Tag: nature
group name: gardeninghelp
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July 23, 2008 05:12 PM EDT --
This bug has been flying around all my flowers.
He's like a cross between a bee and a hummer, weird.
Any ideas what he is?
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July 24, 2007 06:30 PM EDT --
I was outside in my backyard earlier, and I noticed that the rain had filled up one of my plant's pots. I went to grab the pot, to empty the rain water out of it, and I don't know how I didn't . . . more
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August 20, 2007 01:13 PM EDT --
This chapter is about all the wonderful trees through out the gardens. They really have some amazing trees there! Let's get started!!
This first tree was quite different. It had little clusters of . . . more
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August 19, 2007 09:08 PM EDT --
Selby Botanical Garden is located in Sarasota, Florida. Although I live around the corner from there, I haven't been there in years. Today I called my mom, and we went. We . . . more
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June 10, 2008 01:37 PM EDT --
We've had a lot of rain in the past week or so, so right now my flower beds are looking very lush. I don't think they'll look this good once the heat of summer beats down on them, especially . . . more
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March 09, 2008 10:42 PM EDT --
About a month or so back, my son came running in and tols me to grab my camera. There were two little owls in out oak tree, but it was dark out, and the photos were only silouettes.
Today I was outside . . . more
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June 13, 2008 09:31 AM EDT --
While taking th dogs out this morning, I found that two of m rose bushes had little rosae buds. It rained last night as well, so the raindrops looked beautiful in the sun this morning!
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August 24, 2007 07:58 AM EDT --
This last chapter is a collection of photos mostly. Photos of flowers, and plants from Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. Unusual plants, beautiful plants, and maybe some you have or haven't seen before! . . . more
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October 22, 2007 08:52 PM EDT --
I recently took care of my mom's dogs while she was out of town. While I was over there one day, I walked around her yard, snapping photos of all her neat little treaures!
This is the big . . . more
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July 25, 2007 10:38 AM EDT --
I have just certified my yard as a wildlife habitat through the National Wildlife Federation. It cost's 15.00, but that money goes to a great cause! If you certify by August first, you will also . . . more
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July 22, 2007 08:54 PM EDT --
I spent most of the day reading the new Harry Potter out in my "hidden" garden. Its at the end of a small pasture -- a cleared out patch below our fire pond that is completely walled in . . . more
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January 02, 2008 01:20 AM EST --
I was taking down all my Christmas lights this afternoon, and my son and his friends were getting all excited over a few bugs they found on our pine trees. They said for me to come and take a look at . . . more
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May 06, 2008 11:12 PM EDT --
I received an email earlier that I thought I would share with my fellow Gather friends. I had never heard of using a penny for bee stings. I have heard of using meat tenderizer or chewing . . . more
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July 15, 2007 08:48 PM EDT --
You can sit there in the quiet of the evening, just before dusk and look. Look across a broad expanse of grass and white clover at a two hundred year old Federal farmhouse. The light . . . more
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May 30, 2007 07:07 PM EDT --
Come along with me and I'll show you what's going on in my garden this week. The liliacs are done, the irises are peaking and the peonies are just starting.
The last couple of days have been very . . . more
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April 14, 2008 07:39 PM EDT --
Sunday I went to the Florida Botanical gardens in Largo, Florida. I went with my son, and my mom. If you would like to see part one, you can do so here, http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977314281&nav=MyGather . . . more
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May 27, 2007 05:39 PM EDT --
When visiting a friend in the San Francisco area she insisted that we go to the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park. I love gardens, and I had no clue as to what a great treasure . . . more
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April 22, 2008 07:21 PM EDT --
There are some gardens which are created for production, such as vegetable gardens. Other gardens are created for beauty, aesthetics, and landscaping effect. Then there are the ascetic gardens . . . more
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August 23, 2007 07:55 PM EDT --
I like sunflowers well enough. They are bright and cheerful and attract wild life. But they are very photogenic in all their phases throughout the summer.
To me this bud is as beautiful as a full . . . more
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May 30, 2007 12:54 PM EDT --
The previous owners of my house planted tons of perennials and bushes. The most prolific plant by far is the cat mint (not the same thing as cat nip). I read somewhere that the idea of cat . . . more
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