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This week in the garden: past the halfway point of summer
“When summer opens, I see how fast it matures, and fear it will be short; but after the heats of July and August, I am reconciled, like one who has had his swing, to the cool of autumn.” Ralph Waldo … Continue reading
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This week in the garden: the garden thrives in the July heat while its gardener wilts.
“Do what we can, summer will have its flies.” Ralph Waldo Emerson When I was growing up, the city I live in used to pave the side streets with something called “chipseal”. Chipseal is tar/asphalt mixed with aggregate (small rocks). … Continue reading
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Tagged black-eyed susan, daylilies, drought, globe thistle, irises, summer heat
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Gardening (and life) west of the 100th meridian
There is a saying out here in the bone-dry West: “whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting”. There is some debate as to where the American West begins. Myself, I view 100⁰ longitude (or the 100th meridian) as the … Continue reading
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Tagged American West, drought tolerant, gardening, hardscaping, xeriscaping
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