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Autumn 2011
The North Carolina mountains always excel in beauty, no matter the season. Most visitors come in the fall to see the spectacular colors. I can never resist posting the changes around my house....
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Winter Garden
I spent a delightful three months in Florida this winter. Above is the lovely view that was out my front door. The lake across the street was a habitat for many shore birds that kept me watching ....
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Still in the Appalachians
My house in North Carolina sold so now I’m further north, but still in the same range of mountains. Now gardening takes on a whole new challenge–deer. These shallots and garlic are not to their taste,...
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From North Carolina to Virginia
There were some plants in North Carolina that I couldn’t bear to leave behind. All had sentimental value, as well as their own beauty. This rose was gift from my son and his wife. Two days after I...
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Blooming Sage
All these years I have grown sage, loved to use it in recipes, and enjoyed the pretty greenish grey leaves. Now I can also enjoyed the beautiful blossoms. The trio of sage, chives and thyme makes a...
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Mini-garden
For some wonderful and mysterious reason the deer have not eaten my little strip of garden close to the back door of the house. It includes two yellow squash plants, two Armenian cukes, one burpless,...
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Anise Hyssop
While weeding a flowerbed at the side of the house I discovered a plant that smelled like anise. After checking with the previous owner she said she did plant anise. When it bloomed it was a...
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Pretty and Tasty Nasturtiums
My nasturtiums put on quite a show this year as they meandered through a muted flower bed. The deer had eaten the roses, but passed the orange flowers by. Since they didn’t eat them, that allowed me...
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Snow and Ice in Bluemont
Our snow on Christmas Eve must have caused lots of area children to go wild in anticipation of Santa’s arrival. After another snow on Christmas night the world became an icy wonderland the next...
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Cutting and Rooting a Bay Leaf Tree
After watching Rick Bayless pick a fresh bay leaf from a plant on his counter I thought I’d try that. But when this four inch plant arrived I thought it would take years before I could use more than...
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Tomato Tunnel
My neighbors, who are both talented gardeners, had problems with tomato plants last year. They had tall tomato cages, but the plants still grew above and beyond their limits. So Chris, who owns...
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Solarization
The space for my garden was filled with very hardy thistle. In order to kill the plants and seeds I tried solarization. After rototilling the spot it was covered with organic matter and watered to a...
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Kimchi Garden
Last summer I bought the ingredients to make kimchi. It was so much fun, and, with the help of my daughter-in-law, successful. This time I hope to use the Napa cabbages and Daikon radishes from my...
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Pussy Willows
When I saw a bouquet of Pussy Willows in a store I thought they would be a different centerpiece. After reading they could be rooted in water I added some to the vase. So many rooted I had to divided...
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Virginia Bluebells
I am thankful for all the plants the deer don’t eat, except I wish they would eat more weeds. Happy to see they leave the violets and trillium alone, except for an occasional tramping. I’m most...
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Sunflowers
No one told me how much fun it is to grow giant sunflowers. I read an article that said stinkbugs prefer them to vegetables, so grew them with that in mind. So far there have only been the two...
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Garden – August 2014
So far the garden is mostly a success. Out of twenty-five purple asparagus roots planted only twelve came up, and one died. That left enough room to plant forty leeks down the center which all lived...
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