Tag: plants
group name: pregnantonion
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March 02, 2007 10:22 PM EST --
Look, we all need something to write on our resumes or obituaries. How about member of the Pregnant Onion Club. If you're someone who has a purple thumb, as I do. If you enjoy watching . . . more
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March 02, 2007 12:28 AM EST --
Ornithogalum longibracteatum is the other name for this lovely onion looking plant. Years ago, on Sunday mornings, I had the pleasure of going to a magical place. It was called the Goleta Swap . . . more
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March 15, 2007 06:10 PM EDT --
I love to walk. My little neighborhood is on the East Side of town. We're in an older section where houses still maintain their character. We chose this area because we wanted to . . . more
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March 09, 2007 10:49 AM EST --
I thought I'd write a little something about my "plant adventures" as a way of introducing myself to my fellow "Pregnant Onion" clubbers. . . So, here goes:
After working for about . . . more
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March 22, 2007 03:57 AM EDT --
I am a "plant nut", a horticulturalist, a gardener, a grower, a "green thumb" -- or whatever you want to call this condition that causes me always to keep a pair of bonzai . . . more
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June 11, 2007 12:52 PM EDT --
If you're walking around New England this time of year, you'll often see hedges of this beautiful plant blooming around now. It's known as Spiderwort ( the folk name is Widow's Tears) . . . more
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March 28, 2007 04:15 PM EDT --
Having spent some multiple of decades working in the nursery business, I have reached a plateau that I like to call “semi-retirement” (a term that I shamelessly purloined from James Brown). . . . more
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June 10, 2008 09:12 AM EDT --
Gotta show off what's blooming in my gardens! Spring was slow to arrive here in my area but now that June is here, my gardens are slowly coming to life. Between the rains and the high . . . more
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April 02, 2007 01:50 PM EDT --
Do you have a memory of another place and time that seems to attach itself to your spirit and puts you in a joyful state. Does this memory seem to come out of hiding when you catch the scent of a . . . more
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June 27, 2007 02:45 AM EDT --
Since moving to Cloverdale about a year ago, I've realized that it is, perhaps, the dryest, hottest place that I've ever lived with the exception of Pittman, NV (just outside Las Vegas).
At the . . . more
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March 09, 2008 05:57 PM EDT --
Just got back and thought I'd share some greenery with everyone..........
That's a flowering gardenia tree on the right.....................
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April 02, 2007 01:35 AM EDT --
The Pregnant Onion Club is for folks who enjoy growing plants inside or outside and who love to trade plants and planting ideas. This is for folks who love to exchange bulbs, seeds and plant snippets knowing . . . more
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August 23, 2008 05:33 PM EDT --
I went for a walk around my yard looking for photo opportunities! I found some, take a look. All of my plants are grown organically with NO pesticides or herbicides put on them or in the soil.
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May 23, 2007 12:46 AM EDT --
The tenants in our apartment building have our first garden this year. In our first trip to the nursery, we bought half a dozen trays of miscellaneous greens called "mesclun" -- which, . . . more
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May 10, 2007 09:41 AM EDT --
Although I've loved and grown plants for all of my adult life, for some reason I never tried growing herbs until this year. I am thrilled with my little herb garden, especially now that some . . . more
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March 27, 2007 02:43 PM EDT --
I wanted to show you all how Spring is progressing here in Hannibal, Missouri. We’re on the banks of the Mississippi River, about two hours north of St. Louis. Our town is famous for being the boyhood . . . more
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June 12, 2008 09:39 PM EDT --
Here are some wonderful pictures from my yard that I took this evening.
This is one of my Japanese Maple trees.
My Julia Child roses are on their 2nd round of full blooming already this . . . more
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May 01, 2008 04:02 PM EDT --
Last year I had an excellent place, a large bench on my deck, for an herb garden. Never having had an herb garden before, I decided to give it all a whirl. . . . more
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March 09, 2008 01:18 PM EDT --
How do I grow Kaffir Lilies?
Clivia – (Kaffir Lily) Native of South Africa, a member of the lily family. Has dark green strap-like leaves that make it a handsome foliage plant when . . . more
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February 12, 2008 09:44 AM EST --
I stumbled on a site that I found too addictive for my own good. I've spent too much time there uploading images and playing around with their programs to manipulate my photos. Take a . . . more
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