tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:11:11 +0000houseplantsbulbsdayliliesheirloom varietyshade loving plantspondscommunity gardenDIYgarden visitorstaggedsoil-less potting mediumsgardenground coversbirdswater fowlplant maintenancewatering problemsurban gardeningflowering shrubsvolunteer plantsgardening inspirationskywatchingharmful pestsunidentifiedtropical plantsprivacy screensgreenspaceherbaceous perennialsspringbroad leaf evergreensfamilyflowering treesbirdhousesharvestroad tripsvideogarden decorationscactimulchperennialsgardening giftsornamental garden bedsweatherpoisonous plantsgardening tipssnakescontainer gardeningdeciduousgardening memoriesstormsseed cataloguesspring bulbsmoderate light houseplantslocal growersannualspest deterranthumourgoing greenharmful weedsgardening locationsun protectionsquare foot gardeningFloridagarden toolsspecial daysgarden problemsautumnchit chatholidayscontinuous harvestvegetablesplant shoppingseasonsgardening knowledgefernsgardening 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conscious productspest controlpest deterrentlivestockpesticide applicationsightseeingfolk lorecitruspotting mediumsgarden updategarden planningpestssafe gardeningrock gardenstrellisesrabbitsgardening solutionslawnsgarden themescompostinggarden chatweed controlsupportsorganic gardeningamphibianscactustoxic weedswindbreakrhizomessmall space gardeninghttp://gardengnomewanderings.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Garden Gnome)Blogger526125© Garden Gnomenoreply@blogger.comnotag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post-5402517555697000235Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +00002012-01-21T07:00:02.673-05:00garden planningI have a very busy garden year planned for 2012.  Aside of doing a bit of clean-up work on the existing ornamental garden beds after moving here in September of 2011, we had done only basic yard maintenance and planning.  So far, we have determined the ornamental garden beds have to be completely revamped.  The two umbrella trees and arbor trumpet vine need to be replaced with something less http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~3/sx9d3nXvKF4/busy-garden-year-ahead.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garden Gnome)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CLg7DhbP8tERHSISYy1jeMsp6ok/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CLg7DhbP8tERHSISYy1jeMsp6ok/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CLg7DhbP8tERHSISYy1jeMsp6ok/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CLg7DhbP8tERHSISYy1jeMsp6ok/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~4/sx9d3nXvKF4" height="1" width="1"/>http://gardengnomewanderings.blogspot.com/2012/01/busy-garden-year-ahead.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post-8732504564207175430Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:03:00 +00002012-01-20T13:03:07.352-05:00garden planningWhen I first started growing a vegetable garden years ago, I bought mainly plants and very few seeds.  As my gardens become larger and more complex, seeds entered into the picture.  Now I turn to seeds I have collected from the gardens as well as buying seeds and some plants.  As most gardeners experience from time to time is the only way to get plants outside of the normal limited range of quitehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~3/IPbWMzPWU5w/replenishing-my-seed-supply.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garden Gnome)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LCEjk9SAFsMMWeDOzKPezfeb3gs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LCEjk9SAFsMMWeDOzKPezfeb3gs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LCEjk9SAFsMMWeDOzKPezfeb3gs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LCEjk9SAFsMMWeDOzKPezfeb3gs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~4/IPbWMzPWU5w" height="1" width="1"/>http://gardengnomewanderings.blogspot.com/2012/01/replenishing-my-seed-supply.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post-7335611643051363492Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +00002012-01-13T12:38:31.852-05:00weatherNormally we have a light snowfall in late October, a bit heavier in November and quite often snow for Christmas.  We had just enough snow so far to barely coat the grass but it was gone in a flash.  The temperatures have been quite mild as well especially this past week with temperatures above the freezing mark.  In fact, we have yet to have a hard frost which translates into a lot of mud and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~3/qWfkjAX0I_s/another-winter-lacking-snowfall.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garden Gnome)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/36E9XzM0RFhC3sFJmV6nZ3cbwro/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/36E9XzM0RFhC3sFJmV6nZ3cbwro/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/36E9XzM0RFhC3sFJmV6nZ3cbwro/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/36E9XzM0RFhC3sFJmV6nZ3cbwro/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~4/qWfkjAX0I_s" height="1" width="1"/>http://gardengnomewanderings.blogspot.com/2012/01/another-winter-lacking-snowfall.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post-4750421049206465142Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:06:00 +00002012-01-12T16:06:21.556-05:00seedsI was at Home Hardware today picking up paint for the bathroom.  As I went to the check-out I noticed two large displays of garden seeds!  I popped a packet of Little Marvel peas in with my painting supplies.  I am planning on painted every room in the house this winter but you can bet I will still make time to get my seedlings ready for the new gardens.  It won't be long now :) Happy Gardening!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~3/zRlZcFCwy6k/garden-seeds-are-appearing-in-stores.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garden Gnome)4<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zPZkuyf7Eq56KGeVyzQDkKFwpxc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zPZkuyf7Eq56KGeVyzQDkKFwpxc/0/di" 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There wasn't a lot to do in the garden at the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~3/0RI5A1vWy40/first-of-my-seed-catalogues-have.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garden Gnome)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L_BGzdzyq8povamAx6jhq6EKnvQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L_BGzdzyq8povamAx6jhq6EKnvQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L_BGzdzyq8povamAx6jhq6EKnvQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L_BGzdzyq8povamAx6jhq6EKnvQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~4/0RI5A1vWy40" height="1" width="1"/>http://gardengnomewanderings.blogspot.com/2011/12/first-of-my-seed-catalogues-have.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post-2471256326981710138Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:00:00 +00002011-11-18T13:41:30.668-05:00seed catalogueslocal growersseedsIt's that time of year!  I have a lot of plans for my new gardens in the spring so I spent a bit of time ordering seed catalogues today.  This was triggered by receiving my shipment of potted herbs from Richters (Goodwood, ON) and the first snow flurry of the season.  I focused on those seed companies located in Ontario, Canada offering seeds and/or plants.  It is very important for me that any http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~3/AFIvuK6q0MU/ordering-seed-catalogues.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garden Gnome)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4-TGVTsgKfoC0vviZr1hkpx6Fs8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4-TGVTsgKfoC0vviZr1hkpx6Fs8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4-TGVTsgKfoC0vviZr1hkpx6Fs8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4-TGVTsgKfoC0vviZr1hkpx6Fs8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~4/AFIvuK6q0MU" height="1" width="1"/>http://gardengnomewanderings.blogspot.com/2011/11/ordering-seed-catalogues.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post-7564664193798430576Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +00002011-10-24T07:00:09.281-04:00fernshouseplantsmoderate light houseplantsBoston Fern(Nephrolepis exaltata 'Bostoniensis') I have had a Boston fern in every home we have had.  My oldest Boston fern was acquired during our early newlywed days, moved with us from Ontario to Alberta and back, then graced our first four owned homes.  It had a long, long history and really was more like a family member.  I was devastated when it failed to thrive at our last house.  As http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~3/DbxmIBXiBTY/boston-fern-nephrolepis-exaltata.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garden Gnome)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jwpuTWu7kAYxRouWNDun1IGs2-Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jwpuTWu7kAYxRouWNDun1IGs2-Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~3/80b24UYNktU/houseplants-and-watering-globes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garden Gnome)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r49LWP6wJZqF560joqzJEEAP6XA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r49LWP6wJZqF560joqzJEEAP6XA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r49LWP6wJZqF560joqzJEEAP6XA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r49LWP6wJZqF560joqzJEEAP6XA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~4/80b24UYNktU" height="1" width="1"/>http://gardengnomewanderings.blogspot.com/2011/10/houseplants-and-watering-globes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post-1803347954002969733Sat, 22 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +00002011-10-22T07:00:07.739-04:00low light houseplantshouseplants Sansevieria Sansevieria is commonly called Mother-in-Law's Tongue.  It is a good air purifier that removes toxins such as formaldehyde, xylene and toulene all of which can occur in homes with laminate flooring, panelling, other manmade wood composite building materials, carpeting and upholsteried furniture.  The release of these chemicals is known as off-gassing, something quite common in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~3/FIy_GsrYtD4/mother-in-laws-tongue-sansevieria.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garden Gnome)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/28DMbqAaduhDHXmUoWvWzrTboRw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/28DMbqAaduhDHXmUoWvWzrTboRw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/28DMbqAaduhDHXmUoWvWzrTboRw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/28DMbqAaduhDHXmUoWvWzrTboRw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~4/FIy_GsrYtD4" height="1" width="1"/>http://gardengnomewanderings.blogspot.com/2011/10/mother-in-laws-tongue-sansevieria.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post-8383888244205359260Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +00002011-10-21T07:00:08.304-04:00environmentally conscious productsgardening equipmentlawnsOur New Mower My husband has been looking for a mower solution for quite sometime.  An electric mower was not a practical option for our last two rural properties.  Gasoline fumes triggered respiratory problems so for a couple of years we hired a lawn cutting service.  That had a lot of benefits especially when we were away.  Two years ago we bought a very nice gas powered mower and while it did http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~3/yYCRkKodRl4/epic-cordless-electric-self-propelled.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garden Gnome)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hK5Ry4fK6ab4RLAv-zqZM-91r7s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hK5Ry4fK6ab4RLAv-zqZM-91r7s/0/di" border="0" 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~3/0633dE1AZTQ/yardworks-cordless-grass-trimmeredger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garden Gnome)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9HUU-ay8CPK3ekw_VwLLn3JowDc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9HUU-ay8CPK3ekw_VwLLn3JowDc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9HUU-ay8CPK3ekw_VwLLn3JowDc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9HUU-ay8CPK3ekw_VwLLn3JowDc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~4/0633dE1AZTQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://gardengnomewanderings.blogspot.com/2011/10/yardworks-cordless-grass-trimmeredger.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post-6368996123446095768Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +00002011-10-19T07:00:09.915-04:00houseplantstropical plantsFirst New Houseplant at Our New HomeOctober 12, 2011 The beauty of houseplants is aside of adding life and vitality to a room while softening the hard edges of the room is they can be used to camouflage those little room idiosyncrasies that can be a bit annoying.  When the Bell satellite television installer ran our lines he made the assumption we would place the television in the corner thus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~3/pR6Y9ZvxCIo/my-first-new-houseplant-at-our-new-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garden Gnome)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dKYkeikRTTOvzQKhgULcXIMSj4g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dKYkeikRTTOvzQKhgULcXIMSj4g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dKYkeikRTTOvzQKhgULcXIMSj4g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dKYkeikRTTOvzQKhgULcXIMSj4g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~4/pR6Y9ZvxCIo" height="1" width="1"/>http://gardengnomewanderings.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-first-new-houseplant-at-our-new-home.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post-6440981443770613994Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:51:00 +00002011-10-18T14:51:05.596-04:00houseplantsI have always had an abundance of houseplants in every home we've lived in.  I do mean an abundance too, with houseplants in pretty much every room.  Houseplants are a wonderful natural way to soften a room, bring interest and life into a room and improve air quality.  Our last hose was horrid for houseplants and yet I never did figure out what the problem was.  I honestly believe the house was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~3/bw8pKgqyu3c/houseplant-problem-at-our-last-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garden Gnome)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X4h0Zy3c0sPKZUwPkwqbedoPt_s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X4h0Zy3c0sPKZUwPkwqbedoPt_s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a 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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~3/yMg5HZ54els/huge-weed-at-our-vacation-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garden Gnome)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eB8oafOHvgUKcqHRoTjbgXDc8OE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eB8oafOHvgUKcqHRoTjbgXDc8OE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eB8oafOHvgUKcqHRoTjbgXDc8OE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eB8oafOHvgUKcqHRoTjbgXDc8OE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~4/yMg5HZ54els" height="1" width="1"/>http://gardengnomewanderings.blogspot.com/2011/10/huge-weed-at-our-vacation-home.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post-2596250429896905220Sat, 08 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +00002011-10-08T07:00:02.098-04:00weatherIt's turned rather cold here meaning that we aren't getting a lot done in the way of gardening at home or at the vacation home.  We left home in beautiful Ontario, Canada just before we had to turn on the furnace.  According to our kids who are housesitting and doing a bit of garden work there has been few days since we left that they could get anything done.  It was a balmy 90°F plus at our http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~3/BDlhdNG9tPM/turning-cold.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garden Gnome)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i_6IwNcVHda3_bqJC0P8tDjy1GA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i_6IwNcVHda3_bqJC0P8tDjy1GA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i_6IwNcVHda3_bqJC0P8tDjy1GA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/i_6IwNcVHda3_bqJC0P8tDjy1GA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~4/BDlhdNG9tPM" height="1" width="1"/>http://gardengnomewanderings.blogspot.com/2011/10/turning-cold.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post-1521736947778647451Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +00002011-10-07T07:00:07.882-04:00gnomesvacation home Old Garden Gnome Taking a RestSeptember 19, 2011 I love taking walks around our vacation home resort to enjoy not only the scenery and wild life but to get a bit of daily exercise.  Being a garden gnome lover, I'm always on the look-out to greet other gnomes.  I spotted this tire, old gnome taking a break from his gardening duties under the shade of a toad stool.  He must have been working http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~3/n0MDcSJNXE4/old-garden-gnome-taking-rest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garden Gnome)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2StUVkXiVUnTryc0_sUxzobkyzI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2StUVkXiVUnTryc0_sUxzobkyzI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2StUVkXiVUnTryc0_sUxzobkyzI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2StUVkXiVUnTryc0_sUxzobkyzI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~4/n0MDcSJNXE4" height="1" width="1"/>http://gardengnomewanderings.blogspot.com/2011/10/old-garden-gnome-taking-rest.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post-4138553053731483610Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:54:00 +00002011-10-05T15:54:25.337-04:00garden visitors Unidentified FrogSeptember 23, 2011 For the most part I love garden visitors.  Ok, I'm not overly happy about having some pests visit but you have to take the bad with the good.  Frogs are always a welcomed visitor in my gardens both at our permanent home and vacation home.  I'm getting to know some of the garden visitors at our vacation home.  This cute little guy was enjoying our carport.  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~3/zS3kyvego5U/unidentified-frog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garden Gnome)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DlPXSIDL7kzByn0Qn1ASoxHOVfE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DlPXSIDL7kzByn0Qn1ASoxHOVfE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DlPXSIDL7kzByn0Qn1ASoxHOVfE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DlPXSIDL7kzByn0Qn1ASoxHOVfE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~4/zS3kyvego5U" height="1" width="1"/>http://gardengnomewanderings.blogspot.com/2011/10/unidentified-frog.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post-2655826059404750551Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:00:00 +00002011-09-30T07:00:16.994-04:00ornamental vegetationlandscapingornamental garden bedsOur recent move has resulted in dealing with somewhat mature landscaping as far as the ornamental garden beds.  This presents a few problems.  First, we have no idea of knowing what spring or fall plants may be there so it is hard to consider those when it comes to replanting.  Second, any mature landscaping locks the gardens and even tree placement into the vision of the previous own, not you http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~3/_a_3_Nb894w/dealing-with-mature-landscaping.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garden Gnome)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NeMj6r834jHi_eCffRBuxFQZZhg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NeMj6r834jHi_eCffRBuxFQZZhg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NeMj6r834jHi_eCffRBuxFQZZhg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NeMj6r834jHi_eCffRBuxFQZZhg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~4/_a_3_Nb894w" height="1" width="1"/>http://gardengnomewanderings.blogspot.com/2011/09/dealing-with-mature-landscaping.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post-7101890921032972066Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:00:00 +00002011-09-29T07:00:10.790-04:00garden planningspring bulbsWhen we moved into our then new house a little over four years ago it was apparent that the was a lot of major work to do.  Unfortunately we spent much of those years ripping out garden mistakes as well as vegetation overgrowth.  We put that house on the market eighteen months ago so while we did garden maintenance, added mulch and a couple of raised beds we really did not get to reap the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~3/OMWC_D1iFK8/planning-our-new-garden-beds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garden Gnome)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kQ06-xva8xCHP4oZwayv6fgLvUo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kQ06-xva8xCHP4oZwayv6fgLvUo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kQ06-xva8xCHP4oZwayv6fgLvUo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kQ06-xva8xCHP4oZwayv6fgLvUo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~4/OMWC_D1iFK8" height="1" width="1"/>http://gardengnomewanderings.blogspot.com/2011/09/planning-our-new-garden-beds.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post-167270580581276384Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:00:00 +00002011-09-28T07:00:07.704-04:00fruit trees I was also thrilled to discover a pear tree on our new property.  It is a good sized tree, about ten feet high that was laden with large pears.  I think it is a Bartlett pear tree but will get a positive identification from the nursery.  Like the peach trees, the pear tree likely needs a bit of pruning.  I will be following the pruning guidelines for fruit trees by the Ontario Ministry of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~3/lzMug61vpvk/our-pear-tree.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garden Gnome)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iPRi9fCiKXq17pxHRY4qWRUeK9A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iPRi9fCiKXq17pxHRY4qWRUeK9A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a 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Gnome)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6R9wO9PDpZJxBjmSaoJDEN3f4og/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6R9wO9PDpZJxBjmSaoJDEN3f4og/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6R9wO9PDpZJxBjmSaoJDEN3f4og/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6R9wO9PDpZJxBjmSaoJDEN3f4og/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~4/euV7meEC4Sg" height="1" width="1"/>http://gardengnomewanderings.blogspot.com/2011/09/our-peach-trees.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post-5661826012867504199Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:00:00 +00002011-09-26T10:00:13.131-04:00shade loving plantsground coversplant propagationEons ago I first became interested in gardening as a child but a few years later my environmental science teacher hired another student and myself through the school.  Our job on the surface was easy, to help out with the greenhouse.  The real purpose of the job was to teach us how the greenhouse was maintained including all the operational functions.  I absolutely loved it!  I would spend every http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~3/rAUHCUhEiBA/coleus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garden Gnome)1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HoVe0oxqqaRbokkv1kYIlz-3c2M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HoVe0oxqqaRbokkv1kYIlz-3c2M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HoVe0oxqqaRbokkv1kYIlz-3c2M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HoVe0oxqqaRbokkv1kYIlz-3c2M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~4/rAUHCUhEiBA" height="1" width="1"/>http://gardengnomewanderings.blogspot.com/2011/09/coleus.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post-5997973526961777941Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:19:00 +00002011-08-16T14:19:11.144-04:00house saleThe buyer of our house requested that the closing date be changed from November 1 to September 15.  Trust me I am rolling my eyes on this one because we wanted a shorter closing date from the start but  she would not budge.  Then everything is signed, sealed and ready to go and two weeks later she decides she would like to move in earlier.  We aren't obligated to change to the new closing date http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~3/esxFEbg81SI/our-new-moving-date.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garden Gnome)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lFs-jKq90WgnIoInU2qahBg_FUE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lFs-jKq90WgnIoInU2qahBg_FUE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lFs-jKq90WgnIoInU2qahBg_FUE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lFs-jKq90WgnIoInU2qahBg_FUE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~4/esxFEbg81SI" height="1" width="1"/>http://gardengnomewanderings.blogspot.com/2011/08/our-new-moving-date.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945889.post-6022994500203252348Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:10:00 +00002011-08-09T18:10:12.142-04:00movingThe past two gardening seasons have been rather bittersweet with our house on the market.  It's been sixteen months now, difficult to stay motivated for vegetable gardening knowing there was a good chance of not being abler to reap the rewards.  It was even more difficult at the start of this gardening season as my husband was quite sick so my attention was on him not gardening.  I pared down http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/mEPq/~3/WK8p6YZeZBQ/major-gardening-changes-ahead.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Garden Gnome)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/baMAYQai-gTOraSREFn2iZ3Y1FM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/baMAYQai-gTOraSREFn2iZ3Y1FM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a 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