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Garden Journal: May, 2011

Karen — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:45:13 +0000

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May has been a good month for gardening. The weather has been cool and rains have been abundant. True, we had some down right cold days with more than enough rain to please the mildew and Botrytis in the rose garden, but most plants have done well and [...]

Name This Plant Game: Perennial Vines 1

Chuck — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:00:31 +0000

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This simple game tests your gardening knowledge by identifying five plants shown in photos from a list of possible names. Photos of each plant are accompaned by a clue describing the type of plant or its broad characteristics. To play the game you identify the [...]

Garden Journal: August 22, 2010

Karen — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:51:52 +0000

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Read 'Garden Journal: August 22, 2010' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com. As we pass through the last weeks of August it appears that the heat and humidity will lift but in the meantime we still have more rain than the plants can handle and the brown spots in the grass have enlarged and increased in number so badly [...]

Garden Journal: August 1, 2010

Karen — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:27:37 +0000

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Read 'Garden Journal: August 1, 2010' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com. We have had the gamut of weather this week from high heat and humidity to the coldest day on record for August first. Torrential showers gave the plants a good drink or perhaps drowning is a more accurate term because the downpours were followed by a couple [...]

Garden Journal: June 21 2009

Karen — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:04:50 +0000

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Ample rain, high humidity, and cloudy days with just a touch of sun now and then set the stage for this week’s garden. Many plants seem to thrive while others languish but so far most are doing well. I saw quite a few mushrooms and I thought [...]

Garden Journal May 31, 2009

Karen — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:24:48 +0000

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Five days of rain and cloudy weather shattered the rose garden and inhibited many perennials, but some pushed on and, unable to contain their enthusiasm, burst into bloom. They are truly the troupers of my garden and I love them. Rain or shine they never disappoint. This [...]