Seed Starting 2007

Seed Starting 2007

Finally, the day has arrived! 12 weeks til last frost in Zone 5! You know what that means… I started off the day by attending a “Seed Starting Seminar” given free by English Gardens. It was an hour long presentation

Seed Starting 2007

Seed Starting 2007

Finally, the day has arrived! 12 weeks til last frost in Zone 5! You know what that means… I started off the day by attending a “Seed Starting Seminar” given free by English Gardens. It was an hour long presentation

Problems

Problems

I am having some major problems with some of my plants and hope someone can help! I am in Boston, MA if it helps. I have asiatic lilies that are developing holes in the petals and then slowly dying. I

Problems

Problems

I am having some major problems with some of my plants and hope someone can help! I am in Boston, MA if it helps. I have asiatic lilies that are developing holes in the petals and then slowly dying. I

Don’t you love spring?

Don’t you love spring?

I do. A lot :-)

Don’t you love spring?

Don’t you love spring?

I do. A lot :-)

Transplanting Delays, Seedling Questions…

Transplanting Delays, Seedling Questions…

Due to the rains we’ve been having in Texas as well as delays in getting my beds set up, I’ve had to put off transplanting until today. I have a few questions about my seedlings, so… 1. Summer Squash These

Transplanting Delays, Seedling Questions…

Transplanting Delays, Seedling Questions…

Due to the rains we’ve been having in Texas as well as delays in getting my beds set up, I’ve had to put off transplanting until today. I have a few questions about my seedlings, so… 1. Summer Squash These

Potatoes

Potatoes

My first attempt to grow potatoes is very encouraging. I only devoted about one square yard to the project. Things were going well until a dog that my neighbors were watching crashed into the patch and leveled all the plants.

Potatoes

Potatoes

My first attempt to grow potatoes is very encouraging. I only devoted about one square yard to the project. Things were going well until a dog that my neighbors were watching crashed into the patch and leveled all the plants.

Nice photo of… something

Nice photo of… something

I’d like to show off my digital macro capabilities with this cute picture of a tiny blue flower growing in my lawn. Anyone know what it is?

Nice photo of… something

Nice photo of… something

I’d like to show off my digital macro capabilities with this cute picture of a tiny blue flower growing in my lawn. Anyone know what it is?

Can I get it to bush up?

Can I get it to bush up?

Late spring I made an herb box which included pinapple sage. See? From the very beginning he kept telling me he wanted to be a bush and not a pot plant and so, a little over a month ago, I

Can I get it to bush up?

Can I get it to bush up?

Late spring I made an herb box which included pinapple sage. See? From the very beginning he kept telling me he wanted to be a bush and not a pot plant and so, a little over a month ago, I

My first place

My first place

My first place! It’s small, but I am proud of it. Take a look and tell me what you think. Warning- there are a lot of pictures under the cut!! Looking towards the front walkway. Door to the bathroom is

My first place

My first place

My first place! It’s small, but I am proud of it. Take a look and tell me what you think. Warning- there are a lot of pictures under the cut!! Looking towards the front walkway. Door to the bathroom is

The Name that Plant Game!:)

The Name that Plant Game!:)

When it’s moving time things get hectic & the plants went to my in-law for babysitting. This last weekend she surprised me with one of my plants, alive & beautifully well and sprouting flowers too! I was so excited by

The Name that Plant Game!:)

The Name that Plant Game!:)

When it’s moving time things get hectic & the plants went to my in-law for babysitting. This last weekend she surprised me with one of my plants, alive & beautifully well and sprouting flowers too! I was so excited by

Tonights highlights

Tonights highlights

Lillium “Stargazer”. The fragrance is unbelievable and they’ll be at least 20-30 blooms.That’s only part of what’s in that bed. I forget what kind of rose this is, and of course it’s a little blurry, but the colors are so

Tonights highlights

Tonights highlights

Lillium “Stargazer”. The fragrance is unbelievable and they’ll be at least 20-30 blooms.That’s only part of what’s in that bed. I forget what kind of rose this is, and of course it’s a little blurry, but the colors are so

Replacement suggestions and apple tree care

Replacement suggestions and apple tree care

We just moved into a house with an existing “garden”…in the loosest sense of the word. Basically, it looks as though the builder placed a bunch of shrubs and perennials around the house 8 years ago and no one has

Replacement suggestions and apple tree care

Replacement suggestions and apple tree care

We just moved into a house with an existing “garden”…in the loosest sense of the word. Basically, it looks as though the builder placed a bunch of shrubs and perennials around the house 8 years ago and no one has

More mystery plants!

More mystery plants!

I come to you with Mystery Plants! All my squash are volunteers from the compost heap, but I have some supersweet acorn squash going. And then these started showing their, um, ovaries or whatever. I’ve no idea what it is.

More mystery plants!

More mystery plants!

I come to you with Mystery Plants! All my squash are volunteers from the compost heap, but I have some supersweet acorn squash going. And then these started showing their, um, ovaries or whatever. I’ve no idea what it is.

Ornamental plum and mystery plant…

Ornamental plum and mystery plant…

We moved into this house last summer, so most of what’s here is stuff that I didn’t select (and a lot of it is stuff that I can’t identify). This ornamental plum was apparently planted to make the house look

Ornamental plum and mystery plant…

Ornamental plum and mystery plant…

We moved into this house last summer, so most of what’s here is stuff that I didn’t select (and a lot of it is stuff that I can’t identify). This ornamental plum was apparently planted to make the house look

A bright yellow room!

A bright yellow room!

Hi! I’m Naomi, I’m twenty-one, from Sydney, Australia, and an aspiring astronomer. I also like bright colours. (Very) long time lurker (as in, a few years? Oops XD), first time poster. Yay, finally! Most of the stuff I love is,

A bright yellow room!

A bright yellow room!

Hi! I’m Naomi, I’m twenty-one, from Sydney, Australia, and an aspiring astronomer. I also like bright colours. (Very) long time lurker (as in, a few years? Oops XD), first time poster. Yay, finally! Most of the stuff I love is,

Bird Snacks

Bird Snacks

A photo of a bird eating our peaches… Yummy!

Bird Snacks

Bird Snacks

A photo of a bird eating our peaches… Yummy!

Pretty Pictures!

Pretty Pictures!

Even this late in the year my garden (in England) is still thriving. A few of my plants are beginning to die off but others are doing really well! Several weeks after dead-heading, Charlie’s Rose has made a comeback. It

Pretty Pictures!

Pretty Pictures!

Even this late in the year my garden (in England) is still thriving. A few of my plants are beginning to die off but others are doing really well! Several weeks after dead-heading, Charlie’s Rose has made a comeback. It

Plant ID help

Plant ID help

Picture was taken in Uluru, Australia just a couple days ago. Any idea what it is? I’m not even sure what zone it is growing in. One of my LJ buddies lives in Alice Springs and he’s always posting the

Plant ID help

Plant ID help

Picture was taken in Uluru, Australia just a couple days ago. Any idea what it is? I’m not even sure what zone it is growing in. One of my LJ buddies lives in Alice Springs and he’s always posting the

Blue Morning Glory

Blue Morning Glory

On a little wee vine, not even 18″ tall:

Blue Morning Glory

Blue Morning Glory

On a little wee vine, not even 18″ tall: