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Growing in Gardner

Maybe it will be friends with me?

Category: Plants

Any post that includes actual plants indoors or out.

Yes, I know I need to weed.

One of our violets

Image• Posted on May 7, 2018 by Lily
Posted in Behind the Scenes, Plants

Not a sunflower, sadly.

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Lily

I checked on the possible sunflower after coming home from an errand today, and noticed the stem was getting a bit ruddy.  I checked the other spots where I had planted sunflowers last year that also did not sprout, and found one other in the right side front porch bed. Continue reading “Not a sunflower, sadly.” →

Surprise!

Surprise! I just needed more time.

Image• Posted on April 28, 2018 by Lily
I've always wondered which beach/es these shells came from.

Stalled Lilies

Image• Posted on April 16, 2018 by Lily
Posted in Plants

The Berry Army

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Lily

I did a quick walk about today.  We only have one tiny patch of snow left in the front yard.  Fat drops of rain were falling just infrequently enough that I snuck in about 20 minutes of fallen twig pickup and general observation.

I think these are red raspberries if my memory is worth anything.
The Berry Army Rises Up.

Continue reading “The Berry Army” →

My beautiful picture

Stolen treasure from the wild

Image• Posted on April 4, 2018 by Lily
Posted in Behind the Scenes, Indoor Musings, Plants

Indoor Plants

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Lily

My beautiful picture

I currently only have one indoor plant.  Eventually I hope to have more, and have had more in the past, but too many moves and now I’m just happy to have one again. Continue reading “Indoor Plants” →

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~basil, Lemon Mrs. Burns
~broccoli, calabrese
~broccoli, early purple sprouting
~catnip
~fennel
~flax
~milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa (yellow)
~milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa (orange)
~tomato, black sea man
~onion, Talon F1
~onion, walla walla
~parsley, moss curled
~pepper, Organic Italian Sweet
~pepper, sweet red cherry

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October 7, 2024
Here comes the frost...

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The view from a window showing a backyard during No Mow May located in Central Massachusetts that is full of many other plants of various sizes. The shaded trees in the distance mark the southern border of the property.
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