The peonies are almost ready to bloom. How odd that I saw my sister’s peonies in full bloom in Pittsburgh more than 2 weeks ago.
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Garden Report — August 30
It’s been hot and dry for much of the summer. That’s hard on the plants and I know that I’m going to have to move some things that haven’t handled the heat well come fall. Meanwhile I’ve been replacing some of …
Read MoreGarden Report — Sept 1
A couple more notes from the garden. The nicotiana in the bird bath bed continues to thrive. This dark purple variety can really soak up the sun. The last man standing in the library bed has been moved to a new …
Read MoreGarden Report — October 10
I took advantage of one last day of fine weather to do a bunch of clean up and some late season planting. This is what happens if you forget and leave the felcos on the wall of the garden bed. …
Read MoreFirst Garden Report
Last fall we dug up and divided a lot of overgrown plants. Among them a patch of iris so thick that it took a tree saw to hack it apart. All eight sections have begun to grown nicely. I’m not sure …
Read MoreGardening at the End of February
It was a busy garden weekend here at Black Dog Farm. We started with a trip to Molbaks to take advantage of their 30% off bare-root and b&b trees and shrubs. We started with something to go in front of …
Read MoreGardening Report — March 14
Last weekend the front bed with the cedars in it got new shrubs. Continuing the theme of happy flowering shrubs and brooding conifers that we started with the cedars and the (now gone) buddleias we’ve added more happy and more …
Read MoreStill Raining (damn it)
Yup, it’s still raining. Three bloody weeks of the drizzle falling down my neck. I took advantage of a half hour break last weekend and went for a little ramble about the place. Here are some pics. The redbud is finally blooming …
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