Old Country Gardens

Old Country Gardens...A Long Island woman's passion for gardening.

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Almost Famous...

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Well, my 15 minutes of fame has come and gone. Ppffffftttt...there it was and there it went. Unfortunately I don't think it even lasted ...
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Friday, April 10, 2009

Hole-y Hosta

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How are your Hosta? Are they hole-y? Although this is Easter weekend, this is not a religious post. While many people certainly feel that Ho...
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Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Iberis sempervirens - Candytuft

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Well, today I planned on writing about seating areas in the garden but all that went out of my head. It's all because of those darn weat...
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Monday, April 06, 2009

The "To-Do" list

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Do you keep "To-Do" lists? Sometimes I need to write list after list and other times I just don't bother. Right now I've g...
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Sunday, April 05, 2009

Radio-Flyer-ectomy

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Yesterday I spent all day outside but just felt like I didn't accomplish very much. The weather hasn't been very cooperative and all...
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Friday, April 03, 2009

Plants in Pots

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Thanks to the rain we are getting, my morning plans have been cancelled. Today was to be the first perennial division workshop in my garden....
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Geranium cantabrigiense varieties

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Well, since the hardy Geraniums are such unsung heroes, I thought I would continue and list a few more. The first time I ever heard of a har...
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Geranium 'Bevans Variety'

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A number of years ago we had a garden center right up the road from us. It was part of a chain, the name was Franks Nursery and Crafts. Many...
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Monday, March 30, 2009

Black Gold

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One simple photo, so many thoughts! This photo shows a young Hellebore in my back shade bed. It has a bud about to unfurl. Looking at this p...
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Sunday, March 29, 2009

I've just birthed a baby!

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My oh my am I tired. I've just birthed a baby! Ok, maybe I'm not as tired as all that. Still, if you want to see what's got me s...
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Sunday morning stroll

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It's a misty, foggy morning here on Long Island. Perfect weather to play in the garden, that is if you like to get muddy :-) I've g...
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Saturday, March 28, 2009

Florida Wetlands

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Florida is the most fascinating place. I've only seen small parts of it but I've loved every thing I've seen so far. What grabs ...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Florida photos

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Well here I sit, back home again after a whirl wind trip to Florida and back. My flight last night was quite delayed and today was spent pla...
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Saturday, March 21, 2009

Tropical Paradise

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No photos to share yet. My mom has internet access and a computer but not the photo program I use with my camera. Sunny Florida...NOT. It...
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Thursday, March 19, 2009

Behind bars

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Phooey. It's raining outside and this picture of my labradoodle Calie shows just how I feel. Yesterday's weather was glorious but I ...
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Cutting back the grasses

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Yesterday was the perfect day to spend cutting back the grasses in the garden. Although the weather channel said the temperature was in the ...
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