Here are a few more photos from the tulips in my front flowerbed. My girls really like those ones that look like jesters’ hats. I hope these all come back well next year; I should also add more to the bed this fall. These photos were taken one week ago, and they’ve started to decline since then.
I missed the perfect week to take a shot of the red maples — they had lost too many leaves this week, but here’s a cool closeup. We’ve actually been quite warm this week and much of last — over 70° for seven of the past 12 days. That’s pretty impressive for late October on…
See the update at the end! Did you know you can compost your shredded paper? It’s great with used coffee grounds! You probably already know that coffee grounds are a valuable addition to your compost bin, but learning about using shredded paper was like an epiphany for me! It feeds my garden, helps avoid adding…
I haven’t gotten any answers on GardenWeb yet, and I did a quick search on clematis and tree roots I found this statement below. Note what it says about tree roots (bolded): Clematis have a reputation for being difficult to grow, however, like any other plant, if their needs can be met by the site…
With my new zoom lens, I can capture some very close images up on the mountains from my backyard. The fall colors are really peaking right now. I’m actually surprised how close I can get with this lens, because those mountain tops are pretty far up there! Sometimes, I’ve been sad as fall arrives, because…
Today, I pruned my clematis down to one or two leaf buds from the ground. The vines that I cut off had some green leaves coming out on them, so I cut them into smaller segments and put them in a jar of water to see if they’ll root. I read on GardenWeb.com that someone…
I’ve broken down, and for the first time in my life, I bought and planted some petunias. OK, they’re not the gaudy awful ones, they’re just a salmon-pink (‘Hurrah Salmon’ variety), with medium sized flowers, and I want them to fill in spaces in the front walkway flowerbed. I did that on Tuesday, I think….