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Happy Labor Day
Okay, I said it. Now, can we all please get back to work? It’s so funny because for most of the Winter, I complain about the cold and dark. I can’t wait to get back outside to start my planting … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, cabin fever, computer, holidays, labor day, lawn, lawn mowing, long winter, money, plant, Planting, season, Summer, sun, sunshine, Winter
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Does Dormant Grass Grow Back After a Long Hot Summer Drought?
Yep, that’s what we had. A long, hot Summer drought. I am not sure if a drought was ever declared around these here parts, but a drought is what we had. I know that when there is hardly any water … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, Bluegrass, brown grass, Dormant, dormant grass, drought, early september, fertilize, fertilizer, heat, hurricane earl, lawn, long hot summer, Overseeding, plant, rain, Scotts, scotts turf builder, seed, Seeding, September, Spring, Summer, summer drought, temperature, turf, water
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Two New Cleveland Select Pear Trees
I guess August is the time to plant Cleveland Select Pear Trees. It seems to be a trend around these parts. I have no idea why…maybe it’s because the landscaping rush is just about over in the big box stores … Continue reading
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Tagged Cleveland, cleveland select pear tree, compost, Crabapple, dry weather, Fall, front yard, hickory trees, Hillside, home depot, Landscaping, Leaves, lowe s, Maple, Maples, nursery area, peach, peach tree, peach trees, Pear, pear trees, Pictures, plant, root, roots, season, shrub, shrubs, Soil, Trees, trees and shrubs, trunks, water, weather
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Transplanting a Tree During Summer Months
I would say that my luck with transplanting is 50/50. I have more luck transplanting trees and shrub under certain conditions. I do okay if: – If I pull a tree (bare root) from some local woods – I transplant … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, compost, dirt, drought, early spring, heat, Maple, maple tree, Maples, March, month, Pine, Pines, plant, Planting, root, roots, Sapling, saplings, shrub, snow, Soil, Spring, Summer, Summer Months, transplant, Transplanting, transplanting trees, Trees, water, white pines, wind, Winter, wood, Woods
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Visiting Schartner Farms in Exeter, Rhode Island
Okay, this was a mistake on my part. Let me explain. Last year, we visited Newport, RI. On our way there and on the way back, we drove through a town called Exeter. I thought this was a dandy little … Continue reading
Posted in Home & Garden, Travels
Tagged central connecticut, dirt, Earth, Exeter, exeter ri, Farm, Farms, Fruit, fruit trees, google, Hartford, heavy duty, home depot, land, lowe s, money, mud, Newport, newport ri, nursery area, plant, plant nursery, plants, rhode island, schartner farms, tourist traps, tree, Trees
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Best Cool Season Grass Seed For Heat and Drought
Okay, so I am probably thinking the same thing everyone else out there is thinking right now. What is the best cool season grass for heat and drought? That’s right. If you are reading this post, you most likely live … Continue reading
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Tagged aerate, aerator, Autumn, Bluegrass, connecticut, cool season grasses, crabgrass, Dormant, dormant grass, drought, dry soil, Fall, Fescue, germinate, grass seed, grasses, heat, Kentucky, kentucky bluegrass, lawn, lawns, November, October, pennington, plant, root, roots, Scotts, September, Soil, Spring, Summer, Summer Months, tall fescue, water, weed, weeds, Winter
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Using a Soaker Hose For Drip Irrigation
I hope I don’t get beat up by some crazy gardener for saying that soaker hoses are used for drip irrigation. I am aware that there are two different systems out there…soaker hoses and drip irrigation systems. Here are my … Continue reading
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Tagged bush, cement, dirt, Dormant, dormant grass, drip, drip irrigation systems, drought, dryness, garden, gardener, grass, heat, hose, Irrigation, lawn, Leaves, plant, plants, rain, Rhododendron, rhododendrons, road, soaker, soaker hoses, Soil, sprinkler, sprinkler systems, sprinklers, Storm, Summer, Summer Months, thunderstorm, water, watering, watering plants
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Pictures of Stargazer Lilies
A few years back, we purchased some Stargazer Lily bulbs from Costco (I think). We planted all of them…about 20 total. Last year, they all grew. During the season, we noticed a mole or vole under the ground eating the … Continue reading
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Tagged beautiful flower, beautiful flowers, bud, buds, bulb, costco, flowers, ground, Leaves, Lilies, Lily, lily bud, lily buds, mole, pictures of stargazer lilies, pink stargazer lily, plant, plants, Stargazer, stargazer lily bulbs, vole
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Growing a Butterfly Bush
I have to tell you, we have this Butterfly Bush that continues to impress. When we first got this plant last year, I had no idea what to expect from it. I didn’t know how tall it was going to … Continue reading
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Tagged bush, Butterfly, butterfly bush, flower, flowers, plant, purple flower, purple flowers, root, roots, Soil
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