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Bluebirds and More Bluebirds by Julia G. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening I was quite excited a few weeks ago when I checked my bluebird house at night with a flashlight and saw through the entrance some blue feathers. So the next day I open ... Read on »

Daffodil Season by Julia G. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening It's daffodil season and the hundred or so daffodil bulbs I planted several years ago are all coming up. I planted two orders of the naturalizing mixture from White Fl ... Read on »

First Snow and Mr. Fox by Julia G. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening I have been mostly MIA for the past year. I have a good excuse though: I got cancer and had to have surgery for it last spring. The timing was particularly unfortunate, ... Read on »

A Winter's Nap by Julia G. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening This is what the deer do in the winter, especially now that I have no dogs to bother them: They may be in for a surprise this Spring though--I will probably be ... Read on »

Which Iris is This? by Julia G. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening I got this tall, bearded iris at least 8 years ago. I have no idea what its name is. But I notice that, unlike most iris you see in catalogs today, its petals are not r ... Read on »

Clematis Montana by Julia G. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening My clematis Montana 'Rubens' is in full-bloom on my deck. This plant is amazingly vigorous and needs no care at all except hacking it back occassionally when it starts to ... Read on »

The Daffodils Are Gone by Julia G. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening Their flowers are spent. Now I have to wait for the leaves to brown and wither. I planted around 100 of them over a two-year period "naturalized" on the outskirts of my ... Read on »

Robin's Egg Blue by Julia G. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening I found this half of an egg this morning when I let the dogs out. I love this color: robin's egg blue. Read on »

My First Plant Swap by Julia G. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening The Mid-Atlantic forum on the Gardenweb website had a plant swap today. I'd never been to one before so I wasn't sure what to expect. It was very well-attended--must hav ... Read on »

Lycoris by Julia G. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening Last summer, my husband and I went to Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania. But we also visited a much smaller garden (part of an old estate) just outside of Wilmington, Dela ... Read on »

The Kitchen Garden by Julia G. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening I had a kitchen garden put in in the fall of 2001. It was a 20th anniversary present from my husband. It has raised cedar beds, gravel paths, and a 5-foot fence around i ... Read on »

I'm on a quest by Julia G. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening for wooden seedling flats. I searched the Internet and it looks like no one has them to sell. Today I pricked-out my Canterbury Bells. I've finally figured out a tec ... Read on »

A Satelite View by Julia G. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening Here is a satelite photo of our property. You can see that the kitchen garden is very large--too large. It's approximately 40 x 40 feet. It's the square at center bott ... Read on »

Visit to Brookside Gardens by Julia G. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening Last week, husband and I visited Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland. This is our closest, large public garden--only a half-hour drive away. Among its attractions is ... Read on »

Slow Sweetpeas by Julia G. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening I started Sweetpeas from seed this winter, 'Winter Elegance' and 'Perfume Delight', both of which are supposed to be more heat-resistant than most. I had lots of healthy ... Read on »

I Love the Sorbet Violas by Julia G. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening I started lots of viola 'Sorbet' mixed and viola Sorbet 'Lemon Swirl'. This is "Lemon Swirl" and it's sooo pretty. I love violas because they're so perky and delicate. ... Read on »

I did the rose and clematis companion thing by Julia G. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening I wasn't sure that the 'Duchess of Albany' clematis was going to bloom but it did. The flowers are smaller than I expected but look nice with the 'Iceberg' rose. What a ... Read on »

Summer Afternoon by Julia G. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening I had done quite a bit of strenuous work in the pool garden yesterday morning, finally stopping when the heat got to be too much. And besides, my back was killing me. I ... Read on »

Too Damn Hot! by Julia G. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening It's just too damn hot to do much in the garden. 90 degrees with heat index of 97. I water what needs watering and that's about it, except for some occasional weeding (i ... Read on »

Remember those Sweet Peas by Julia G. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening I couldn't get to grow several weeks ago? Well, they did finally start to grow and now are doing very well, especially considering all the hot, humid weather we've been h ... Read on »

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