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Month: June 2007

Great plants | Our Garden

So many photos to catch up on: blooms and fruit

BySteve June 27, 2007July 4, 2007

Since we got home from vacation a few weeks ago, things have been very busy! Plus, it’s peak garden time, and when I get a minute to spend on garden stuff, I’m out in the yard rather than on the computer. That’s how it should be, but OK, I finally found some time to post…

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Our Garden

When to plant my clematis cuttings

BySteve June 19, 2007

I posted on GardenWeb about whether I should plant in the ground this year my small clematis vines that I grew from cuttings. They’re still pretty small, although they started growing pretty well this year. Here’s my post and a response: I have some [clematis] I grew from cuttings taken when I pruned mine last…

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Plant problems

Seeking help for my rose hedge

BySteve June 15, 2007June 22, 2007

I’ve posted on GardenWeb’s rose forum, asking for help with my Pink Simplicity rose hedge. These roses never bloom as well as I think they should, and I’ve been working on getting them the right fertilizer and making sure they’re watered correctly, etc. Here are two photos from late last July, when they flowered at…

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Our Garden | Weather

Out of town for a week

BySteve June 6, 2007

I’m on vacation all this week, so I hope my newly planted flowers are doing well! I see that it got cold in Utah, and I hope it doesn’t give us a surprise freeze at night. We put our houseplants on our covered deck so the neighbor girl could water them when she feeds our…

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