Kerry’s Garden

A couple of signs of spring here in Kentucky. Each year I see a lone bumble bee visiting the blueberry. I am sure there is probably more than this one but if so, I never see them. This is Tia’s lilac – Ludwig Spaeth. A very nice scent and color. It has been growing in [...]

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The Paul’s H.M. rose is really putting on a show this year. I’ve noticed mine tends to show a little whiter than most of the photos I see online. Perhaps it is due to the lack of all day full sun?

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A couple of summers ago my neighbor made a trip co Ca. I looked after her flowers while she was gone and she brought me a few goodies when she returned. One was a packet of Ca. Poppy seeds. I hadn’t seen these beauties since I lived out there. I remember seeing them grow in [...]

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This is the third spring for this rose. I believe I am going to try my hand at propagation this year. I’m leaning towards bending one of the branches over and burying it after a light scraping of the bark and a touch of rooting powder. Perhaps by next spring I will have a second [...]

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Spring has sprung and beauty abounds. This is the first Harison’s Yellow of the year. Isn’t she pretty? These beauties have been blooming for a few days and will delight me again in the fall. These are just a few of the babies that will adorn the garden in a few days.

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Today is the last day of my vacation and as per usual my plans far outweighed my abilities. I had hoped get into the garden/yard more but alas…the weather she did not cooperate. Actually the weather wasn’t bad, I’m just a wimp when it comes to temps below 50f. I did get outside today though [...]

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