Earthly Garden

Mornin’ earthly gardeners!

All of a sudden, every rosebush in my garden is blooming! I still have to get some overall view photos, but I don’t think we’ve ever had this many blooming at one time. The bees are still here working on the blooming yaupon holly tree, and I’ve also seen some hummingbird moths flitting about.

I thought I’d share this one photo with you this morning before I have to go visit the dentist. Blech.

More photos later this week!

dig it!

bobbi c.
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Mornin’ earthly gardeners,

I have to tell ya, I’m not in the mood for talking about fresh tomatoes right now….it’s been freezing here! We had a freakish late freeze on Saturday night, and at the last minute we were scurrying around covering plants, hauling the EarthBox into the garage, turning off the water in the garden hoses, checking the pump house, etc. etc. It was supposed to get up to the 50’s yesterday, but it didn’t. We got some sleet Saturday morning, and friends just north of us got up to three inches of snow. People who don’t believe that our climate is changing need to get a clue…..80-degrees in December and freezing on Easter eve….NOT normal. I’m worried about the hummingbirds since I haven’t seen any out today.

To cheer us up a bit, I dug around in the files and found a photo of one of my antique roses blooming in April of last year. Several people have expressed an interest in growing heirlooms, but wanted roses that they could cut. This particular one grows on a long sturdy stem, and makes a wonderful cut flower.

My other bushes are blooming now, too, and have been for about a month. I hope this one short freeze doesn’t do them in!

Keep warm, and dig it!

bobbi .
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Mornin’ earthly gardeners!

Back in my entry on March 29th I mentioned my “Mutabilis” antique rose bush. The roses on it gradually change color as they open, and look like a flock of butterflies. I finally got a photo, and thought I’d share it with you.

Hope this inspires you to try an antique rose bush of your own!

dig it!

bobbi c.
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Mornin’ earthly gardeners!

This morning I’m musing on the small residents of the garden…the spiders, the arthropods, the ants, the crickets, the grubs, the worms…it goes on and on.

I recently caught this little fellow on one of my antique roses. His body was almost transparent, and he was very hard to photograph. I can’t even remember what type of spider this is, but it’s a common one. One thing I do remember is that they seem to live their entire lives on one flower or plant. Think about that.

Next time you’re out in your garden, or tending your container plants, look for the tiny residents there. And please, don’t do anything to harm them (unless they are really bad bugs, of course…LOL).

Until tomorrow, dig it!

bobbi c.
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