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Friday, October 31, 2008

Happy Halloween!

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Ahhh, the end of October... it's Halloween and the gardens are decked out in the seasonal finery. Every year, our Jim Thorpe sister crea...
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Thursday, October 30, 2008

Gourds

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Cedar went on a Kindergarten Field Trip recently to Paulus Farm Market where they got to pick apples, pumpkins, gourds and play in a corn ma...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Castor Bean

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Ricinus communis , a tropical ornamental plant, grown as an annual in southcentral PA, and will reach only about 10 feet in height. A large ...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

And the Winners Are. . . . .

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. . . . . . . Lemon Verbena Lady won the Sweet Remembrances Cookbook with several Rosemary House herb packets and La Tea Dah won the Rosem...
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Monday, October 27, 2008

Boscage

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We have a guest post from our oldest sister, Daughter #1 (that's a chronological ranking not a ranking of favorites....). She lives in W...
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Sunday, October 26, 2008

Caught in Action

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A Symbol of Hope A butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam And, for a brief moment it's glory and beauty belong to our world But then...
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Saturday, October 25, 2008

Spoooooky

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The gardens are a fright at this time of year and it is not all because of the weeds and the overgrowth...... They are particularly creepy a...
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Friday, October 24, 2008

Anise-Hyssop

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Agastache foeniculum or Anise hyssop is a beautiful plant in the garden with a delicious licorice taste especially fun to use in tea. The fl...
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Thursday, October 23, 2008

Joe Pye Weed

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Eupatorium purpureum aka Queen of the Meadow aka Gravel Root aka Joe Pye Weed is a perennial that is quite easy to grow. It can easily be n...
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Tea Cup Planter

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This little sweetie was discovered during a recent adventure to Jim Thorpe, PA. The oversized tea cup planter is tucked underneath a spring...
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

In Bloom in the Garden - Sun chokes

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What native American plant has an edible tuberous root and is a close family connection to the sunflower? Give up? The so-called Jerusalem a...
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Monday, October 20, 2008

One Year Anniversary ~Blog Giveaway!

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In anticipation of our one year blogging anniversary, we have selected two gifts to give away to our loyal readers! We started our blogging ...
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