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Gardening

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Denninmi

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Sat Aug 11, 2012, 10:06 PM Aug 2012

I haven't posted anything here in a while. [View all]

I've been in a foul mood and not enthused about my garden.

And all I really do in it now is water. Every day, for a couple of hours.

Luckily, we had some major rain yesterday, probably 3-4 inches at least, so I'll be relieved of that duty temporarily, except for containers.

A couple of new photos:

Bracken fern. These do well in sandy, dry-ish soils in partial sun:

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My Franklinia is blooming:

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First bloom on this Dahlia:

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Crape Myrtle was pretty before the pounding rain:

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Amaranth blossom head:

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Fruit on my Starfruit are growing:

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Thanks for viewing.

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Very nice. elleng Aug 2012 #1
Very nice. What zone are you? Scuba Aug 2012 #2
Borderline 6a. Denninmi Aug 2012 #3
That amaranth is beautiful. Curmudgeoness Aug 2012 #4
Annual, and very easy to grow, in fact, can become weedy. Denninmi Aug 2012 #5
With all my invasive problems, thanks for the tip Curmudgeoness Aug 2012 #6
Beautiful. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #7
Franklinia looks like popped corn Kolesar Aug 2012 #8
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