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• Wordless Wednesday: Paeon, Saved By Zeus
  on May 29, 2012 in peony peonies greek mythology wordless wednesday flora and fauna gardening
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• Dr. Huey, Let's Be Friends
  on May 28, 2012 in dr. huey roses flora and fauna rosarian gardening
  If you've been growing roses for any length of time, you've probably had a mysterious gardening encounter & thought "I didn't plant that rose!" or "My rose is mutating!".The Dr. Huey rose was bred in 1914 by Captain George C. Thomas & na...
• Decoration Day
  on May 26, 2012 in art ephemera decoration day memorial day
  Kearney, Nebraska, 1910Arlington, Virginia, 1943Ashland, Maine, 1943Kearney, Nebraska, 1908Arlington, Virginia, 192419231918Photographs courtesy Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ...
• The Attack Of Scarlet, The Lily Beetle
  on May 25, 2012 in flora and fauna gardening
  With no known natural predators, the Scarlet lily beetle [aka Leaf / Red lily beetle] is a menace! Beautiful, but a menace & if not controlled will eventually kill your lilies.While you can spray insecticides to control these insec...
• Wordless Wednesday: Arsenic And ...
  on May 23, 2012 in collections wordless wednesday collections and treasure
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• Fuchsia Swing Song
  on May 22, 2012 in parlour victrola local business local interest flora and fauna gardening
  An annual staple at our house:  thus far we've hung 10 Fuchsia baskets, 2 or 3 more & we'll have enough!  They bloom all Summer & if you care for them well [weather permitting] some last till November.  Certain varieties flouri...
• Shine Little Glow-Worm
  on May 20, 2012 in parlour victrola flora and fauna
  Notice the tiniest & never be without inspiration...  Hope you all had as lovely a weekend as I did!~ Playing on the Parlour Victrola:  The Glow-Worm, by Paul Lincke & as performed by both:  Mills Brothers, 1952 & Vict...
• Pink Lady's Slipper - Cypripedium Acaule
  on May 17, 2012 in flora and fauna gardening
  A magnificent wild orchid which stands out proud & pink amongst the brown leaves, acorn tops & pine needles - looking as though it does not belong. Also known as Moccasin Flower, C. Acaule is found in wetlands, pine forests or bogs dappl...
• Wordless Wednesday: Remember The Girl Named Iris?
  on May 15, 2012 in wordless wednesday flora and fauna gardening
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• Lily Of the Valley + Weller + Coty
  on May 10, 2012 in ephemera flora and fauna gardening
  Every year I carefully cut a few stems & place them in my favourite Weller vase.  Nothing more, no embellishment required.  The house fills quickly with glorious fragrance.  & lasts for days.Lily of the Valley [Convallaria maja...

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