garden@home

Doing what I can with my little patch of earth

4/7/09 What’s Blooming?

April 16th, 2009 at 1:47pm |

Narcissus in it’s many forms.

FRONT BEDS

I gave this Magnolia sp. (I think it’s a saucer magnolia) a pretty severe hair cut and almost took out the power line.

Up close.

A purple Magnolia that blooms later.

Tulips

Grape hyacinths (Muscari sp.) and Fritillaria meleagris (Snake’s Head Fritillary, Checkered Daffodil, Frog-cup, Guinea-hen Flower, Leper Lily, Snake’s Head) grow under the [...]

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Garden Savings? March 2009

April 2nd, 2009 at 3:37pm |

Husband sent me the Get Rich Slowly website for a cost analysis on home gardening.  This encouraged me to see how much we save (or lose) in a year in our edible garden.  I am going to try and post monthly with the cost and benefit.  This will in no way be exact or comprehensive, [...]

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