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August 2011 Blog Posts (48)

Adaptable Abelia

Fragrant Abelia stems brought indoors.

Well it has been 5 days since my last post about Texas Sage and TA DA - it rained both yesterday morning and a little this morning. Not much moisture… Continue

Added by Cindy Pierce on August 31, 2011 at 10:34am — No Comments

storm of the century for Amsterdam

Our town got hit by Irene and it knocked us for a loop. The whole city is shocked, water logged and saddened at the loss of a Historic home built by Guy Johnson. Guy Park State Historic Site, is a house built in 1773 for Guy Johnson In 1774, The original house was struck by lightning and burnt to the ground. Johnson left the house never to return in 1775 because of the American Revalutionary War. After many years as a tavern, the house has become a historical museum, with exhibits…

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Added by Lisa Doesburg on August 30, 2011 at 12:57pm — 5 Comments

Ode to Texas (author unknown)

Ode to Texas

The devil wanted a place on earth

Sort of a summer home

A place to spend his vacation

Whenever he wanted to roam.

So he picked out Texas

A place both wretched and rough

Where the climate was to his liking

And the cowboys hardened and tough.

He dried up the streams in the canyons

And ordered no rain to fall

He dried up the lakes in the valleys

Then baked and scorched it all.

Then over his barren country

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Added by Robbie Molina/TX 8a on August 30, 2011 at 11:05am — 2 Comments

COOL NIGHTS ARE NCE

HOPE EVERYONE THAT MAYBE ARE GETTING SOME COOLER WEATHER, ARE ENJOYING THE OUTSIDE SOME. HERE IN TENNESSEE THE NIGHT ARE IN THE 60S, WE ARE FINNALLY GETTING TO SIT IN THE SWING. IT IS SO GOOD FOR JERRY AS HE TRYS TO HEAL FROM HIS ILLNESS..NO RAIN IN SIGHT, LOTS OF WATERING AND SOON TIME TO CLEAN THE GARDENS AND PLANT BULBS,HOPE I CAN MANAGE DO GET THIS DONE WITH MY TIME SO SHORT,SINCE WE SPEND A GOOD DEAL OF TIME IN GOING TO DOCTORS FOR HIS CHEMO, AND OTHER THINGS . THAT WE HAVE TO DO… Continue

Added by margaret woody on August 30, 2011 at 6:39am — 1 Comment

Stormy Weather

I awoke to an unknown sensation. Was it me? My heart beating 'funny' again? No. It is the bed, it is shaking ever so slightly. It must be my dog, panting hard or scratching herself with gusto, lying near my feet. I sat up slightly to see if she was alright. No dog. More shaking. The empty shoe tree carousel was turning and rocking. The house is built on concrete slab. By now I was sitting upright trying to understand what was happening. Now my heart IS pounding. I sat on the edge of my bed…

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Added by Karen Knight-Harrison on August 30, 2011 at 3:01am — 3 Comments

overwinter mandevilla

I have a beautiful Mandevilla I purchased at the beginning of the summer. It's potted in a hanging basket. I would love to try overwintering it since it's so beautiful. Has anyone had success? If so, can you let me know how to go about overwintering? I've been very successful overwintering two hibiscus trees. Are they similar? Thank you

Added by Kelly Berry on August 29, 2011 at 7:56pm — No Comments

A BACKYARD FOR "NOBI"...

NOBI IS A CUTE LITTLE 3 YRS OLD GIRL. I CALL HER MY FLOWER ANGEL AND SHE CALLS ME NANNA. SHE LIVES IN AN APARTMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA. SHE LOVES TO PLAY OUTSIDE AND RUN ABOUT.

SHE RIDES HER TRICYCLE ON THE SIDEWALK BUT IT'S NOT SAFE. THE SIDEWALK IS NOT LEVEL AND SHE COULD EASILY GET AWAY FROM HER MOM. I TOLD NOBI'S MOM , WE NEED A BACKYARD FOR NOBI TO PLAY IN WITH HER TOYS.

SHE GOES TO THE PARK BUT ITS NOTHING LIKE YOUR OWN BACKYARD. NOBI COULD PLAY WITH HER …

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Added by Joan *Flower Angel*.. Z-8 on August 29, 2011 at 3:13am — 1 Comment

Mother Nature

We all need to take notice, Irene was a warning.. be prepared. wherever you are. The next time we may not be so lucky. Think green everyday..

Added by Deirdra L. Halley on August 28, 2011 at 9:06pm — 1 Comment

BLESSINGS TO THE EAST COAST GARDENERS ON GARDEN-SHARE...

AS YOU ARE PREPARING FOR HURRICANE IRENE, I WILL KEEP YOU IN PRAYER. MOTHER NATURE IS TESTING OUR FAITH THIS WEEK, FIRST AN EARTHQUAKE AND NOW FEELING THE FORCE OF HURRICANE IRENE.

WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MOTHER NATURE... SO KEEP THE FAITH AND BE PREPARED. PRAY LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER PRAYED BEFORE. AFTER WITNESSING HURRICANE HUGO 20 + YRS AGO, I TRULY TRULY BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF PRAYER.

CHARLESTON IS KNOWN AS THE "HOLY CITY" BECAUSE OF THE MANY CHURCHES. IF YOU HAVE…

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Added by Joan *Flower Angel*.. Z-8 on August 27, 2011 at 10:57pm — 2 Comments

WHAT IS THIS SQUASH OR ZUCCHINI.

I HAVE THESE IN MY GARDEN, BUT CAN YOU TELL ME IS IT A SQUASH OR ZUCCHINI /???????/ i HAVENT TRIED TO EAT YET, PICTURE IS ON MY page

Added by margaret woody on August 26, 2011 at 6:23pm — No Comments

Blooming Texas Sage - A Sign of Rain?

Texas Sage and Bee

As I drove to work Tuesday morning this week, I noticed the Texas Sage shrubs in my neighborhood were ablaze with purple blooms. At first, I thought only a few were blooming along the right-of-way, but as I meandered deeper into my neighborhood toward the highway, I found just about every sage bush I came upon was abloom. When I arrived…

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Added by Cindy Pierce on August 26, 2011 at 10:17am — No Comments

dig up my tree?

i havea purple plum i just noticed the leaves have black spots should i dig it up n trash it?

Added by rita messlein on August 25, 2011 at 11:48am — No Comments

Healing Gardens

After looking breifly over some of the new posts I realized how gardens are healing many people on this site, Just by working in them, sitting and looking, smelling, The morning walk thru, the changing seasons. The garden helps people work thru things, it listens to you, it pushes you to make its life better and returns the favor by putting life in your hands. Even the people that cant get out of the house enjoy…

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Added by Meri Lee on August 25, 2011 at 9:45am — 6 Comments

WINTER IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER

EACH MORNING , WHEN I DO MY DAILY WALK, I THINK JUST IN A FEW MORE MONTHS HERE IN ZONE SEVEN, ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS AND GARDENS WILL BE GONE. NOW IS TIME TO PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR, LIKE CLEANING UP THE GARDEN SPACES, WHERE ALL THESE PRETTY FLOWERS AND VEG, TO PLANT BULBS THAT WILL START OUR NEXT YEAR ALL OVER AGAIN. IT BRINGS SUCH JOY TO ME, SINCE MY HUSBAND CAME DOWN WITH A SERIOUS ILLNESS THIS YEAR, IT GIVES ME SUCH PEACE TO GET OUT AND ENJOY WHATS LEFT OF WHAT WE ALL ENJOY EACH YEAR… Continue

Added by margaret woody on August 25, 2011 at 7:22am — No Comments

FINDING PEACE ON GARDEN-SHARE...

WHEN I CAME ACROSS GARDEN SHARE, I WAS GOING THRU SOME PERSONAL PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS SO DISTANT NOW. WHERE IS MY MIND NOW... ON FLOWERS. I HAVE NEGLECTED MY YARD FOR OVER 10 YRS DUE TO SICKNESS. I FEEL AS IF I HAD A DIVINE INTERVENTION AFTER LOGGING IN TO GARDEN-SHARE.

WHEN LOGGING IN TO GARDEN-SHARE ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO, I GOT SO EXCITED LOOKING AT ALL THE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS AND LANDSCAPE PICS. I SPEND ALL NIGHT LOOKING, DIDN'T GET MUCH SLEEP. I WAS TELLING MY FRIENDS…

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Added by Joan *Flower Angel*.. Z-8 on August 24, 2011 at 12:50am — 8 Comments

My Backyard Fountain Projects by Breece Ward

Hello,

Just wanted to document my latest backyard project. He's an easter Island Moai Tiki fountain that I've been working on the last few months. Hope you enjoy.

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Added by BWard on August 23, 2011 at 1:57pm — 3 Comments

A Summer Poem, By Annie Stevens

Painted flower pots

front porch swings

hot afternoons

the Robin sings

Summer rain

barefoot walks

children's giggles

backyard talks

Family visits

iced tea and scones

fresh mowed yards

long walks home

Scents of flowers

summer romance

lights hung in trees

a couple's dance

Hard work all Spring

dirty nails, calloused knees

worth every moment

to dance…

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Added by Annie Stevens on August 22, 2011 at 10:39am — 2 Comments

August Reflections

August is here and as I look around my garden I find the beds are out of control. A little too much heat, a little too much vacation time, a little summertime laziness and suddenly the beds are a mess. Reminds me a lot of life. So often a little unintentional neglect in relationships or circumstances can result in areas of our lives spinning out of control.

So how do we restore order in our lives? I think it's just like we do in our garden beds, by getting down on our knees, pulling out… Continue

Added by Cheryl Davis Z 8 VA on August 21, 2011 at 9:09pm — 3 Comments

The Perfect Time To Landscape Is In The Fall

The best time to…

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Added by Woody's Custom Landscaping Woody on August 21, 2011 at 1:05pm — No Comments

a year in my garden: august

August.

Meh.

Definitely not a stellar time in my garden. First of all, it’s so $#@&! hot, and I have little interest in being outside for more than 10 minutes unless I’m poolside. So the garden gets a little – well okay, a LOT – neglected.

August is also one of those “in between” months in the garden – most of my summer bloomers are done for the season (or on their way out), and the fall perennials have yet to hit their stride. And what does remain looks…

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Added by sheri silver on August 20, 2011 at 8:15pm — No Comments