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By joenesgarden, 2 years and 2 months ago

Simply said, Delightful.

white crocus 4 Being somewhat superstitious - for instance never, I mean never say the Red Sox have a game tied up until they make the very last out – I've hesitated to mention the weather that has blessed Connecticut gardeners and other Nutmeggers this week.  I think any possible jinx from me is passed though, the latest weather forecast is calling for cooler temperatures, rain, and wind early next week.  So … how to describe the last few days?  Wonderfully warm during the day yet chilly at night, soothing sunshine, refreshing spring air, in a word  «Delightful.»

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By joenesgarden, 2 years and 4 months ago

Happy hooves

When the kids were little and ventured out to play in freshly fallen snow, the yard became happy with boot prints, snow angels, and winding tracks left from rolling snowman parts.  Nowadays the yard is more often made 'happy' by hooves, and there are no snow angels in sight. deer tracks-5 1-10

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By joenesgarden, 2 years and 5 months ago

On the Bookshelf: The Truth About Organic Gardening

truth about organic gardening 12-09 December 9, 2009. Does your brain fog over like San Francisco Bay every time you try to decipher what approach might best handle a plant's attack from pests or disease?  Are you overwhelmed by the  organic and synthetic chemicals found on garden center shelves touting to be the «best» at eliminating what ever?  Do yourself a favor then and read The Truth About Organic Gardening, by Jeff Gillman, a professor at the department of horticultural science at the University of Minnesota.

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By joenesgarden, 2 years and 7 months ago

Attracting Bluebirds

October 23, 2009.  If you need a good reason to plant more natives in your landscape, keep in mind that doing so will help attract bluebirds. Bluebirds are attracted to berry-bearing trees and shrubs, such as dogwood, shadbush, and high bush cranberry, according to a Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (CT DEP) fact sheet. Check it out to learn other plants and shrubs that attract bluebirds, plus other important  bluebird facts, breeding and nesting particulars, and how to build and situate bluebird nesting boxes.  And, if you are part of an organized group looking for a cool project, you can reserve the wood for bluebird nesting boxes from CT DEP … but hurry, it's on a first come, first served basis.

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By joenesgarden, 2 years and 7 months ago

Ladybug, Ladybug …

September 29, 2009. Looking for a worthy fall project to engage youngsters in outdoor activity?  Check out the Lost Ladybug Project.  It's another of those citizen scientist programs – like Project Budburst, Firefly Watch, and Frogwatch USA I noted in previous posts.  Lost Ladybug asks individuals of all ages to watch for and photograph ladybugs that frequent the area in which they live or work.  Then the organizers want everyone to upload photos to the Lost Ladybug website so they can be identified and mapped along with thousands of other ladybug photos.

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  • Morning Discoveries in the Garden:
    • Laurrie: It really is the best time, early in the morning in the garden. I love the discoveries as you do, even if they are distressing (my ripening strawberries were the chipmunk's breakfast today). How nice to have a turtle resident in your garden!
    • joenesgarden: So glad to know I brought an early morning smile, Benita.
    • Benita: Lovely post-early morning coffee and a stroll through the "garden of best friends is a lovely ritual for me, too. Thanks for instigating my happy garden grin this morning! Benita
  • A Connecticut garden in May:
    • Andrew @ Gardening tips and Ideas: Clematis, Iris, Ferns and Peonies, all in one garden A true delight Thank you for sharing
    • joenesgarden: Laurrie, I hope you share photos of all these buds when they are in full bloom then I can enjoy yours when mine have passed peak.
    • Laurrie: Your blooms are lovely and precocious I think! Like Layanee's, my clematis is only in bud, yours are so much further along. And my iris (I have Beverly Sills too) is only budding, nowhere near open yet. How different each garden is, even in the same general area. Happy Spring!
  • Butterfly watching:
    • Heather: How sweet! And I love mum-mum instead of grandma. My mom goes by Meemaw. :)

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