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  1. 4-2-2010 Happy Good Friday!

    I wont be doing to much outside today. I have much to do inside after I clean out the remaining 2 gourds. I am pretty excited about that bird house gourd stuff. Think I may build a frame for another round. It's fun to do.

    This weekend it's to the cabin. I have alot of transplanting to do , my SIL thinned her day lily's and since they will be perfect for the bank, I got one big project to get done between the rain...

    Have a lovely Easter weekend.....
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  2. Nun orchid leaves browning

    Quote Originally Posted by James Wlincoln View Post
    Should I Leave them alone or cut them off? Too much light or water causing this? Please someone help me !!
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  3. 3--31--2010

    So begins the beginning of the best time of year around here.. I live just outside of Chicago. Love to garden, love to put up the stuff I garden. Make my own herb blends,,jam and jelly.

    I just spent a while doing one huge post and it refused to take it,,,wonder if this goes...lol... would be my luck lmao!

    So it begins the first day of getting the gardens all ready to go.

    ;)
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  4. Spinach-Strawberry Salad

    Ingredients:
    8 cups fresh baby spinach
    1 pint strawberries
    1/4 cup olive oil
    2 Tbs. Sesame Oil
    3 Tbs. Balsamic Vinegar
    2 Tbs. granulated sugar
    Directions
    Rinse strawberries and spinach, drain well. Slice strawberries.
    Toss together the spinach and strawberries in a large bowl.
    Mix the oils, vinegar, and sugar. Pour over the spinach and strawberries, and toss to coat.
    NOTE: In our Zone 5 garden spinach and June-bearing strawberries ...
  5. My Butterfly Garden

    I absolutely love watching butterflies during the summer months, I have a butterfly garden that is 4 years old, and this spring I am planning on doing a remodel job on it.

    Right now, it is more of a butterfly meadow ,full of wildflowers and other butterfly plants. My problem is there is no way to get up close; unless the butterflies are on the edge of the meadow. If I try to get close, I frighten them off.

    So, my plan is to make a formal area where I can sit and watch ...
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