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Vincent Van Bunny Makes Himself At Home
Posted on | May 30, 2007 | No Comments
Strolling around the garden early this morning, camera in hand, I surprised Vincent Van Bunny (Surely there’s no better name for a one-eared rabbit!) hiding in a corner of the back patio. He bolted out, hopping straight toward me in a panic before veering to the left and under the fence into the neighbor’s yard [...]
It’s My Blog and I’ll Knit If I Want To…
Posted on | May 22, 2007 | 1 Comment
Having admitted to myself (the first step to recovery is to admit there’s a problem, right?) that when I’m not in the garden it’s because I’m knitting, and when I’m not knitting it’s because I’m in the garden, I’ve decided to include knitting in the blog (so much for the concept of recovery). For those [...]
Unidentified Flowering Objects (UFOs)
Posted on | May 18, 2007 | No Comments
This was given to me by a friend who couldn’t remember its name. It is an evergreen perennial, and the original clump has doubled (perhaps tripled) in size since she gave it to me. I think, from a perusal of my Sunset Western Garden Book, that it’s Stokesia laevis, or Stokes Aster, but if anyone [...]
Holy Pond Scum!
Posted on | May 16, 2007 | 1 Comment
Oh, how quickly the pristine trickling waters of the new “water feature” devolved into algae-coated, mosquito-infested sludge… and so much for the advice of the delivery guy, who blithely suggested, “Just pour a capful of Listerine into it from time to time: No Problem.” Hah! The local nursery offered Pond and Fountain Water Cleaner, and [...]
That Wascally Wabbit
Posted on | May 15, 2007 | No Comments
A distant cousin of Peter Cottontail’s seems determined to take up residence in the garden. I’ve spotted him sitting still as a stone among the primroses, and cozying up to the strawberry pots with their unripe berries dangling temptingly from each pocket, and even – not surprisingly – checking out the vegetable garden. How do [...]