Category: gardening
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Daisies are growing wild here like nearly everywhere else. Last year planted some May Queens and they are blooming now. To be honest I expected them to have stronger stems. They do not take the rain and wind well. Must find a stronger variety to grow since the summer rains are not going to go…
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The flies like it and so do I. There is something in the brightness of orange California Poppies have. Easy to grow and tolerate dryness. I have other colors coming this year just waiting for them to start blooming as well.
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The first cosmos started to bloom today and many more will follow soon. As always the ones that start the show are the ones that originate from the seeds that I got from my mom. It is a quick and resilient form of cosmos that suites well for this climate. I have other varieties growing…
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It has been many many years since I have been able to harvest a good crop of dill. Finally this year all went well and dill Dukat succeeded . I do not know why but up here it is quite difficult to grow dill. Have not figured out why.
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Sometimes gardening is easy. You just go and sit by the lake and watch what Mother Nature has done. Water lilies are doing well this year. It is so relaxing just to sit and look what there is. Though now wondering from where to buy red ones to bloom by the white ones.
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One of the great benefits of living up here in the north is that you can just go to your backyard and start picking wild blueberries. Spending some time in the summer cottage and relaxing by harvesting berries. Just cannot wait to bake a blueberry pie. One of my favorites. Must fill my fridge with…
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Hostas are doing extremely well this year. I am a bit surprised because it has been dry. I guess the warmth suites them. The Giant Blue Hosta is my favorite. Unfortunately do not have many good spots to grow them. Trying a new variety by the lake this year. Hope it makes through the winter.
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This is the first time I have planted bloody geraniums and they seem to do well. Elkes’ blooms are larger than I expected and they seem to do OK even in the wet spot I have put them. Must buy other colors next year. This flower might be a perfect choice for the summer cottage.
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I have tried and tried to grow Barlow series columbines but with modest luck. I guess the winters up here are a bit too much for the Barlows. Currently I just have one Bordeaux Barlow blooming. Well it is a good thing that there are so many columbine varieties available and many more to test…
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The Yellow Queen is blooming beautifully and it is my first yellow aquilegia. It has required many failed attempts and plenty of waiting to get here. For aquilegias it has been a perfect start of a year. No heavy rains to ruin their flowers. To be honest it has been extremely dry up here in…
Gardening in the North 