I made this little “plant pal” from a ping-pong ball and golf tee. She doesn’t look happy about summer being over but so far, we’ve had no frosts in our area. That could change by the time this hits print as we often get some chilly weather by mid-October.
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Yes, it is possible to enjoy nice big iris blooms in the fall. Pictured is one of my “twice blooming” iris varieties called Immortality. They bloom first thing in the spring and then again in the fall. These bloomed the entire month of September this year. The only catch is …
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It looks like summer is about over, whether we like it or not. The first day of fall is almost here, arriving on Sept. 22. You’ve probably noticed how quickly the days have grown cooler. In the spring, our average daily temperature seems to take forever to just get up …
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The bad news is that it looks like the end of summer is here. The good news is the beginning of fall has also arrived. With a little luck, we’ll enjoy a nice, long, warm season such as we’ve had the past two years.
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Late July is the hottest time of the year in our area, with 86 degrees being the highest average daily high temperature. I don’t know about you, but that’s hot enough for me. Anyone who loves the 90s must live in air conditioned comfort wherever they go. Or spends their …
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There are many types of annual poppies. The breadseed poppy is one of the easiest. It will reseed itself year after year and produces huge lavender blossoms followed by large seedpods. The name comes from how they’re used as a substitute for expensive nuts in making bread.
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Now that summer has officially arrived, we can relax and enjoy it — or can we? The weather always seems to have a few nasty surprises for us such as hail, wind, high heat and even floods. We’re very fortunate not to live in “tornado alley.”
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Welcome to summer! Although it’s not official until June 20, who cares as long as it feels nice and warm. Actually, it has been warmer than we wanted already.
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Most of us have our main planting done by now, but there’s usually room to try something new. One thing to keep in mind, is to read labels while you’re drooling over this plant and that in the stores. Many of them are not hardy for this area and may …
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Nothing tickles gardeners more than being outdoors, planting something that grows. It can be anything, as large as a tree to as small as a poppy seed. We know that in time, this thing will grow and (hopefully) be beautiful.
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Area trees by the hundreds, maybe thousands, got an unexpected “trimming” a few months back. In November, our area was hit by an unusually strong windstorm which either broke tops off or completely toppled huge trees. Most of those affected were Ponderosa pines. These have shallow, “pancake” shaped root systems …
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I hope you all made it past the first without being April Fooled. Now that we are into a new month, we are that much closer to sitting on the patio, drinking lemonade. Just think about it.
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With all the rain we’ve had this winter, maybe we should try growing rice! All kidding aside; we have lucked out with another “easy” winter. We can only hope this coming summer won’t be as hot as the last one.
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