how does your garden grow? - Printable Version

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RE: how does your garden grow? - Lady Cop - 05-03-2012

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knot garden

In Tudor times, clothes would be draped over the weaving box hedge to be fragranced.

Box hedges are recognized for their intricate patterns - intended to be viewed from the mount, raised walks or upper-story windows.

The spaces between the hedges were often filled with flowers, shrubs, or herbs.

RE: how does your garden grow? - Ma Huang Sor - 05-03-2012

That's amazing.

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RE: how does your garden grow? - Duchess - 05-03-2012

Oooo kickass door, mullion windows, stone

RE: how does your garden grow? - Lady Cop - 05-03-2012

(05-03-2012, 08:03 PM)Duchess Wrote:

Oooo kickass door, mullion windows, stone

this is the house Duchess

Washington Old Hall, a 17^th-century manor house still has remnants of the 12^th century dwelling that was home to George Washington's direct ancestors for five generations.

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RE: how does your garden grow? - Duchess - 05-03-2012

Gorgeous. It's loaded with charm.

RE: how does your garden grow? - Lady Cop - 07-01-2012

wow! my rhodies are gone, and i have beach roses now, very pretty and frilly.

but my whole street is masses of blue hydrangea!! i just love them, so New Englandy!

and my son grew hollyhocks, they are over 7' tall and just starting to bloom, a deep purple with lots of frills. plus they're attracting hummingbirds~~lovely~~

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RE: how does your garden grow? - Cracker - 07-01-2012

(07-01-2012, 11:36 AM)Lady Cop Wrote:

but my whole street is masses of blue hydrangea!! i just love them, so New Englandy!

They would be pink here because of the pH of the soil.

RE: how does your garden grow? - Riotgear - 07-01-2012

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RE: how does your garden grow? - LeVamp - 07-01-2012

That has proven medicinal properties as a natural relaxant for those who suffer with chronic pain, wtf is wrong with that??

RE: how does your garden grow? - Riotgear - 07-01-2012

(07-01-2012, 07:55 PM)LeVamp Wrote: That has proven medicinal properties as a natural relaxant for those who suffer with chronic pain, wtf is wrong with that??

Nothing I can think of.

RE: how does your garden grow? - Lady Cop - 07-04-2012

July 4 looking down from my upstairs window, asparagus, broccoli, string beans, tomatoes, young pumpkin vines starting.

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RE: how does your garden grow? - Duchess - 07-04-2012

Ooooo brick! What's the brick for? Do you have a project in mind?

RE: how does your garden grow? - Lady Cop - 07-04-2012

(07-04-2012, 01:06 PM)Duchess Wrote:

Ooooo brick! What's the brick for? Do you have a project in mind?

that's the grill sons built. not fancy, but does the job! i think that's apple wood drying on top.

RE: how does your garden grow? - Duchess - 07-04-2012

I thought you had a pallet of brick & I was itchin' to get my hands on it.

I bet your simple bar-b-cue pit cooks better than my piece of shit stainless grill.

RE: how does your garden grow? - Lady Cop - 07-23-2012

gads the garden is like a jungle!
3 pumpkin patches have taken over the place, and i'm a little worried that these pumpkins may not hang on until october. they are getting big so fast.
broccoli, & the apples are small and green. and the hollyhocks about 10' tall now.

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RE: how does your garden grow? - Lady Cop - 08-15-2012

well now the hollyhocks and sunflowers are at least 14' tall!!

and the pumpkins have covered about a half-acre, they are very large. one even grew up a tree and there is a pumpkin hanging from the vine on the tree! hahaha i am waiting for it to fall off.
this is GORGEOUS--->

The "Nigra" variant of Alcea rosea is as nearly black as any flower gets. It is an heirloom variety which Thomas Jefferson grew. The species is native to the Mediterranean region, & has been gardened throughout Europe since at least 1500. The black form was described in 1629 by John Parkinson as, "Of darke red like black blood."
i just love it! and have many blooms.

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RE: how does your garden grow? - Ilyanna - 08-15-2012

oooh, the Alcea is beautiful! I've tried to cultivate her for years because of that unique color, but unfortunately, the climate over here seems to be too harsh for her to thrive.

RE: how does your garden grow? - Lady Cop - 08-20-2012

finally! i'm getting some garden tomatoes...mmmmmm they are so good! i can have a dinner of fresh tomatoes and sweet corn and be quite happy~~YUM
i also have green peppers that are HUGE. so i will get some good Italian sausage and cook them up together.

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RE: how does your garden grow? - Barbara - 08-20-2012

The garden looks Lovely Lady Cop. The deer ate most of my garden in June. Next year a fence will be in order. I did get two beautiful pumpkins and a few other veggies. If we had to survive from my garden this year, it would not have been good hah

Thanks for sharing the photos.

RE: how does your garden grow? - Lady Cop - 08-28-2012

from a Boston Herald blog. Hot Pickled ‘Maters sound good~

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Kerry J. Byrne
Thomas Jefferson’s hot peppers

FISH PEPPERS - These are a Colonial-era heirloom hot pepper. I bought the seeds last year at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s mountain-top home in Virginia. Apparently, our third president ran quite a gift shop. They struggled early in the year to sprout, but are now happy as a hot sauce on a wing. The variegated leaves are beautiful. Peppers aren’t quite ready yet, but can’t wait to try them.

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HOT PICKLED ‘MATERS - I preserve green tomatoes and hot peppers together each year to make something called hot pickled ‘maters, and eat them as a tailgate party snack. I read about them years ago in the book about Alabama football called “Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer.” I hunted down the author, who put me in touch with the guy who makes them. Damn hot!

The Hot Food Man’s Hot Pickled ‘Maters
Mason jars with caps and lids
A big pile of green cherry tomatoes
A smaller pile of jalapeno peppers (or other, spicier pepper)
Fresh dill
White vinegar

Clean jars, caps and lids according to directions that come with mason jars. Slice peppers in half, making sure to keep seeds with the peppers (the seeds have all the heat). Fill the jars with about 1 part hot peppers and 5 parts tomatoes – a few pepper halves at the bottom, a bunch of tomatoes, a few more pepper halves in the middle, and more tomatoes. Stick a couple sprigs of fresh dill in the jar.