Monthly Archives: August 2009

What week is this? OMG! 27.

Friends, Gardeners, and all the rest, Is it fall yet? Please oh please say it is. I’ve had enough spring and summer gardening. I know, I am a heretic. So be it. Let’s clean it up and be done with … Continue reading

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Bulbs gone wild

Having studied and studied some more, the plant lists and photos from the Seasonal Walk at the New York Botanical Garden, I have come up with a short list of bulbs I am going to need to do this at … Continue reading

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Planting the autumn garden

My dear friend and garden writer, Debra Prinzing, beat me to the scoop that Renee’s Garden Seeds were on sale, a lovely 30% discount. Go to her website, www.reneesgarden.com, and when you have pulled together an order of vegetables and … Continue reading

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More from beauteous Bozeman

We went to Bozeman so I could meet the indefatigable Doc. We met there because it is about halfway between her place in ND and my place in Idaho. Long butt tiring drive no matter how you look at it, … Continue reading

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What tree is this?

Can you help me identify this small tree: about 10 fee tall, growing at the Tinsley Homestead at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Zone 3a-4b. Bright read pea sized fruit, leaves look kind of like leaves on an … Continue reading

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Heirloom Garden, up close and personal

As promised, here is a better look at the incredible Tinsley House, on the campus of Montana State U in Bozeman. The home was moved to this site about a decade ago and the gardens were planted with the appropriate … Continue reading

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Meet Smitten Kitchen

If you haven’t been over to Smitten Kitchen’s website, now is a good time to visit. I love insalata Caprese, in any form, and Deb does it up right: check it out here.

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Postcard from the edge

Dear Gardening friends, Dee and Carol and you-know-who-you-are, Week 25 finds me on the road. I’ve been across the southern part of Idaho to Bozeman MT, and now in Salmon, ID, near the birthplace of Sacajawea. About 900 miles, give … Continue reading

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Dear Friends and Gardeners, Week 24 (24???!!!)

No wonder I am tired of gardening. But wait! I’m making a comeback, maybe today and tomorrow only, but a two day respite is better than no respite. Along with my sound advice channeled via KD Lang, don’t smoke in … Continue reading

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GBBD August 2009

To see a partial list of what’s bloomin’ now, just mouse over the photo as it goes by. And a warm thank you to Carol of May Dreams Gardens for putting together the original Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day!

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