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End of June 2024
The garden activities are now restricted to morning and late afternoon. It has been just too hot to brave the heat in the afternoon. Our dry spell was broken on Monday thank goodness. It brought a pleasant evening yesterday. The perennials continue to be the hit of the show this week. The roses are also…
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March is still a lion 8 March 2024
There is a front coming through the Southeast US today. It is strong and large. We will probably have 3 inches of rain today with blustery winds. It will cool off for the next 3 days but no frost is forecast. I am grateful for that. The spring inches forward and more green is appearing…
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Spring is Coming Closer 23 Feb 2024
New blooms are appearing daily now and of course the daylight is increasing. The forecast is favorable with warmer nights. We are soon to enter March and I know that there will be at least one more cold snap before the equinox. This week I have some beautiful blooms to show you. I also have…
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Mid-winter 26 Jan 2024
It has been a mild week but there has been over 3 inches of rain. The weather gurus tell us that we needed it. We have been experiencing a drought and we have not yet had enough rain to remedy it. It is our rainy season so we will expect it. The rain has limited gardening tasks this…
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Thanksgiving Fine for Friday 24 Nov 2023
We spent the Thanksgiving holiday with family in Hilton Head, South Carolina. These photos are not from the home garden but from the beautiful arrangement on the festive table. This is a special holiday because in America it is the 4th Thursday in November and that long weekend means that most Americans spend it with…
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More Fall Colors 10 Nov 2023
After a very dry fall up until now, the forecast is for a typical November rainy period for the next 10 days. That is refreshing since the ground has been parched and the plants show signs of drought stress. Maybe, it will soon be time to plant bulbs and move some plants. Despite all this…
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Fall 6 Oct 2023
Yes, fall Colors continue to attract our attention. In many ways, fall is second only to Spring for floral attractiveness here in Central Alabama. Take a stroll with me through the yard and let’s see what catches our eye. Here are my six for this week. Come and enjoy the delights of the fall garden.…
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Five for Friday 10 Feb 2023
The weather continues to be beneficial to the garden. We have had sufficient rain and many bright sunny days. A few leaves have begun to emerge on azaleas, camellias and tea olives which has diminished my anxiety that they had been irreparably damaged by the December deep freeze. It is, of course, too early for…
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21 Sept 2022 The Heat is Back
It was too soon to be true. The cooler mornings and days were so pleasant. Today and yesterday we were back into the mid 90’s. I guess that is is 35 degrees C. It will settle back down again this weekend and also bless us with some rain. On another note, it has been such…
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Butterflies and a Ginger Lily
In the American South, we are having more below average temp and some rain chance most every day. It has been possible to get out and do some shrub pruning. The garden is beginning to look tired and a little ragged but some fall flowers are appearing. Butterfly numbers seemed to be below normal this…