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Spring
- Summer -
Autumn/Winter |
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The
Summer Garden |
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Exuberant
dancer, the Summer Garden struts its stuff. |
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| What can you wish for the Summer
garden except, "Go, Baby, Go"! There is a joke
here that Southern Wisconsin has two seasons: Winter and
July. And, so it is that when July arrives, so does heat
and humidity and sun, most of what is needed for many plants to
be happy campers. By this time, the cooler weather loving
plants, such as pansies, are becoming bedraggled, making way for
the Zinnias, Monardas, Daylilies, and whatever else is ready to
burst out into full glory. There is feverish activity,
too, among insects, small animals, birds, and the plants
themselves. Summer is when what you've been working for
all comes together. |
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Perennial
Border
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| I spend a great deal of time
in the garden in June, July, and August. There is
watering, feeding, deadheading, and insect infestations to be
tended to. I'm a fussbudget about plant appearance, so I
devote time to carefully staking plants and repairing any damage
caused by storms or wayward animals or children. It seems
I am in constant conflict with gophers who I swear are building
a condominium development under the perennial border. I
love showing the garden off, but my greatest pleasure is in
seeing a stranger who has wandered into the garden by chance and
is taking in the colors. Sharing is what I want the garden
to be all about. |
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Castor
Beans
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2009
Summer Garden Pictures |
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As with the Spring
garden, I'm going to provide you with a small gallery of Summer
floral displays. Watch for further updates as more plants come into bloom during the late
summer months. |
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