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The Garden 2018

What’s in the Garden? – V
3 Dec 2019

What’s in the Garden? – V

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Alphabetical Gardening, The Garden 2018 | 3

~ Venidium is a wonderful annual that was native to South America.  They aren’t the biggest blooms in the garden and don’t be fooled into thinking they are big by the macro photos of them. The first venidium variety is orange … Continued

V, venidium
Alphabetical Gardening – U
26 Nov 2019

Alphabetical Gardening – U

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Alphabetical Gardening, The Garden 2018 | 5

~ What’s in the Garden? U for umbrellas, unique and unusual. One year I turned an umbrella into a display for the spring.  The old saying April showers bring May flowers was the theme for this unusual wreath/display. Did you … Continued

bumbershoot, U, umbrellas
Changing the Bottle Tree
16 Sep 2018

Changing the Bottle Tree

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2018, Whimsy | 2

~ I have had a whimsical bottle tree in the garden since 2014 and it has gone through a few changes.  The original was a lilac tree that just decided to stop growing, so I trimmed it to become the … Continued

bottle tree
Green Zebra Tomatoes
9 Sep 2018

Green Zebra Tomatoes

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2018, Vegetables | 10

~ Each year in my kitchen garden I like to try to grow a different variety of vegetable.  This year I chose to try out green zebra tomatoes.  As well as going through a really hot and humid summer, my … Continued

tomatoes
Plant Profile: Rose of Sharon
9 Aug 2018

Plant Profile: Rose of Sharon

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Plant Profiles, The Garden 2018 | 7

A few years ago I was given a cutting from a Rose of Sharon bush and this year it is finally big enough to bloom.  And not just one or two blooms but it is going to have lots of … Continued

rose of sharon
Plant Saucers
19 May 2018

Plant Saucers

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2018 | 3

~ Finally the weather has warmed up enough this May to start working in the garden, and by working I mean adding plants and sowing seeds.  The odd night is dropping down to single digit temperatures, about 7 Celsius, but … Continued

pansies, plant saucers

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