Solomon's seal, hostas, etc...</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bn3xjJAM30g/Td8STEtYHJI/AAAAAAAAApE/2lrspFZOth0/s1600/_DSC0188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bn3xjJAM30g/Td8STEtYHJI/AAAAAAAAApE/2lrspFZOth0/s320/_DSC0188.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This area is for the birds ~ literally! I have most of my wild bird feeders here and the birds (squirrels and chipmunks too) love it. I have quite a variety of birds that visit: blue jays, cardinals, tufted titmouse, house wrens, golden finches, purple finches, house finches, 3 types of woodpeckers, etc... that visit regularly. I feed them black-oil sunflower seeds and nyjer seeds only. (sorry if I have misspelled any of this names - I'm too tired to look them up right now :) The plants in this area were recycled from a friend's neighbor. I have tiger lilies, hostas, and recently planted ajuga ground cover - which I hope really spreads fast to hide all the sunflower seed shells!</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-imxXbjO1HiI/Td8Si8R5jCI/AAAAAAAAApM/9KLH4xesWJ4/s1600/_DSC0191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-imxXbjO1HiI/Td8Si8R5jCI/AAAAAAAAApM/9KLH4xesWJ4/s320/_DSC0191.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This area is at the corner of our yard. It contains mostly hostas and different varieties of day lilies, pansies, liatris, asters, bachelors, buttons, shasta daisies, etc...</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s056RV0A6cg/Td8SsDTt47I/AAAAAAAAApQ/rPxEEbdPEkI/s1600/_DSC0193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s056RV0A6cg/Td8SsDTt47I/AAAAAAAAApQ/rPxEEbdPEkI/s320/_DSC0193.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the other side of the deck and our second stamped concrete area. I have a little corner bed with more shasta daisies, lilies, bachelors buttons, hollyhock, clematis, lavender, sea thrift, alliums, Nora Barlow columbine, butterfly weed, mums, and a special English boxwood that my friend/patient gave me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The raised beds are for herbs to attract butterflies ~ and I might use them for cooking ~ might!!! </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hoKmHos_zGA/Td8S2FkZdWI/AAAAAAAAApY/qdZyJ-wgwOE/s1600/_DSC0206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="185" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hoKmHos_zGA/Td8S2FkZdWI/AAAAAAAAApY/qdZyJ-wgwOE/s320/_DSC0206.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my largest garden with too many plants to name! I placed rocks around it recently because the heavy rains that we've been having, keep washing out my mulch. There is always something in bloom in this garden and is home to one of my bluebird boxes. I have meal worms, raisin soaked in water, and oranges out for the bluebirds. I also have shallow bird/butterfly baths scattered around in this garden, as well has many nectarine plants. This is my monarch waystation~ common milkweed is planted just outside the flowerbed and many butterfly weed plants are planted inside the garden.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U95lDnbhOGM/Td8S8WaX5aI/AAAAAAAAApc/3qPLyqNuIyE/s1600/_DSC0207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U95lDnbhOGM/Td8S8WaX5aI/AAAAAAAAApc/3qPLyqNuIyE/s320/_DSC0207.JPG" t8="true" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my purple butterfly bush. There is evening primrose and Clara daisies planted around it. A few larkspur seeds made there way into it too (the tall plants on the left). The bush has a lot of growing to do before it will bloom. I had cut it back pretty far in the fall but it's bouncing back well!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aB2FSKV23_o/Td8TE_FuDRI/AAAAAAAAApg/_HgPuptNm0E/s1600/_DSC0209.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="202" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aB2FSKV23_o/Td8TE_FuDRI/AAAAAAAAApg/_HgPuptNm0E/s320/_DSC0209.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Corner of the front porch flowerbed. This contains lots of hostas, yarrow, delphinium, coreopsis, hyssop, shasta daisies, dianthis, hydrangea, gaura, violets, anemone, phlox, jolly bee geranium, a sparse lilac bush on the corner and a Josie lilac at one end, alliums, butterfly weed, turtlehead, etc... in the background to the right, is my raised veggie garden and tomato plants.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U62AN18MG5k/Td8j_26MySI/AAAAAAAAApo/ZXk8qt1nXG0/s1600/_DSC0201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U62AN18MG5k/Td8j_26MySI/AAAAAAAAApo/ZXk8qt1nXG0/s320/_DSC0201.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This is the front of the house which seems to get the least attention from me. The area to the left in the photo, I have started collecting different varieties of columbine. There are azaleas, a japonica shrub, hostas, bee balm, gladiolas, impatiens, an Alberta spruce, and two - tricolored hibiscus shrubs in this area.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j9XkKFKuRog/Td8TMe1ZjtI/AAAAAAAAApk/UzwwqEnBeHc/s1600/_DSC0217.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="128" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j9XkKFKuRog/Td8TMe1ZjtI/AAAAAAAAApk/UzwwqEnBeHc/s320/_DSC0217.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is one of the flowerbeds at the end of our driveway. It's too far away to water, so I have to plant drought tolerant plants here. It contains astilbes, yarrow, Shasta daisies, hostas, catmint, Virginia bluebells, anemone, iris', etc...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you wonder why I use many of the plants over and over and over.... such as the shasta daisies, hostas, yarrow, astilbe, etc... I started with just a few of the original plants and keep dividing them each year! I must have a hundred or more shasta daisy plants, all from 2 original plants 8 years ago!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you enjoyed the tour of my gardens ~</div>Jenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640640064412021873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970935213895986729.post-74173707296341791172011-05-05T22:03:00.000-04:002011-05-05T22:03:44.812-04:00Spring bloomers continued!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_cZCQVKjL6k/TcNVMFFWWlI/AAAAAAAAAnw/ZBoQZDIr52I/s1600/_DSC0015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_cZCQVKjL6k/TcNVMFFWWlI/AAAAAAAAAnw/ZBoQZDIr52I/s320/_DSC0015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Iris Cristata</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No time to chat, just wanted to share a few photos!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoy!</div>Jenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640640064412021873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970935213895986729.post-80506264623084714742011-05-01T21:01:00.001-04:002011-05-01T23:00:17.683-04:00Spring time ~I finally had some time to spend in my gardens this weekend! The weather co-operated yesterday but not so much today. I was able to get quite a bit of the mulching done before the rain started and should be able to finish it up tomorrow. I'm not sure how many more years this old body is going to be able to keep up with the mulching. I ache from head to toe ~ My son helped a little yesterday but he was trying to finish up some school work. <br />
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I also decided to plant an herb garden this year ~ more to attract butterflies than for the actual herbs to use for cooking ~ but who knows. I picked up a couple raised bed frames at Walmart for $30 a piece and some garden soil. Herb that I planted were: Fennel, Dill, Cilantro, Parsley, Thyme, Lemon balm, hyssop, and Rosemary. Some of which are host plants for certain butterflies. <br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p78JHhcZqmU/Tb3z5ulOkkI/AAAAAAAAAlI/FTTsgj_u_E4/s1600/_DSC0022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p78JHhcZqmU/Tb3z5ulOkkI/AAAAAAAAAlI/FTTsgj_u_E4/s320/_DSC0022.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Instead of using fancy, expensive plant labels ~ I use disposable white plastic knives and a sharpie marker. They can be reused from year to year ~ if you continue to plant the same things that is. I planted everything from seed so we'll see how it goes. I'll post new photos as the season progresses.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I also planted my veggie garden this weekend. I had to till it with a shovel because it probably would've been to muddy for a tiller. I also used my "Awesome auger" to break up some of the larger pieces of dirt and mix in the compost. Usually I put the compost in much earlier but didn't get around to it this year.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I planted tomatoes (which I surrounded with these water filled tubes ~ the sun heats the water and keeps the plant warm until the chance of frost is gone), cucumbers, beans, lettuce, and peppers. I also decided to try asparagus this year. I hope it does well. I heard it takes about three years to get established.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o9tL01h2eRk/Tb30AtxsfZI/AAAAAAAAAlM/LMG9echOh24/s1600/_DSC0030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o9tL01h2eRk/Tb30AtxsfZI/AAAAAAAAAlM/LMG9echOh24/s320/_DSC0030.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The raised garden is only about 11' x 4' and the rest is roughly 4' x 4'. I always plant wild flowers along the back of the garden for when all the veggies are done. Tulips were planted there in the fall of last year. I sprinkles seeds from zinnias, marigolds, cosmos, and cleomes along the back this year. I had planted a mixed bag of 120 tulips throughout my yard last fall, and was surprised with all the beautiful types and colors of tulips that came up! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DEr9UwpR_UM/Tb34xisR-eI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/G6c7tdux0Wo/s1600/_DSC0052_edited-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DEr9UwpR_UM/Tb34xisR-eI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/G6c7tdux0Wo/s320/_DSC0052_edited-1.JPG" width="311" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"> This Parrot tulip was especially nice! I might have to order more of these for next year!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Happy Spring!Jenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640640064412021873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970935213895986729.post-87532902623597228252011-02-17T23:25:00.000-05:002011-02-17T23:25:41.122-05:00Seed starting time is approaching!This will be my third attempt at starting seeds indoors. I have had minimal success with this project, mainly because my shelving units are in my basement and "out of sight ~ out of mind". I did however purchase new self-watering trays that may help this time around. I picked up the potting soil at a local nursery and have seeds that I saved from last years plants, as well as seeds I purchased through Swallowtail seeds.<br />
Many of the seeds that I purchased, are for attracting butterflies, which has become a passion of mine. After rearing my first monarch last fall, I'd love to rear other types of butterflies too. Many of the seeds are for host plants for different butterflies: parsley, dill, fennel, etc... I also planted two Pawpaw trees last fall to attract the Zebra Swallowtail. I've never seen this type of butterfly in person, so hopefully they will find my trees ~ that is, if they make it. I received them in their dormant stage, so I have my fingers crossed. The weather today was so beautiful ~ it actually made it up to 70 degrees today! I took a brief walk around my yard and found a few plants starting to break through the ground! I'm hoping for an early spring ~ hope that groundhog was right! Have a great weekend!<br />
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JeniJenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640640064412021873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970935213895986729.post-19697806300218735252010-11-06T20:14:00.002-04:002010-11-06T20:24:34.968-04:00Fall clean up ~<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TNXwEgznecI/AAAAAAAAAdI/lfyReC9C048/s1600/October+2010+260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" px="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TNXwEgznecI/AAAAAAAAAdI/lfyReC9C048/s320/October+2010+260.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(I just wanted to share this photo of a beautiful storm rolling in last week on my way home from work ~ nature surely is majestic at times! )</div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This time of year is always so bitter sweet. The sweet is the beauty of the changing colors of the leaves and the cooler temps and the bitter is the blooming season coming to an end. I don't really mind the extra yard work, as far as the cutting back and dividing, but there are the leaves, leaves, and more leaves. I live in the woods and there is an endless supply of leaves. I blow them, rake them, shred them and then I do it all over again, and again, and again. I'd love to shred them up and spread them on my gardens, but then more leaves fall and I blow them off ~ along with the shredded ones. So, I guess that will be an early spring project. Today I pulled up all my annuals that the frost killed and cut back all the dead perennials. There are still quite a few flowers blooming ~ so I left them alone for another week or so! There was quite a bit of new growth earlier in the fall and I'm hoping that's a good sign for the spring. I also planted 120 tulip bulbs today in various gardens. I tried spraying the bulbs with Liquid Fence to deter any varmints from snacking on them. I'll let you know if it works ~ especially if I see some chubby chipmunks and squirrels running around and lots of empty holes. Next weekend will be the dumping of the planters and flower pots ~ too many were still blooming to dump this weekend. It's also time to clean up all the garden tools and lube the hinges of the sheers and clippers. Get out there and enjoy what's left of this gardening season!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TKKxlvVEr7I/AAAAAAAAAa4/A2pHr_x-B7o/s1600/September+2010+179.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TKKxlvVEr7I/AAAAAAAAAa4/A2pHr_x-B7o/s320/September+2010+179.JPG" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Autumn Joy Sedum</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(this bee isn't very friendly ~ caught him trying to sting my butterflies)</div>It was a long, hot, and dry summer. I spent alot of the summer evenings, watering my gardens just to keep my plants alive. Some things had a shorter bloom season than they normally have ~ my Black-eyed Susans, Shasta daisies, and even my Purple coneflower wilted quickly. My fall flowers have all started shining though. Right now, I have September Charm Anemone, Golden Rod, Asters and Mums are blooming like crazy. Even my Shasta daisies made a come-back! I spent alot of the summer trying out my new camera also. I bought a Nikon D3000 in August and haven't put it down since! I'm still learning how to use it but like anything else, it just takes practice! I started a second blog called "Wings in my garden". Check it out at: wingsinmygarden.blogspot.com . I have taken a special interest in Monarchs ~ to the point that I started a Monarch habitat in two of my gardens. I mentioned in a previous post that I planted 20 milkweed plants and I planted 4 Butterfly weed plants back in the summer. Those butterfly weed plants are what really got me hooked on the Monarchs. I found 7 Monarch caterpillars chowing down on my plants, although only 4 of them grew big enough to turn into butterflies. I think the other 3 became lunch for a mole that was making a home out of an old stump near the plants. Any caterpillars I find in the future will be reared indoors, just to protect them from preditors. I also want to plant more host plants for some of the other butterflies in my garden. I guess I better start looking up what they are because there is only a small window of time left to get things in the ground before the frost comes. Enjoy all the beauty that autumn brings~Jenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640640064412021873noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970935213895986729.post-75628516931183398172010-09-19T01:04:00.000-04:002010-09-19T01:04:25.866-04:00Butterfly gardens plans !<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TJWP5i2tWyI/AAAAAAAAAYY/At2wqgEEtuA/s1600/September+2010+038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" qx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TJWP5i2tWyI/AAAAAAAAAYY/At2wqgEEtuA/s200/September+2010+038.JPG" width="133" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TJWQLu2hdwI/AAAAAAAAAYc/3lEMksT7SxA/s1600/September+2010+031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" qx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TJWQLu2hdwI/AAAAAAAAAYc/3lEMksT7SxA/s200/September+2010+031.JPG" width="173" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Found this guy sippin' nectar from my impatiens. It is a White-lined Sphinx hummingbird moth. It's wings flutter as quickly as a humming bird. I was lucky enough to capture a shot that showed how beautiful it's wings are!Jenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640640064412021873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970935213895986729.post-43159272863142334312010-09-06T22:06:00.001-04:002010-09-06T22:17:14.630-04:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TIWeJ6KeTAI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/_HoUCyf_Gu0/s1600/September+2010+065.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TIWeJ6KeTAI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/_HoUCyf_Gu0/s200/September+2010+065.JPG" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" width="175" /></a> <br />
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A female ruby-throated hummingbird taking a rest! I have had 6 regulars lately putting on their airshows for me. I sure am going to miss them when they fly south for the winter.<br />
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I have been watering twice a day just to keep my plants alive. It's so dry that even my butterfly bushes are wilting and the weeds don't even want to grow. It's so disappointing after having such a beautiful spring with my gardens and now things that normally last til the end of summer have already had it. The grass ~ where there still is grass ~ is brown and crunches under my feet. The temperatures have been in the high 90's w/ high humidity for several weeks now with no rain in sight. Still... I enjoy spending time in my gardens, cutting back the dead plants, clipping the spent blooms, watering, watering, and watering. I've been paying closer attention to the insects this year. So many people in my area have seen insects that normally aren't around here. I think it has something to do with all that snow we had this past winter. I've been trying to identify an insect I saw today but haven't had any luck. If anyone know... please fill me in. It was so interested in me. Just to put it's size in perspective ~ it is sitting on the hook of a plant hanger. I don't know if it's a good bug or bad bug for my plants. I'm hoping it's a good bug because it was kind of interesting to watch. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TCgQX0jKkiI/AAAAAAAAAM0/gpjXcs0V2Y8/s1600/June+2010+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ru="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TCgQX0jKkiI/AAAAAAAAAM0/gpjXcs0V2Y8/s320/June+2010+015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TCgQlULRwVI/AAAAAAAAAM4/tC0euGXyOt8/s1600/June+2010+026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ru="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TCgQlULRwVI/AAAAAAAAAM4/tC0euGXyOt8/s320/June+2010+026.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TCgRWAC2lTI/AAAAAAAAANA/7lXGUisgAMQ/s1600/June+2010+063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ru="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TCgRWAC2lTI/AAAAAAAAANA/7lXGUisgAMQ/s320/June+2010+063.JPG" width="320" /></a><img border="0" height="320" ru="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TCgSKecknWI/AAAAAAAAANE/JZfnf74LoTc/s320/June+2010+050.JPG" width="240" /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TCgQHOL_YvI/AAAAAAAAAMw/eTN6yHLVrUI/s1600/June+2010+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ru="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TCgQHOL_YvI/AAAAAAAAAMw/eTN6yHLVrUI/s320/June+2010+007.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TCgQ6ECpT5I/AAAAAAAAAM8/gd-YAJ6407c/s1600/June+2010+063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ru="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TCgQ6ECpT5I/AAAAAAAAAM8/gd-YAJ6407c/s320/June+2010+063.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Some other interesting insects that I've found hanging around. The yellow jacket didn't have any wing :( not that I like them but I felt kind of bad for it as it just crawled around instead of flying. Lot's of fireflies and granddaddy longleggers out this year also. The moth was kind of interesting too. It's not a great picture of it but it was different. I think it is a featherwing moth. A patient I had recently told me she saw an IO moth in her garden. If you've never heard of one, google it, it's amazing. I'm going to keep my eyes open and hope that I see one also. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Jenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640640064412021873noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970935213895986729.post-61145820346844079512010-06-05T23:01:00.003-04:002010-06-05T23:42:48.320-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAsLTSmzuBI/AAAAAAAAALg/Etp3xsjRpzU/s1600/Spring+2010+053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="150" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAsLTSmzuBI/AAAAAAAAALg/Etp3xsjRpzU/s200/Spring+2010+053.JPG" width="200" /></a>This teenie tiny bee is on a flower the size of a dime. It's blue-eyed grass.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAsSl7_L8wI/AAAAAAAAAMI/FObwGrum9Kc/s1600/Spring+2010+030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAsSl7_L8wI/AAAAAAAAAMI/FObwGrum9Kc/s320/Spring+2010+030.JPG" /></a>This garden was combined from two gardens, three years ago. I started many of these plants from bare roots. This year it exploded! I just love spending time taking care of it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just can't seem to get enough of my gardens! I take a walk around the yard every day just to see what's new ~ and there's always something new! I have plenty to keep me busy in them too ~ weeding, deadheading, photographing, etc... always something to do!</div>Jenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640640064412021873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970935213895986729.post-67232171279380875362010-05-30T10:46:00.000-04:002010-05-30T10:46:10.085-04:00Close up beauty!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ3xxjBctI/AAAAAAAAAJw/xjON7YE_MMs/s1600/Spring+2010+086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="150" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ3xxjBctI/AAAAAAAAAJw/xjON7YE_MMs/s200/Spring+2010+086.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ4vG5p3YI/AAAAAAAAALI/tE_SwYKsqpU/s1600/Spring+2010+025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="150" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ4vG5p3YI/AAAAAAAAALI/tE_SwYKsqpU/s200/Spring+2010+025.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ4KkKIH6I/AAAAAAAAAKA/Z3dhW_wC46Y/s1600/Spring+2010+060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="150" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ4KkKIH6I/AAAAAAAAAKA/Z3dhW_wC46Y/s200/Spring+2010+060.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ4PeAQv5I/AAAAAAAAAKI/29LBMK2xjc4/s1600/Spring+2010+048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="150" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ4PeAQv5I/AAAAAAAAAKI/29LBMK2xjc4/s200/Spring+2010+048.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ4Tw9JXFI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/7wsU1SbVvCA/s1600/Spring+2010+082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ4Tw9JXFI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/7wsU1SbVvCA/s200/Spring+2010+082.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ4YY-Mt3I/AAAAAAAAAKY/UxweOq4fzWY/s1600/Spring+2010+101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="150" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ4YY-Mt3I/AAAAAAAAAKY/UxweOq4fzWY/s200/Spring+2010+101.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ4kawt5CI/AAAAAAAAAKg/fSUpoW4469M/s1600/Spring+2010+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="150" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ4kawt5CI/AAAAAAAAAKg/fSUpoW4469M/s200/Spring+2010+011.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ4merow_I/AAAAAAAAAKo/yfdt4snLp70/s1600/Spring+2010+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="150" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ4merow_I/AAAAAAAAAKo/yfdt4snLp70/s200/Spring+2010+004.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ4oaxoCCI/AAAAAAAAAKw/A6swDtbcfUo/s1600/Spring+2010+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="150" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ4oaxoCCI/AAAAAAAAAKw/A6swDtbcfUo/s200/Spring+2010+012.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ4qKynIMI/AAAAAAAAAK4/u09wDYlVYNU/s1600/Spring+2010+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="150" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ4qKynIMI/AAAAAAAAAK4/u09wDYlVYNU/s200/Spring+2010+014.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ4sljGUaI/AAAAAAAAALA/b3rCdw_wIpI/s1600/Spring+2010+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="150" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ4sljGUaI/AAAAAAAAALA/b3rCdw_wIpI/s200/Spring+2010+018.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ4yPIAmPI/AAAAAAAAALQ/qyvkZc26YYE/s1600/Spring+2010+028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="150" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ4yPIAmPI/AAAAAAAAALQ/qyvkZc26YYE/s200/Spring+2010+028.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ4DS8Y82I/AAAAAAAAAJ4/jJRIgN8OitE/s1600/Spring+2010+031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="150" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fWF4rR_3pRs/TAJ4DS8Y82I/AAAAAAAAAJ4/jJRIgN8OitE/s200/Spring+2010+031.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>I am so captivated by the beauty hidden within the center of a flower. I have been taking close up photos of flowers for awhile and am amazed at the intricate architecture of each individual type of flower. Enjoy mine and get out and investigate some of your own flowers!Jenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640640064412021873noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970935213895986729.post-61193550796254084532010-05-30T10:28:00.002-04:002010-05-30T10:28:55.926-04:00Awesome hummingbird story!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7xBLvMIBZUJenihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640640064412021873noreply@blogger.com0