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Archive for July, 2006

Rosemary is For… Um… What Was It…

Monday, July 31st, 2006 Filed Under: Plant Encyclopedia | 2 Comments »

Oh, yeah... Rosemary is for remembrance. Rosemary has been used through the ages to remember quite a few things. The dead, those in love, answers to tests, domineering women, Mother ... Read more..

Thrills, Spills and the Gardening Frills: Getting Gardening Tips from Amusement Parks

Sunday, July 30th, 2006 Filed Under: Interesting, Eh? | 1 Comment »

With the kids away camping, my husband & I took the opportunity yesterday to head on over to Geauga Lake Amusement Park. It has been years since I had ... Read more..

I’m a Lonely Little Petunia in an Onion Patch

Saturday, July 29th, 2006 Filed Under: Plant Encyclopedia | No Comments »

The ubiquitous and often overlooked petunia is thought of by many gardeners as being a common bit of garden trash. They are so easy to grow and so darn ... Read more..

Wild Blackberries: No, My Email Device Did Not Go Feral

Friday, July 28th, 2006 Filed Under: My Life | No Comments »

I just got back from dropping my kids off for the weekend with my parents. They are going camping. I am going home to sleep. In a bed. That’s not ... Read more..

Why Trees and Electric Lines Don’t Make Good Friends

Thursday, July 27th, 2006 Filed Under: In the Garden | No Comments »

There was just a bit of excitement in my garden today. The worst part was, I wasn't even here for it. It started with one hell of a storm this morning. ... Read more..

A Rose By Any Other Name Would Be a Rose Scented Geranium

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006 Filed Under: Plant Encyclopedia | 2 Comments »

My 9 year old rose scented geranium (One of the first plants I ever owned) has thrown up a rare blossom this week. Don't get too excited for me. Scented ... Read more..

Antici…say it say it say it…pation: Tomato Lust

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006 Filed Under: Umm... Yeah | No Comments »

It's astounding, time is fleeting Madness takes its toll But listen closely, not for very much longer I've got to keep controlI remember doing the Time Warp Drinking those moments when The blackness would hit ... Read more..

Queen Anne’s Lace: Matricidal Tendencies

Monday, July 24th, 2006 Filed Under: Plant Encyclopedia | 1 Comment »

Queen Anne's Lace is my favorite noxious weed. And I mean that without sarcasm. I think it is a very pretty flower, it just happens to be a bully, is ... Read more..

It’s the End Of The Garden As We Know It

Sunday, July 23rd, 2006 Filed Under: Musing | No Comments »

I am a child of the eighties. I am also a child of a child of the sixties. What this means is that I grew up with a pretty ... Read more..

Yo! Yo! Yo! Look at Dat Fly Gardener’s Thumb

Saturday, July 22nd, 2006 Filed Under: Umm... Yeah | No Comments »

Back in the 80s and 90s, some people sported something called a "cocaine pinky"*. This is a pinky nail that has been grown out to an unusually long length ... Read more..