Category Archives: Country Gardening

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The Tuesday View July 19

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Eliza Waters

This week’s garden view shows quite a difference from last week (see last photo below). The orange daylilies (Hemerocallis) are rioting at the center and just to the left of it the pink phlox (P. paniculata) has started. Yes, I put pink … Continue reading →

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In A Vase On Monday – Seeing Red

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Eliza Waters

Things are pretty peaceful here on our quiet, seven-and-a-half acres, but this week I was ‘seeing red’ as my large patch of red bee balm (Monarda didyma), which is about 12′ in diameter out in the field, has come into glorious bloom, along with red sweet … Continue reading →

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The Tuesday View July 12

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Eliza Waters

This week’s garden view shows the sundrops (Oenothera fruticosa) waning, although this photo was taken late in the day when they had begun to close. On the lower right, the yellow daylily (Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’) is still blooming. White and pink … Continue reading →

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In A Vase On Monday – Ikebana

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Eliza Waters

Last week, Cathy issued a challenge to create an Ikebana arrangement for this week’s IAVOM post and though it has been decades since I tried my hand at it, I thought I would give it a go. Simplicity and asymmetry … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Eliza Waters
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Weekly Garden Highlights – July 8

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Eliza Waters

Another beautiful week in the garden. The weather has been hot the past few days, a bit too dry, but thunderstorms are predicted later today through tomorrow. We need the rain! Highlights in my garden this week (hover over or … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Eliza Waters
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The Tuesday View July 5

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Eliza Waters

This week’s garden view shows the sundrops (Oenothera fruticosa) are still going strong. On the lower right, the yellow daylily (Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’) has started blooming. I cut back the lamb’s ears (Stachys byzantina) flowers in front as they were blocking the … Continue reading →

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In A Vase On Monday – Red, White & Blue

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Eliza Waters

The Fourth of July is Independence Day here in the U.S. and as everyone is celebrating with fireworks and parades, my arrangement this week reflects the holiday spirit with the patriotic colors of red, white and blue. For the Stars … Continue reading →

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The Tuesday View June 28

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Eliza Waters

I’m linking up with Cathy at Words and Herbs where participants take weekly photos of the same garden over the course of the growing season to note its subtle evolution. I had overhauled this bed early this spring and had taken a … Continue reading →

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