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OTD
Today's Wondermark may have been written for my beloved husband. -
Berries
From Wikipedia:
In botanical language, a berry is a simple fruit having seeds and pulp produced from a single ovary; the ovary can be inferior or superior.
Examples of botanical berries include:
- Bearberry (Arctostaphylos spp.)
- Barberry (Berberis; Berberidaceae)
- Crowberry (Empetrum spp.)
- Currant (Ribes spp.; Grossulariaceae), red, black, and white ( Read more... )
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A Softer World
The alt-text for today's A Softer World should read, "We are glad to have at least one of you as our friends." -
Gardening Journal
Whee! Okay, since it's been a million years since I posted, this is going to be a bit scatter-shot:
We have a house full of gorgeous and delicious tomatoes (3 varieties) peppers (beaver dam, others not ready yet), carrots (both), cucumbers, ground cherries, and assorted herbs. Eric has taken photos of at least some of these which I'll post once ( Read more... ) -
Gardening Journal
Okay, so it's been billions of years since I've posted one of these. Life is keeping me very busy, as is the day-to-day maintenance of the garden. Writing is a distant third in my priorities. :)
I bought way too much at the Friends' Plant Sale, as always. Some of it is still waiting to be planted/repotted; more on this to come, no doubt. I am ( Read more... ) -
Gardening Journal - Rusty D-con-STRUCK-tion
We had an incredibly productive couple of days digging things up, cutting things down, and chopping things apart, followed by a little bit of planting (3 rhubarb crowns). Eric was mighty, and persistent enough to rid us of a few tree stumps that had taken up residence in the chainlink fence several years ago, not to mention a huge hunk of concrete ( Read more... ) -
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Gardening Journal - Crocuses!
We have lots of little crocuses coming up in the lawn - several white, a few lavender, and so far just a single deep purple one. So far they're all on the north side of the lawn - those always show up sooner than their opposite number. I planted them there a few years ago, and they have mostly hung in there, although it seems I lose a few on the ( Read more... )
