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October 6, 2023Chris Mousseau

Truly Drought Tolerant

This morning, it’s raining…YAAY!!! We’ve been without for about six or seven weeks so I’m really happy that trees and shrubs, in particular, will be able to drink up before frost arrives and the ground freezes, usually sometime this month. As you can imagine, without rain or supplemental watering most of the garden has been […]

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February 4, 2022February 3, 2022Chris Mousseau

Flower Friday – Cup and Saucer Vine

Cup and Saucer vine is an interesting annual vine.

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December 5, 2021December 4, 2021Chris Mousseau

A Week of Flowers – Day Five

Shrubs covered in white blossoms form the backbone of the garden in May.

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November 8, 2020November 6, 2020Chris Mousseau

Silent Sunday – November Red and Orange

Silent Sunday – Viburnum carlesii ‘Compactum’

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August 8, 2020Chris Mousseau

Six on Saturday – 08/08/2020 – Summer with a Hint of Fall

It’s been a pretty lovely week in the garden: a bit of rain early on, enough to fill the rain barrels and keep the tomatoes and beans happy; a lot of sunshine to keep the roses and zinnias and peppers happy; new blooms loaded with pollen to keep the bees happy. Every Saturday, The Propagator […]

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July 14, 2020July 14, 2020Chris Mousseau

3 Small Summer Alliums

Three diminutive flowering onions – Alliums – for the summer garden.

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May 31, 2020May 30, 2020Chris Mousseau

Silent Sunday

Alliums Rule!

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May 23, 2020May 22, 2020Chris Mousseau

Six on Saturday – 23/05/2020 – Ifs, Ands and Butts

Thoughtful planning can produce beautiful results – and a new rain barrel are in this week’s Six things in the garden.

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May 11, 2020May 10, 2020Chris Mousseau

In a Vase, On Monday – yellow and white, part 2

White with a hint of yellow in this week’s vase of spring bulbs.

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May 9, 2020May 8, 2020Chris Mousseau

Six on Saturday – 09/05/2020 – frost and other surprises

Native perennials and other spring surprises are in the garden today.

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