Tag: pollinators
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Summer Doldrums 18 July 2025
The heat is consistently stifling everyday now. It is energy sapping. Some days have breezes that provide relief but that is the exception. It will be this way until mid September so I have to buckle up and bear it. The main jobs now are deadheading and removing the occasional plant which has succumbed. The…
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Fall Week One 27 Sept 2024
The news today is focused on Hurricane Helene and the devastation in north Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. It is a very sad day there for so many. Reports this morning indicated that 3.5 million were without power. Some would be without power for several days. Flooding was reported in north Georgia and the Carolinas.…
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Middle June 2024
The summer garden is well established now. The work of the spring is bearing fruit. I am especially glad that we laid a thick layer of pine bark mulch because the weeding is easily managed. The Shasta Daisies are following the purple coneflowers. The black eyed Susans are just beginning to open buds as are…
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The Promise of Late Fall 15 Dec 2023
I have been dreading the dull, wetness of the approaching winter. In fact, this week, I thought that I might take the week off from Six on Saturday. I was better motivated today and I resolved to find some worthy snaps for the blog. To delight, it was a sunny and pleasant day. There were plenty of photo…