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Month: July 2008

Great plants | Our Garden

‘Nearly Wild’ rose

BySteve July 7, 2008July 7, 2008

This is Rosa ‘Nearly Wild’ – a very cool small rose that I planted up among my aspen trees. This one is only about 18″ tall, and it’s been in the ground for two years now. These photos were taken on June 22nd, when it was in full bloom. Its blooms have faded now, but…

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Our Garden | Propagation

Rooting willow cuttings

BySteve July 7, 2008July 7, 2008

When I pruned my Blue Arctic Willow this spring, I took some of the branches and stuck them in a bucket of water. They root very easily. I have asked a few neighbors if they want some of these starts, but no takers so far. I think they’re a cool shrub. I’ll plant several of…

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Life in general | Our Garden | Weather

Early June rainbow

BySteve July 7, 2008July 7, 2008

I’m catching up on some cool photos from the past month. This was a nice rainbow in early June, when we were having quite a bit of rain storms. It also shows the cool playhouse/swingset I built for the kids. It was a kit from Toys R Us. Man, that thing was a lot of…

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