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Garden Journal: August 2011

Karen August 31, 2011 0 Comments

As summer winds down the hot humid days of August have slowly ebbed and we have been blessed with some dryer air and cooler temperatures. Some rain has fallen but…

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Garden Journal: July, 2011

Karen July 31, 2011 0 Comments

High temperatures and lots of rain have made July a difficult month. The lawn if already filled with brown areas due to fungus, a significant number of roses have lost…

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Garden Journal, June, 2011

Karen June 30, 2011 0 Comments

June has been difficult month with some very hot dry periods and some cold periods. Many plants are already struggling and the whole garden seems to want to bloom now…

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Garden Journal: May, 2011

Karen June 1, 2011 0 Comments

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…

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Garden Journal, April, 2011

Karen April 30, 2011 0 Comments

The month of April was gentle to the Piedmont of North Carolina where I live and brought ample rain and mild temperatures without the extremes that can characterize the month.…

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Garden Journal: March 27, 2011

Karen March 29, 2011 0 Comments

I griped and grumbled last fall when the head gardener dragged me outside in the cold to plant our bulbs but right now I am glad he did it. The…

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Garden Journal: September 12, 2010

Karen September 14, 2010 0 Comments

whole week of good weather! We had sunny days, warm temperatures, low humidity and some showers thrown in for good luck. Some mornings were down right chilly and I am…

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Garden Journal: September 5, 2010

Karen September 7, 2010 0 Comments

What a great week! We had nice sunny warm days with low humidity. No rain, however so we had to get the irrigation system going. The week was a busy…

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Garden Journal: August 29, 2010

Karen August 31, 2010 0 Comments

Sunny skies, high temperatures without humidity, and less rain have made gardening this week a pleasure. The soil has dried considerably and the fungi that have plagued the lawn are…

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Garden Journal: August 22, 2010

Karen August 24, 2010 0 Comments

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…

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