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Tag Archives: raised beds
Dahlia Doings
Remember the old slang, “What’s doing?” Well, today I am reporting on the progress of what’s doing with the dahlias.The bloom is starting but that is not the main story. This year I began to experiment with fertilizers, and I … Continue reading
Vernal Equinox, Searching for Spring
A vernal equinox marks equal day and night. The pre-dawn moon adds light to the day. Waking to its blue light shining in the bedroom window disoriented me, though the bird song followed soon to mark the start of day. … Continue reading
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Tagged daffodils, garlic, Iris reticulata, raised beds, Spring, vernal Equinox
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Autumn’s Aura
The last dahlias have been cut, and pots moved indoors or tossed in the compost pile. Praise for Dahlia ‘Show n Tell’ was awarded at a flower show in Englewood NJ on Friday, and a frost that same night felled … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, Dahlia 'Show n Tell', Dahlia Fleural, raised beds
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Rain, raised beds and reality
Don’t we all love a sunny Spring day? Poems are written, first lines of novels are penned with that perfect Spring day in mind. We haven’t had one yet, but as soon as the day breaks, we are on the … Continue reading