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Bloom Day – June 2010
I’m a couple of days late for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, a long running meme started by Carol at May Dreams Gardens, but I still want to share some photos of what’s blooming around Happy Acres in mid-June. This Gloriosa … Continue reading
June Garden Update
I started to add ‘Warts and All’ to the title, since it seems like many of the photos I took indicate weeding or other work is needed. Regardless, here’s what some of the gardens look like as we near mid-June. … Continue reading
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Tagged azalea, beans, broccoli, butterflies, flowers, Gardening, shade, squash, sweet potatoes, tomatoes
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Wild Gardening
Last year I started what was intended to be a butterfly garden, but which has since morphed into the Wild Garden. Oh, it still attracts lots of butterflies. But shortly after planting it I discovered it attracted much more. The bees … Continue reading



