Archive for the ‘Flowers’ Category

Hello Mr. Sunflower!

This is our first Mammoth Sunflower blooming. It’s very cute, even though it didn’t turn out to be very ‘mammoth’, at about 3′ high (the seed packet said 8′ to 12′). I think it was in the transfer pot for too long. We have some others growing directly in the ground from seed that will hopefully [...]

June 28, 2012 · Sheryl · One Comment
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Herb of the Week – Lavender

Over the past week, the pretty lavender flowers have bloomed in the garden. This is another gem leftover from the previous owners, with two lavender plants on the rocky hill in our backyard. The deer stay away from them, and they attract lots of bumble bees. The purple flowers grow on long spikes separate from [...]

June 22, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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Peonies!

Peonies. Peonies. I think ‘peonies’ is one of the words you only have to say a few times and it starts to sound funny. Either way, the flowers themselves are GORGEOUS (well, when they first bloom, not when they are puddle of petals, like they are now). We have a few peony bushes in our [...]

June 18, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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Happy Father’s Day!

I have a pretty great Dad, so I couldn’t neglect him on my blog for Father’s day (even though he doesn’t read my blog, but hopefully, my Mom will at least mention it to him). He isn’t a herb or flower kind of guy, so I need to get a little creative on what I [...]

June 17, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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Poppies! Poppies will put them to sleeeeep…

The wicked witch knew what she was talking about. Poppies are known in many cultures to symbolize sleep or death (or can make you high I guess, I’m sure you’ve heard of opium, right?). It might be because these pretty flowers are poisonous. However, I have lots of herbs and veggies to keep our household nourished, [...]

June 16, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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Grow veggies, grow!

We finally finished the garden this weekend, and I can’t wait for stuff to start growing! There are one or two spots that I might try to squeeze in something else, but for the most part, everything is in the ground. Here are some pics: I did deviate quite a bit from the original plan [...]

June 13, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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Spring has almost completely sprung!

As the days get longer, we are nearing the summer solstice, and spring is almost over! I have a lot of ‘spring’ posts still to write so I should really get crackin! It’s also probable that some of those posts will be slightly outdated with the pretty flowers in the pictures actually laying as puddles [...]

June 11, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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Irises

To be perfectly honest, I’m not in love with Irises. They are neat looking flowers when in bloom, and we have yellow, light purple, and dark purple in our garden. The dark purple ones are so dark, they actually look black when they first start to bloom. However, I just can’t say I really enjoy [...]

June 4, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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What I did on Friday…

So closer to the summer solstice, there is LOTS of daylight left after work, so I was able to clean up the deck a bit, and get all my herbs out. I found the New Guinea Impatiens (on the ends), which I think are really neat and give a nice pop of color with all [...]

May 21, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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Gaillardia

The gaillardia aristata is a really bright summery flower that we have in our front yard. This was another cool surprise our first year in the house, especially because I really thought the early plant was just a bunch of weeds. I’m really glad I didn’t pull them because the first flower popped up (it’s [...]

May 19, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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