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RE BLOOMING!!

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I have several day lilies that were sold as re-bloomers, but none of them have ever produced a second flush of flowers for me.

This year, I have buds!!!!

Hazel’s Stitchery has just put up a scape with several nice buds.

Now if the frosts will just hold off long enough for them to mature.

GARDEN TIPS-1

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Handiest thing ever!!

This is my third order of these wonderful panels. They can be used individually or joined for a continuous fencing. I tend to prefer them separately.

Easy to shove into compacted soil! Just tall enough to keep out most critters and slow down the others.

GARDEN PLANS

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A few last minute changes before giving up for the winter.

I bought this garden bench a couple of years ago, (just because I saw it and liked it) and haven’t really had much success in fitting it into the scheme of things. It just sits there, looking pretty and getting lots of compliments but not really being used by anyone. I tried keeping cushions on it, but the dogs just chewed them up, so there went that idea.

A thought hit me the other day that it would fit in better if it was surrounded by something, and since day lilies are “something” that I have an excess of, that seemed like a great candidate! Molohai would be perfect for that spot. It is one of my favorite yellows.

MOONFLOWER MIRACLE

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Aha! I finally managed to catch one open!

The lovely moonflower vine opens at dusk and closes shortly after daylight.
This makes it pretty hard for those of us who are not too fond of going outside after dark or before dawn to capture a picture of it.

I have seen several brown shriveled up flowers, but today I caught one fully open.

My vine has lots more buds, so I hope the frost holds off for a few more days.

MUM’S THE WORD

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When the covid scare hit, we became hermits just to be on the safe side.
Gradually things went back to normal with one exception.
I found I liked being a hermit!
Now I have no desire to go anywhere and avoid going out as much as I possibly can.

It’s time to plant mums in the garden for fall color and deco, and I decided to do something a little different this year….Order online!!

First two orders went to Walmart and Amazon.

The Walmart order arrived last night…(LATE last night, but that is another story.)

They were perfect, with a nice blend of fully opened blooms and buds.