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Post by sophie on May 4, 2024 5:12:10 GMT 2
D is for digging… digging out rocks. Digging holes for plants. Digging out weeds. Digging in manure.
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Post by Netsuke on May 4, 2024 8:06:03 GMT 2
E is for Eglantyne - a beautiful old world rose with very fragrant leaves smelling of apples after it rains. I planted in the front garden.
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Post by auntieannie on May 4, 2024 8:32:13 GMT 2
F is for Fig tree.
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Post by Baz Faz on May 4, 2024 11:22:09 GMT 2
G is for Greenhouse for plants that don't thrive in your outdoor temperature.
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Post by Voy on May 4, 2024 13:41:06 GMT 2
H is for Hostas - the wonderful plants ( a zillion kinds ) that flourish in shade.
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Post by auntieannie on May 4, 2024 14:22:45 GMT 2
I is for Iris
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Post by Netsuke on May 4, 2024 15:44:41 GMT 2
J is for Jonquils which always appeared when the Daffs came out. Mum planted a ton of them. I’ve always loved seeing them with their pretty little “faces”.
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Post by auntieannie on May 4, 2024 21:31:42 GMT 2
K is for kneeling bench.
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Post by sophie on May 4, 2024 22:09:12 GMT 2
L is for lattice which is always needed for those climbing plants
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Post by Voy on May 5, 2024 1:19:54 GMT 2
M is for Mulch -- to keep the weeds down !
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Post by tzarine on May 5, 2024 1:23:17 GMT 2
nasturtium
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Post by shrjeff on May 5, 2024 7:08:33 GMT 2
o is for opium poppies...
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Post by Voy on May 5, 2024 13:20:18 GMT 2
P is for Poppies - the non-opium kind !
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Post by sophie on May 5, 2024 16:48:38 GMT 2
R is for rototiller.. that handy machine for preparing the soil for gardening. Sadly, we no longer have one as our garden is too small for one.
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Post by tzarine on May 5, 2024 17:28:58 GMT 2
couldnt decide scythe or spade or shovel
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Post by Voy on May 5, 2024 18:00:08 GMT 2
T is for trowel
and, Sophie -- would a Mantis work for you - I had one at the farm and it was great !!
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Post by Baz Faz on May 5, 2024 18:19:54 GMT 2
U is for Unicorn statue because it makes visitors blink (and if the visitors are Scottish they will bless you for having Scotland's national animal)
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Post by sophie on May 5, 2024 18:41:23 GMT 2
V is for all those vegetables growing in the garden
And yes, Voy, a mantis might work here once we get the soil lighter.. adding lots and lots of compost/ manure etc to the soil since it’s heavy clay. Maybe by next year.. already do much better than it was when we first started.
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Post by shrjeff on May 5, 2024 18:47:53 GMT 2
w is for watermelon...
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Post by Scrubb on May 6, 2024 5:33:38 GMT 2
X for eXertion, when lugging compost in wheelbarrows.
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Post by auntieannie on May 6, 2024 10:20:58 GMT 2
Y is for ... You do it! You get that massive weed out of the ground.
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Post by Baz Faz on May 6, 2024 10:43:27 GMT 2
Z is for Zzzz - a well earned snooze after all that digging to get that pesky weed out of the ground
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Post by Voy on May 6, 2024 13:35:51 GMT 2
this seems to be a very fertile topic...let's replant it
A is for Astroemeria
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Post by sophie on May 6, 2024 14:35:47 GMT 2
B is for bees buzzing in all those flowers in the garden
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Post by Netsuke on May 6, 2024 14:37:56 GMT 2
B is for Banksia. An Australian native.
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Post by tzarine on May 6, 2024 14:54:04 GMT 2
cicadas
love the sounds
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Post by auntieannie on May 6, 2024 18:11:35 GMT 2
D is for the dahlias we planted last weekend.
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Post by tzarine on May 6, 2024 18:15:48 GMT 2
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Post by auntieannie on May 6, 2024 18:18:58 GMT 2
F is for (garden) fork
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Post by Voy on May 6, 2024 18:29:56 GMT 2
G is for Gardenia -- wish I could have them here as well as Florida - such a gorgeous smell !
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