Monthly Archives: July 2011

Lessons in design

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Sandi

In the years since I started gardening, I have read probably hundreds of books on gardening.  I have devoured books on perennials, annuals, shrubs and trees, and garden design.  I have read ad nauseum about planting for summer-long bloom by … Continue reading →

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Garden whimsy

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Sandi

As someone who never takes much in life terribly seriously, I love a bit of whimsy in the garden.  The Harry Potter garden, the Star Wars irises in the bird bath garden. . . my list goes on.  I also … Continue reading →

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By any other name

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Sandi

Do you name your gardens?  Personally, I’ve always thought it seems sort affected, like naming your house.  (I apologize if your house has a name.  No offense.) But our gardens always end up having names, simply because we have so … Continue reading →

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A good partner

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Sandi

Trevor and I started gardening together—our first garden was a small vegetable patch we carved out of the back yard because we both really wanted to try canning salsa.  Our gardening experiment then grew by leaps and bounds until it … Continue reading →

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Lilies, part deux

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Sandi

I knew I would have to post more about lilies, because I have so many and some of the really stunning ones are now blooming. I really should keep better track of the names of these guys—I have no idea … Continue reading →

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Beginner’s blunder

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Sandi

My daylilies are beginning to bloom—I have quite a few different kinds, so they bloom for a few weeks or more.   Some I ordered online, some I picked up at local garden centers—most of them I got from Oakes Daylilies, … Continue reading →

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Taking time

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Sandi

Do you find, as I do, that the summer seems to slip away too fast every year? I suppose that’s just human nature—the times you really look forward to always go too quickly.  But this year I feel it more … Continue reading →

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Catalog shopping

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Sandi

I got the new van Bourgondien catalog in the mail last week.  I get a ton of plant and bulb catalogs—I’ve ordered from many with variable results. But I have been happy with the things I’ve ordered from van Bourgondien … Continue reading →

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Pea picking

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Sandi

Saturday I actually got some yard work accomplished—not really as much as I was hoping, because it was quite warm and I am basically lazy. I don’t really like to sweat. But after about an hour we’d gotten the minimum … Continue reading →

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Lilies, part one

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Sandi

I used that title because I know I will have to do another lilies post, when my “late” lilies are blooming—I have a couple that are just stunning. But for now, the very earliest have been done for a couple … Continue reading →

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