Category Archives: Country Gardening

Advice, commentary and exploration

Blossom: Papaver orientale

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Eliza Waters

via Daily Prompt: Blossom

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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Eliza Waters
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In A Vase On Monday – Good Fortune

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Eliza Waters

Red and gold are traditional colors in Chinese culture with red symbolizing good luck, joy and happiness, and gold for balance and freedom from worldly cares. Red Weigela (W. florida) and gold tall bearded iris (I. x germanica) are hopefully bringing good fortune … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Eliza Waters
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In A Vase On Monday – Bearded Iris

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Eliza Waters

Fluffy-white tall bearded iris steals the show this week. Bought at a local Iris Society sale  many years ago, I’ve lost the name, but I think it might be “Snowflake’ or something similar. Regardless, it is a good performer and a … Continue reading →

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Hail!

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Eliza Waters

While it could be worse, a gardener never likes to see hail in the garden once the plants have leafed out. 😦

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In A Vase On Monday

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Eliza Waters

I realized after supper that I needed to make a quick arrangement before the light faded. Being Memorial Day here in the States, red, white and blue would have been appropriate colors, but satisfactory blooms aren’t in my garden at the … Continue reading →

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The Tuesday View May 23

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Eliza Waters

Two weeks of ample rain and a three-day heat wave have created the perfect conditions for growth in the garden and beyond. Allium aflatunense ‘Purple Sensation’ have begun blooming and A. giganteum are nearly so. The heat burnt its foliage– … Continue reading →

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In A Vase On Monday – Simply Heavenly

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Eliza Waters

Ages ago, when I was in my late teens, I walked down a sidewalk along a tall wooden fence. I smelled the most heavenly scent and had to know what produced it. I boosted myself up to peer over the … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Eliza Waters
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