Posted in Gardening Pictures, gardening, ground covers, succulents, tagged drought tolerant plants, ground covers, hens and chicks, hens and chicks pictures, Sempervivum, succulents on August 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hens and Chicks in my tree ring garden.
Hens and Chicks, or Sempervivum, as they’re otherwise known, are a hardy succulent. They are popular as ground cover as well as in rock gardens. Hens and chicks take minimal care and can grown in very little soil. They are perfectly placed in shallow dirt that accumulates in [...]
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One of my favorite garden vegetables are peas. From the time I was a little girl, I have loved to pick peas fresh out of the garden, pop them open and devour the sweet, tender peas nestled inside.
And, joy oh joy, the peas are nearly ready for the first harvest! Most years we would [...]
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Don’t you just love the delicate beauty of the Bleeding Heart? This one is in its second year and simply thriving.
When I was a little girl, my grandmother had a Bleeding Heart in her shade garden at the front of her house. I was captivated by the curious little “hearts” that covered the delicate plant [...]
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Here’s an update on the upside down tomatoes I planted as per the instructions in my previous post, Planting Upside Down Tomatoes, as well as some pictures. As you can see, they’re doing well. Especially considering they got a very late start and have only been in the buckets for about 2 weeks now.
This last [...]
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Yeah! I found the disc with pictures from our garden’s first year. These were taken in mid to late summer, 2006.
Corner shade garden and catnip tree ring in the first year, 2006.
Herb garden in barrels, 2006.
South view of our back garden area in its first year, 2006.
This is a view of the vegetable garden and [...]
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