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Deuce Cities Henhouse

Thinking About : The Garden

Astilbe I've never grown Astible in the garden. Its flowers are so feathery and the foliage is reminiscent of ferns. It comes in array of colors and sizes and prefers the shade. I think it could look really stunning mixed in with the hostas on the shady side of the backyard garden. This spring will mark the beginning of my sixth gardening season. All of the plants in the garden are mature READ MORE
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in gardening, Inspiration

The Side Garden

Hey buddies! I've been working my butt off the last few days, trying hard to finish my latest gardening adventure. I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was on a mission to make the veggie gardens pretty, I didn't want them to look like they were just plopped down on the side of my house. My plan was to frame out the gardens with a tailored bed of mulch that followed the lines of our house. READ MORE
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in gardening

My June Garden

Pink Peony Oh man, June garden time. This makes me happy because summer finally started, but makes me sad because summer finally started. The weather around these parts has been a tease ever since March. Needless to say this funny business has lingered into the spring, leaving us with cooler than normal temperatures and rain, so much GD rain. I didn't mention it this READ MORE
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in gardening, Month-to-Month, Outdoor

My April Garden

Daylilies Well guys, I had to do it. I just had to post photos of my April garden, not posting would just be too sad. If you remember, by this time last year I had already posted about my March and April gardens. Still, the bits of green popping up throughout the yard give me hope. I'm sure my neighbors think I'm crazy. I'm out there every few hours trying to see if READ MORE
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in gardening, Month-to-Month

My June Garden

Holy cow, it's already been a month already. Well I was really looking forward to June's garden until the painters came. All the handwork that I put in during March, April and May was ruined by heavy ladders. It's not a total loss, but the weeds are out of control and so much has been trampled. My day lilies just started blooming last week, and they give some hope to this sad state of affairs. The READ MORE
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in gardening, Month-to-Month