Tag: violets
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June 07, 2008 09:20 PM EDT --
When we moved into our new house four years ago, I knew I would have lots of gardens to move. The owner had been elderly and the gardens were overgrown and out of control. Well each year I weeded and tried . . . more
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May 02, 2007 10:13 AM EDT --
First, how do I encourage my African Violets (house plants) to bloom again?
Second, I have a shade garden with ferns and purple and white violets. After the violets are done blooming, something comes . . . more
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January 28, 2007 09:21 PM EST --
Here's a peek into the felt-activity-book-in-the-making--an ongoing project ever since soon after hearing of my daughter's first child on-the-way.
Violet isn't ready for the small felt accoutrements . . . more
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April 29, 2007 03:12 PM EDT --
As promised, here is a bit more about my trip in the North Carolina area. My mom has a very small yard, and she and my stepdad are in their early 90's, so they don't work outside . . . more
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March 11, 2008 04:41 PM EDT --
Amazing things have been happening in the course of a week. This has been a strange winter, with many weeks of unseasonably warm weather. And then, when March began, we had snow, quite a bit of it. With . . . more
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April 26, 2008 10:15 PM EDT --
It is a bit cooler today than it has been, but I find myself starting to believe that Spring is really here to stay. Maybe, just maybe, we won't again . . . more
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May 06, 2008 01:48 AM EDT --
My favorite red's are set among the palms swaying in a cool evening breeze
anthuriums in red we have allcolors pinks whites even a hybryid lavender
desert rose in side . . . more
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May 17, 2008 12:48 AM EDT --
Flowers and plants have a rich folklore of symbolism and meaning. The Victorians developed a whole language of them to help express their deepest thoughts and feelings.
Using specific flowers to . . . more
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April 24, 2008 09:40 AM EDT --
Violets aren't just another pretty face. They are loaded with phytochemicals and medicinal constituents that have been used in the treatment of numerous health problems from the common cold to . . . more
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June 18, 2008 12:40 PM EDT --
I just finished reading this book, and it was excellent. There are a whole host of James Patterson books, based on the character Alex Cross. I have also read Cross and Double Cross, but I wish . . . more
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May 22, 2007 05:36 PM EDT --
Whenever you need to propogate an African Violet, a usually surefire way of reproducing the original flower is to take a leaf from the plant and put it in a culture medium, such as potting soil, and water . . . more
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May 17, 2008 01:57 AM EDT --
One of the groups I've started on Gather is called Beauty in Your Own Backyard .
It's a good reminder to look for beauty wherever you are.
Since joining . . . more
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April 12, 2006 12:37 PM EDT --
A violet bleeding
In my hand
Purple-black blood
That seeps into my pores
I watch it die
There, against my skin
It's life draining out of it
Like a child running from its mother
And into traffic . . . more
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May 22, 2007 07:56 AM EDT --
Here in Northern Denmark, where I grew up the pines are many and they come in a myriad of variations. During the last couple of weeks here, I have captured some pictures of the pine trees and pine cones, . . . more
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June 25, 2006 01:55 AM EDT --
in an earthen pot
an African Violet
flowerless in Spring
more
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May 19, 2007 09:27 AM EDT --
Photo Essay Contest
This is my childhood teddybear, named Honey. Actually, he was my mother's . . . more
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March 25, 2007 04:48 PM EDT --
To the best of my knowledge, Violets Are Blue is the only mainstream commercial film ever shot on location in Ocean City, Maryland. More so than any other . . . more
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September 01, 2008 09:58 PM EDT --
Gustav: A Warning of Worse to Come?
I was hoping for a respite from the hurly-burly of environmental politics, but Gustav has struck and I had better make at least some brief comments.
Although . . . more
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