Gardening, anyone?
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Yesterday my brother-in-law came up to till my garden. I am moving it from a swampy area to in a line with my neighbor's garden. He didn't have a tiller so since it is new, he scalped it and gave the sod to my neighbor's son. Today we had a companionable time working in our gardens, and knew when it was time to call it enough. I have strawberries and Brussels sprouts temporarily growing in pots outside my door, and will be transplanting them. Then some garlic I planted last fall will have to be moved. My mint patch will stay where it was. Management will be putting a frame around the mint patch and around our combined gardens, because we have had problems with the mower guys cutting corners. And my mint patch needs some containment. Then I will put flower seeds (nasturtiums and morning glories) in the pots around my porch, that have been incubating the others.
They decided that helping me with my garden would motivate me to get more exercise. He also wanted a workout because they are planning on expanding their patio. No pictures yet; this is Wisconsin.
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Two hobbies- I have tons of purple in my back yard, but a lot of yellow things blooming right now too.
Here is my bloom of the day, I saw this prickley pear twin set out today and always love the lighting in this area of my garden
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Two-Hobbies, what is the plant that looks like grass with purple flowers? Does it bloom throughout the season or only once. I need ideas for two large planter containers that I have.
Thanks,
Scottie
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Beautiful blooms, Jazzy. Loved your wisteria too. We had one but it was just hard to control and not in a good place to let it grow at will, so we took it out when it started hitting the gutters.
McBaker glad you got your garden rearranged and ready to go. I so want a veggie garden again but the chipmunks squirrels and rabbits make it so hard.
Scottie that is actually chives! that was my herb pot every year but the chives comes back each year and have gotten bigger and bigger. I decided to move some to another pot and plant annuals around it and then I will have room for basil and parsley in my herb pot again. I don’t recall them blooming again.
Has anyone been watching the Netflix series about French gardens? I watched the first two last night. I have a true fever for a potager for sure.
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Twohobbies- what is the name of the French gardening program on Netflix? I enjoy looking at gardening programs. For a few minutes I can pretend my garden will one day look like that. Then I look around and see seven dogs and realize my yard will never be that pristine . Even though my dogs do not dig in the yard they love to run and have pretty much destroyed the grass. I used to re-sod every other year but I have given up. I enjoy creating new spaces for flowers and plants. I love looking at the pictures.
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Jo-- that is why my neighbor's son needed some sod. Big dogs require more running room, otherwise they will tear up a small yard. And they have two big ones, energetic and strong..
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Jo it is called Monty Don’s French Gardens. Seven dogs. Wow. My one causes enough trouble!
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Going to look for some sweet william it may still be too early for the nursery to have it.
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Our front yard was invaded by clover. At first we tried to get rid of it. Then we realized it stays green and doesn't need mowing. We don't have small children running barefoot, so no problems. The next owner may be horrified, but we're ok with it. We still have some grass that needs mowing, but flower beds have made the area smaller and smaller.
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twohobbies- thanks for the information. Later on tonight I'm going to check it out. I don't believe I've watched Netflix in almost a year. It's too warm to work in the yard this evening. I'm not going to lie to you. Seven dogs are a lot of work but they also bring me a great deal of joy.
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I have a friend who owns a dog team of Siberian Huskies (all rescued). They built their house to be dog proof. I don't think they're trying to have a garden though. They live in the Cascades so it's probably all fir needles anyway.
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My guys are all rescued. M ost of the time I have a nice Garden. My grass is a completely different story. LOL I cannot imagine having several Siberian Huskies. I'm curious. How did she make her house dog proof? I have a mixture of small and large dogs.
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They built in concrete shelves for the dogs so they can curl up and still be part of the family. Floors are textured concrete. They did most of the finish work themselves. Most of her dogs are large. A few are medium. The dog who turned out to be a great lead dog was named Will Feral. It took 3 months to get a rope around his neck and longer to actually touch him. Now he curls up with her. They just bought a house at the beach because there was so much smoke last summer where they live. She can run the dogs for miles down the beach. They're in the process of making that one dog proof also. Hint - no carpets anywhere.
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wren, if only the moss would stay green.
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I hear ya.
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Wildflower pics from my walk yesterday at the forest preserve. Yellow irises. phlox. 
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Beautiful. I love Phlox.
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These are off the same stem.
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So the rose gradually changes from yellow to rose/white as it matures? Beautiful!!
I got my strawberries in!! Brussels sprouts tomorrow, then replant the nursery pots to flowers for the summer.
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Beautiful
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It is an heirloom peace rose. and yes it starts with a yellow bud with just a little pink tip and then goes to orange and pink as it matures.
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Gmafoley- what a beautiful rose
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Gma- Gorgeous!
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Good morning all, and thank you for sharing your Spring colors! I especially enjoyed the cactus flowers. The desert in the Spring is magnificent.
So here are a few from our house. The wisteria is already fading of blooms. The food garden gave us artichokes, salads, strawberries and herbs. The tomato plants and basil are on course with flowers turning into small green tomatoes. The grape vines are nurturing the tiny glusters. The dwarf lemon and nectarine trees are bountiful. A robin zeroed in on the only cherry on the tree and ate it; pruning well this year will help production of more cherries next year.
Our winter to spring was very wet thus producing a lush garden this year. My lavender was dramatic and more to come from the other species. The roses and wisteria were a joy this year. The honeysuckle lored the hummingbirds.
June is coming out hot, very hot. I've already upped the irrigation. Fortunately the shade from the oak trees gives us and the creatures in the garden protection from the sun and heat.
Best wishes to all as always,
Marilyn
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what a beautiful garden.
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Jazzy beautiful.
Here is a couple pics
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jazzy and meow- what beautiful gardens.
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Beautiful pics, all. I really enjoy seeing what everyone has in different parts of the country. Meow ,love your rock border. Blundin, I have veggie garden envy right now.
Here is my clematis, purple of course. It didn’t bloom at all last year and it looks good this year. ?
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Twohobbies- beautiful flowers. I think I have an orchid starting to bloom. It has been so hot and humid lately I didn't think any of my orchids were going to bloom for a while.
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