Tag Archives: Spring
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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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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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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Red and Pink Knockout Roses
Yes folks, it’s rose season. That’s “Knockout” rose season. We have a nice large number of Knockout rose bushes all over the property that are in their glory right now. Every morning, I go outside and check up the bushes. … Continue reading
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Tagged bloom, Blooming, bud, bush, Knockout, knockout rose bushes, knockout roses, morning, property, rain, Rose, Rose Bud, roses, season, Spring
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Stihl MS 250 Chainsaw Engine Bogging Down
This started happening towards the end of last Summer. My Stihl MS 250 chainsaw engine would bog down at the strangest times. I can’t say there was one time in particular, but I guess mostly when I put the saw … Continue reading
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Tagged carburetor, center electrode, chainsaw, fuel, fuel system, garage, saw, small engines, spark plug, spark plug gap, spark plug gapper, Spring, Stihl, stihl ms250, Summer, wood
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Transplanting Rhododendrons
Earlier this Spring, I got a little nervous. I was nervous because the seven Rhododendron shrubs I had planted next to the driveway last year weren’t looking too good. I kept telling myself that I should be patient and that … Continue reading
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Tagged brown leaves, compost, Composting, driveway, Farm, growth, Leaves, photo, plant, Planting, Rhododendron, rhododendrons, shade, shrub, shrubs, Soil, Spring, Transplanted, Transplanting, tree, tree farm, wind, wood, wood chips
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Pictures of Purple Clematis
This will be the last post I write today about flowers, unless I get really ambitious and post those photos I took earlier in the Spring. Maybe, maybe not. These photos are of the Purple Clematis we have growing on … Continue reading
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Tagged chimney, Clematis, flower, flowers, house, lattice, photo, photos, Pictures, purple clematis, Spring
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New Springtime Flowers
While I am not going to post them here, I just wanted to let you know that I have some really nice shots coming up. The Roses, Iris, Bailey’s Gold and some others are in bloom and look faaabulous. Can’t … Continue reading
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Tagged bloom, flower, flowers, gold, Iris, Rose, roses, Spring, springtime, springtime flowers
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Pink Azalea, Rhododendron, Lilac, Iris, Holly and Boxwood
This is an exciting time of Spring because so many things are starting to bloom. I try to get out there with my camera as much as I can, but unfortunately, sometimes I forget and I miss the bloom. Either … Continue reading
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Tagged azalea, bearded iris, bloom, Blooming, boxwood, bud, buds, camera, flower, flower buds, flowers, growth, Holly, Iris, Lilac, lilac flower, lilacs, photo, photos, pink azalea, pistil, princess holly, purple flower, Rhododendron, Spring, wood
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Photos of Spring Flowers
I did another walk around the property last week. I took some nice photos then, and a few again last evening. I noticed the Bleeding Hearts and had to pull the camera back out. This has been a pretty good … Continue reading
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Tagged April, bleeding heart, bleeding hearts, buds, Cherry, Colorado, colorado blue spruce, Columbine, columbine flower, Crabapple, Daffodil, daffodils, Dicentra, Emerald N Gold, flower, flower buds, Flowering, flowering cherry, grass, Laurel, Lilac, lilac buds, limelight, mountain laurel, photo, photos of spring flowers, Pictures, Plum, plum tree, property, Spring, spring flowers, Spruce, tree, weeping crabapple, weeping crabapple tree, Woods, yellow daffodils
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