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By joenesgarden, 1 day ago

Home to signs of spring

A few days in Lake Placid, New York shows ice still covers many streams,

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By joenesgarden, 11 days ago

Generosity Abounds - Gardening OOPs for March

Today, being the first day of March, is GOOPS day at joene's garden.  GOOPS stands for gardening OOPs.  I fess up one of the many gardening mistakes I've made over the years, hoping that my admission will help prevent other gardeners from doing the same.  Then I encourage you to share a GOOPs as well.

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By joenesgarden, 24 days ago

Foliage fashionistas

Coleus, dressed in orangey reds, or deep maroons and bright greens, or solid limey green; any way you look at this group of plants you must admit they are foliage fashionistas  There are varieties for sun, shade, and anything in between.  Some are tall, others short, and the amazing range of colors from the ever increasing varieties allows just about anyone to use them in gardens and containers – I do both.  Coleus are easy to start from cuttings or seed – I do both.  Plus, they make good houseplants for all the northern gardeners – like me – who crave color during winter months.  Coleus adorn my kitchen windowsill (bright light but no direct sun) most of the year.  In late summer, I load fresh cuttings into vases of water and wait for them to root.  From rooted cuttings they become small potted plants.  Some years they adorn window sills all around the house, other years I manage to save just a few – usually depending on how I'm able to control aphids – but most often you will find my sills holding a coleus collection.

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By joenesgarden, 1 month and 10 days ago

It’s cold and snowy, but so, so beautiful

Don't let the draw of that cozy, warm fire keep you from venturing out into winter's cold.  This season can be so amazingly beautiful .  All you have to do is bundle up your skin and open your eyes to take it all the striking scenes so frequently left unnoticed.  Here are some I've captured in my own yard this winter.

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By joenesgarden, 1 month and 12 days ago

Make a difference. Plant natives.

Bringing Nature Home-inside Garden as if life depended on it!  Doug Tallamy wrote these words in my copy of his book, Bringing Nature Home.  No, I'm not a special friend or acquaintance, he wrote similar, if not identical words inside all the books he signed that day.  On the other hand, though, I am special.   I'm a gardener with extraordinary power … I can choose to plant whatever I want.  You are also extraordinary, as you have exactly the same power as I.  And if we, as gardeners, do just a little of what Tallamy suggests – increase the number of native plants growing in each of our gardens– we, individually and together, may be able to make a significant difference in the nature of our future.

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  • Home to signs of spring:
    • joenesgarden: Christine, so sorry your garden is snow-bound. I'll keep posting photos so you can live through mine until yours awakens. And one of the cool things about the birch tree is that each bit of bark is so different in color and texture.
    • Christine B.: The peeling bark on those birch trees is something to behold. Reminds me of home. The Iris reticulata, not so much. I have them planted in my garden, but said garden is buried under a couple feet of snow, and it's still snowing. (Insert sigh here) Christine in Alaska
    • joenesgarden: Iris reticulata blossoms don't last long, Debbie, but bring such a bright relief after the gray and brown of winter that I'm thrilled to see their short burst of color.
    • Debbie: I've always loved going away for a few days in the spring because the changes back at home are so profound. I love the color of your iris, such an intense blue for the spring. I don't have any iris reticulata but I may need to plant some for next year so...
    • joenesgarden: Laurrie, I'm intrigued by the bark of paper birch, and there are so many to choose from in upstate New York so I tend to try to capture them digitally. I bet your iris reticulata blooms soon ... don't forget to watch for it.
    • joenesgarden: Thanks, Jean. I'll bet you are anxious for some color in your Maine gardens.
    • Laurrie: My iris reticulata isn't blooming yet, but I did see green shoots. Mine is very purple, not the deep rich blue of your gorgeous iris. Can't wait for mine to show now! I love the paper birch trunks in your photo... they almost look silky.
    • Jean: The color on that iris is a wonder to behold!
  • Gardens to See: The Mount:
    • joenesgarden: John, There are a lot of sights to see in the area around The Mount and Naumkeag. Definitely a good day trip from Chester, CT. Glad you stopped by for a visit.

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