Rain drops (reply) :: Member's Gallery

Author: S-H
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 2:44 am (GMT 0)

I just love seeing pictures like these! Unfortunately, I have these days become too busy to come out at Garden Stew regularly...

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Cuttings Can Make Your Garden Grow

As a gardener one would want to increase their stock of plants and trees and make the garden richer and better. One of the best, easiest and most economical ways to do so is use cuttings taken from trees that are already in the garden. Cuttings can be taken from both evergreen and deciduous trees. [...]

Source: http://www.thegardencentral.com/gardening-care/cuttings-can-make-your-garden-grow/

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5 Vegetables That Grow Well In the Northeast

Yesterday’s article presented five vegetables that grow well in the southeast, so today I will present five vegetables that are well-suited for the northeast portions of the U.S. The northeast is known for its blizzard-impacted winters and short summer seasons. This type of climate makes it ideal for growing many cool weather crops. Here are [...]

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Photo Website is up and running again! (reply) :: Member's Gallery

Author: Pianolady
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 1:46 pm (GMT 0)

Thanks all.

Source: http://www.gardenstew.com/about22242.html

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Garden Fences: Keeping Wildlife on the Outs

Edible gardeners recognize the importance of garden fencing to keep rabbits, groundhogs, and other critters from ruining all the time and effort invested in their precious produce. Choosing and setting up a garden fence is just a start; the real challange is in to keep wildlife on the outside looking in with envy at your [...]

Source: http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/garden-fences-keeping-wildlife-on-the-outs/

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Rose Gardening Tips ? How to Get Fairytale Beautiful Roses

The secret regarding growing healthy and nice roses is to plant them in the right place but more important to plant them in the right way. The majority of the roses prefer full sun and moist soil that is also well-drained. They grow very well in soil that is rich in organic matter. Sunlight is [...]

Source: http://www.thegardencentral.com/flower-garden/rose-gardening-tips/

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Is it a Sambucus?

Sambucus nigra – vlierbloesem by AnneTanne TheGardenLady received another request from Linda to identify one of her plants from this photo below that she sent. What plant is this? TheGardenLady had no difficulty identifying Linda’s cactus.� The Epiphyllum or Orchid cactus was easy to identify because of its unique leaf and also because there was [...]

Source: http://www.thegardenlady.org/2011/05/18/is-it-a-sambucus/

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Multi-shade purple flower (reply) :: Plant ID

Author: cherylad
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 1:44 am (GMT 0)

My first thought was Penstemon also.

Source: http://www.gardenstew.com/about22238.html

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Red White & Blue for Memorial Day (U.S.A.) :: Member's Gallery

Author: cherylad
Subject: Red White & Blue for Memorial Day (U.S.A.)
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 2:20 am (GMT 0)

Thought I'd look around and see what flowers I haven't posted yet. And these just seem to fit the bill.

Red (almost): Mandevilla "Alice Dupont"



Mandevilla "Alice Dupont" ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )

White: Confederate Star Jasmine





Confederate Star Jasmine ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )


Blue: Blue Plumbago





Blue Plumbago-close ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )



and one of the entire plant now... just because I'm so proud of how it's filling out!


Blue Plumbagos ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )

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First one! (reply) :: The Village Square

Author: Capt Kirk
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 12:18 am (GMT 0)

FBG, I am north east of you. I am up near Marysville. Where the US Honda Headquarters are.
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Landis Valley Farm Museum Herb & Garden Faire

For gardeners in the Central Pennsylvania area this weekend is the date for the annual Herb & Garden Faire at the Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum. This is an event that I look forward to every year because it signals that our frost free date is near and that planting can begin in earnest [...]

Source: http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/landis-valley-farm-museum-herb-garden-faire/

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Plants that Aren?t Content to Wait for Spring

Spring officially arrived just this week and there is plenty of activity out in the garden, all this in spite of the unsettled weather conditions. We’ve been teased by seventy degree temperatures recently, only to have it turn cold again the following day. This week has seen heavy rains, snow showers, thunderstorms, and now a [...]

Source: http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/plants-that-arent-content-to-wait-for-spring/

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Ornamental Grasses for Wild but Complex Landscaping

Ornamental grasses can be used with beautiful effect in gardens. Irrespective of the size or type of the garden, ornamental grasses can add a lot of color, texture and life to the landscaping. They can be used effectively in huge gardens and also in planter gardens because these versatile garden elements are a perfect addition [...]

Source: http://www.thegardencentral.com/lawns-landscaping/ornamental-grasses/

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Hello from Texas :: Welcome to GardenStew

Author: renee_m
Subject: Hello from Texas
Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 9:04 am (GMT 0)

Hey, I'm Renee from North Texas.

It's 3:58 am here and I can't sleep. Has anyone tried weeding while wearing a miner's helmet?

Seriously though, I'm glad to have found a place to talk about plants!

Source: http://www.gardenstew.com/about22224.html

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How to Deal with Snow on the Mountain

Aegopodium podograria #1 by J.G. in S.F. TheGardenLady received this question from Janet. I was given some hostas and there were some pieces of Snow on the Mountain mingled with them, which is taking over everything.� How can I kill the snow without killing the rest of my plants? I have dug until I’m blue [...]

Source: http://www.thegardenlady.org/2011/05/23/how-to-deal-with-snow-on-the-mountain/

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Plants that Aren?t Content to Wait for Spring

Spring officially arrived just this week and there is plenty of activity out in the garden, all this in spite of the unsettled weather conditions. We’ve been teased by seventy degree temperatures recently, only to have it turn cold again the following day. This week has seen heavy rains, snow showers, thunderstorms, and now a [...]

Source: http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/plants-that-arent-content-to-wait-for-spring/

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potting water lily (reply) :: Water Gardening

Author: Chubbypoptart
Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 1:30 am (GMT 0)

im just lucky i guess:)
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A sampling from Hubby's & Cousin's veggie garden (reply) :: Fruit and Veg Gardening

Author: carolyn keiper
Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 11:10 pm (GMT 0)

Everything looks awesome. Is the watermelon a sangria or crimson sweet? (it looks like the ones we grow).

Source: http://www.gardenstew.com/about22220.html

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Garden Fences: Keeping Wildlife on the Outs

Edible gardeners recognize the importance of garden fencing to keep rabbits, groundhogs, and other critters from ruining all the time and effort invested in their precious produce. Choosing and setting up a garden fence is just a start; the real challange is in to keep wildlife on the outside looking in with envy at your [...]

Source: http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/garden-fences-keeping-wildlife-on-the-outs/

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How to Set Up the Gardener?s Revolution Tomato Planter

A couple of years ago the Topsy-Turvy upside down tomato planter was all the rage. I bought into the cool idea of trying to grow tomatoes upside down. I thought it was a pretty interesting idea. I ran out to my local Lowe’s store, bought one of the planters, and immediately planted the tomato plant. [...]

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Build a Cottage Garden

Who wants rules when you can simply avoid them? Naturally, this works only in certain cases, for example in the case of gardens. When gardening, there are numerous styles to choose from. In case you don?t mind obeying all the rules, you could choose a formal garden, but in case you would rather explore, you [...]

Source: http://www.thegardencentral.com/garden-designs/build-a-cottage-garden/

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Rare Glimpses of Celery in the Home Garden

Despite being such a common and ordinary vegetable at the grocer, celery is surrounded by a bit of of mystery and intrigue out in the vegetable garden. On one hand many backyard gardeners find it a challenge to grow and on the other hand many are unaware of the various options, forms, and shapes that [...]

Source: http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/rare-glimpses-of-celery-in-the-home-garden/

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Caterpillars... what to feed them next? (reply) :: Wildlife in the Garden

Author: Jerry Sullivan
Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 2:38 am (GMT 0)

How many do you have? When they turn into butterflies are they restricted in flight or do they just fly away?

Jerry

Source: http://www.gardenstew.com/about22212.html

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To Change or Not to Change the Greenhouse Soil

Having a greenhouse and managing it might be a nice hobby, or even a full time activity, but at some moment you might realize that it needs more work than you bargained for. Many people don?t know that besides planting, managing and watering the plants, they also have to care for the health and quality [...]

Source: http://www.thegardencentral.com/greenhouse/greenhouse-soil/

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Planning Your First Vegetable Garden

Winter isn’t over but it’s not too early to begin thinking about the veggie garden; where strategy is especially important if you’re planning your first vegetable garden! Today?s post is a guest article written by Geoff Wakeling that will offer some valuable insight to the first-time gardener, as well as considerations that experienced gardeners sometimes [...]

Source: http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/planning-your-first-vegetable-garden/

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Embarrassing Garden Moment :: The Village Square

Author: cherylad
Subject: Embarrassing Garden Moment
Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 12:20 am (GMT 0)

Last Fall, I "stole" some seeds from a neighbor's 4 O'Clock. Started them over the winter indoors. Babied them until they were big enough to plant. Been watering and feeding it just like the rest of the plants. Been noticing little buds and have been patiently waiting for them to open. today, I mulched around it and noticed some flowers. Not a 4 O'clock at all!! There must have been a weed growing amongst it. It's what Hubby calls "chicken weed" or something like that. We have it all over the place and it's a really tough weed!
Naturally I yanked it out of the ground and tossed it in the pasture. My brother even made the comment "I was wondering why you were taking such care of that weed."!

Well... 2 good things came out of it.
#1. I now know that my brother won't even touch or question what I'm doing in my part of the yard.
#2. Since I have that perfect good hole and mulch just sitting there... I get to pick out a new plant for that spot!

Source: http://www.gardenstew.com/about22211.html

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Are you brave enough to post a picture of your self? (reply) :: Member's Gallery

Author: Philip Nulty
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 6:06 pm (GMT 0)

But still smiling!,..well done!.

Source: http://www.gardenstew.com/about9606.html

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Garden Fences: Keeping Wildlife on the Outs

Edible gardeners recognize the importance of garden fencing to keep rabbits, groundhogs, and other critters from ruining all the time and effort invested in their precious produce. Choosing and setting up a garden fence is just a start; the real challange is in to keep wildlife on the outside looking in with envy at your [...]

Source: http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/garden-fences-keeping-wildlife-on-the-outs/

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Stand Up Harvest (reply) :: Fruit and Veg Gardening

Author: cherylad
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 1:10 pm (GMT 0)

Looks like a great harvest. That mini farm of your's is really producing for you.

Source: http://www.gardenstew.com/about22196.html

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Garden Fences: Keeping Wildlife on the Outs

Edible gardeners recognize the importance of garden fencing to keep rabbits, groundhogs, and other critters from ruining all the time and effort invested in their precious produce. Choosing and setting up a garden fence is just a start; the real challange is in to keep wildlife on the outside looking in with envy at your [...]

Source: http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/garden-fences-keeping-wildlife-on-the-outs/

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A bit of a monster! Purple buds form into tiny white flowers (reply) :: Plant ID

Author: Netty
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 12:23 am (GMT 0)

I think you may be right Sjoerd.

I also can assure you this is NOT Hogweed.
Have a look at my photos in plantstew if you need convincing
Heracleum mantegazzianum (Giant Hogweed)

Source: http://www.gardenstew.com/about22188.html

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Ballerina Angel Trumpets are back! (reply) :: Member's Gallery

Author: Philip Nulty
Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 10:15 pm (GMT 0)

I was checking my two hot houses tonight,..well one hot house happens to be a three foot long fish tank,..two foot high,..with a sheet of glass on top,..and lo and behold three Angel Trumpets have come up since yesterday,..plus i have more coming along in the other hot house,..and three growing in the garden that are about three inches high,..i am feeling lucky,..all Double Purple.

Source: http://www.gardenstew.com/about22180.html

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Evening all from Baldock, Herts, UK (reply) :: Welcome to GardenStew

Author: cindjo717
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 1:21 am (GMT 0)

Welcome Chippers I just joined here myself. Love it very much.. I am from Upstate NY. Very hot here today..

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Is it a Sambucus?

Sambucus nigra – vlierbloesem by AnneTanne TheGardenLady received another request from Linda to identify one of her plants from this photo below that she sent. What plant is this? TheGardenLady had no difficulty identifying Linda’s cactus.� The Epiphyllum or Orchid cactus was easy to identify because of its unique leaf and also because there was [...]

Source: http://www.thegardenlady.org/2011/05/18/is-it-a-sambucus/

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Creative Uses for Blueberry Plants Around the House

I learned a creative new use for blueberry plants during a visit to Costco this week. The latest shipment of plants was on display and included the usual ornamental shrubs, trees, and landscape perennials. But of course the thing that caught my eye was the attractive blueberry bushes that were covered with those unusually shaped [...]

Source: http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/creative-uses-for-blueberry-plants-around-the-house/

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5 Vegetables That Grow Well In the Northeast

Yesterday’s article presented five vegetables that grow well in the southeast, so today I will present five vegetables that are well-suited for the northeast portions of the U.S. The northeast is known for its blizzard-impacted winters and short summer seasons. This type of climate makes it ideal for growing many cool weather crops. Here are [...]

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Rubber Plant

Rubber Plant by endenizen TheGardenLady received this question from Becky, who had written in the subject line of her email “rudderplant”. Can it be put out side if not in sun light ? I think you mean a Rubber plant- Ficus. It grows outdoors in USDA hardiness temperature zones 10b and 11 and can grow [...]

Source: http://www.thegardenlady.org/2011/05/25/rubber-plant/

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hubby was late coming home! guess why? Happy end (reply) :: Wildlife in the Garden

Author: eileen
Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 8:58 am (GMT 0)

Well done your OH for rescuing the baby bird. If it hadn't been for him then I doubt it would have made it. So glad you found someone who could take care of it until it's ready to be returned to the wild.
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Rubber Plant

Rubber Plant by endenizen TheGardenLady received this question from Becky, who had written in the subject line of her email “rudderplant”. Can it be put out side if not in sun light ? I think you mean a Rubber plant- Ficus. It grows outdoors in USDA hardiness temperature zones 10b and 11 and can grow [...]

Source: http://www.thegardenlady.org/2011/05/25/rubber-plant/

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Rose Gardening Tips ? How to Get Fairytale Beautiful Roses

The secret regarding growing healthy and nice roses is to plant them in the right place but more important to plant them in the right way. The majority of the roses prefer full sun and moist soil that is also well-drained. They grow very well in soil that is rich in organic matter. Sunlight is [...]

Source: http://www.thegardencentral.com/flower-garden/rose-gardening-tips/

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Garden Fences: Keeping Wildlife on the Outs

Edible gardeners recognize the importance of garden fencing to keep rabbits, groundhogs, and other critters from ruining all the time and effort invested in their precious produce. Choosing and setting up a garden fence is just a start; the real challange is in to keep wildlife on the outside looking in with envy at your [...]

Source: http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/garden-fences-keeping-wildlife-on-the-outs/

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Planning Your First Vegetable Garden

Winter isn’t over but it’s not too early to begin thinking about the veggie garden; where strategy is especially important if you’re planning your first vegetable garden! Today?s post is a guest article written by Geoff Wakeling that will offer some valuable insight to the first-time gardener, as well as considerations that experienced gardeners sometimes [...]

Source: http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/planning-your-first-vegetable-garden/

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TheGardenLady?s Spring Garden

This GardenLady loves Spring- when the world looks so lovely with all the flowers emerging from their sleep. l would like to share photos of some of the flowers that are in bloom in TheGardenLady’s spring garden. (1) Hellebores with Brunnera and Greater Celandine (see here and here) Greater Celandine is becoming invasive in some [...]

Source: http://www.thegardenlady.org/2011/05/06/thegardenladys-spring-garden/

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I've posted new pics. (reply) :: Member's Gallery

Author: Frank
Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 3:53 pm (GMT 0)

This is very exciting Katie. You have so much going on I added a link to your garden in your post.

Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention that I loved the little possum photograph.
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Rough day and night. (reply) :: The Village Square

Author: carolyn keiper
Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 1:01 pm (GMT 0)

It was pitch black here at 8:00pm last night. We have never seen the color as dark as this. It poured for a solid hour.... I think we got about 4 inches of rain between then and this morning. All the creeks are out of their banks. It is unbelievable. At 3:00am my sister called to warn us about the weather alert for a dangerous storm and to stay away from the windows. This was a huge storm system. Captain how far south are you?

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Plants that Aren?t Content to Wait for Spring

Spring officially arrived just this week and there is plenty of activity out in the garden, all this in spite of the unsettled weather conditions. We’ve been teased by seventy degree temperatures recently, only to have it turn cold again the following day. This week has seen heavy rains, snow showers, thunderstorms, and now a [...]

Source: http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/plants-that-arent-content-to-wait-for-spring/

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New Feathered Residents :: Wildlife in the Garden

Author: cherylad
Subject: New Feathered Residents
Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 3:12 am (GMT 0)

Here's the light pole in the middle of my butterfly garden.



light pole ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )

And look who's decided to build her nest up there! A dove! Sorry about the picture quality... but my camera doesn't have good zoom capabilities.
But you can at least see her. She's so shy!





dove nesting ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )

And remember the line from Goldilocks ... "who's been sleeping in my bed??"
Well... this afternoon when I returned home from work, I had a "who's been making a mess on the front porch??"
I'll start from the bottom and work my way up to the top.





mess-bottom ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )






mess-middle ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )






mess-top ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )


A Wren has decided to make that her home! Hope she's not always this messy!
There's also blue birds in the bird house under the Mimosa tree... and a silly Mockingbird actually is brave enough to move into the "boat house"!

Source: http://www.gardenstew.com/about22175.html

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How to Keep Cats Out of the Vegetable Garden

Although cats are awesome, lovable pets for millions of people, sometimes they can be a problem in the vegetable garden. Feral cats, or just neighborhood cats that are allowed to roam freely, can enter your yard and vegetable garden, possibly turning it into their very own litter box. Someone on the Veggie Gardener Facebook Page [...]

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5 Vegetables That Grow Well In the Midwest

So far we have covered the best vegetables to grow in the southeast and northeast. Today presents five of the best vegetables for the midwest and central plains areas of the U.S. The midwest is known for it’s awesome farm lands, and many vegetables can be grown in this area. Here are five awesome vegetables [...]

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