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My Weeds Are Very Sorry · 2d ago

Bridge of Flowers

Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts.A village made up of two towns (Buckland and Shelburne) in the mountains of New England, situated on the Deerfield River where tumbling water powered the mills that clustered there beginning in the late 1700s.The mills are gone, and an old bridge that supported a train

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My Weeds Are Very Sorry · 5d ago

Black Barlow and Blaze

It sounds like a bad western movie about an outlaw and his horse, but that is what is blooming together in my garden now --- 'Blaze' peony and a columbine called 'Black Barlow' that showed up unexpectedly this spring. I planted several columbines four years ago, in yellows and purples and multi col

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My Weeds Are Very Sorry · 1W ago

Coincidence?

Coincidence? I think not.First, Lee May posts about the red buckeye tree (Aesclus pavia, or maybe A. carnea) that he gave his wife for Mother's Day one year.It's a small tree in his garden, but it has charms, and his wife has come to really appreciate it. I loved the photo he posted. Such a lit

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My Weeds Are Very Sorry · 1W ago

A Bluebird Day

I love visiting your blogs online and seeing your gardens through your eyes.It has been one of the unexpected joys of garden blogging.Sometimes I get to visit the real garden, and moving from what I know about your garden virtually to what the real garden looks like is quite an experience.I have fol

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My Weeds Are Very Sorry · 2W ago

I See Clouds

I had visions of clouds when I planted these boxwoods under a small Japanese maple.These four mini boxwood balls in a little line are Buxus suffruticosa, the true dwarf boxwood, and if left unpruned they will form interesting undulating mounds of tight foliage.I was hooked by the description --- a c

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My Weeds Are Very Sorry · 2W ago

Close Ups and Long Shots in May

For weeks the camass lilies, Camassi cusickii, have been threatening to bloom. They finally have started to open their icy blue stars. From a distance they fade to a skim milk bluish white. They are so pale, and they get overwhelmed by all that strappy green foliage, but I love them and wait for th

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My Weeds Are Very Sorry · 3W ago

Branching Out

My trees are branching out in some interesting ways. A couple show some welcome growth, and another is kind of confusing.First, the confusing one. This isn't right. Betula nigra, or River Birch, is a multi stemmed tree that usually forms clumps of two or three upright trunks. This V shaped River

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My Weeds Are Very Sorry · 3W ago

Very Bad

On the first of the month I show you a mistake that I have made in the garden, playing along with Joene's Garden Oops meme. You can check out more on her blog.Sometimes I try to laugh at the silly goofs I have made, but this time I have a serious warning for you. This was a very bad mistake. A ve

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My Weeds Are Very Sorry · 3W ago

Fairy Wings and Bubblegum

The tiny bright yellow fairy wings open in April. They are delicate as spun gold.The fairies wear ballgowns of rich red and green brocade.But who invited them to a ball where the decorations are bubblegum pink?This is what happens when you go from close up to long shot. Aack.I can't get used to th

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My Weeds Are Very Sorry · 4W ago

After the Rain

After a much needed soaking this weekend, the sun came out. We took a walk around to see if the gardens liked all that rain. They did.I checked on some plants that I was worried about.The weeping Japanese maple 'Crimson Queen' was shining in the morning light as I rounded the corner of the front w

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