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Photo of the Week: Arisaema triphyllum

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Sun, 12 May 2013 00:08:00 +0000

The stripes on the unfurling jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) grabbed my attention. Even though I've seen Arisaema thousands of times, this was the first time I really paid attention to...

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Mmmm...Magnolia

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:48:00 +0000

How I love my Magnolia stellata* in the spring, there's nothing else quite like it. Big, multi-petalled fragrant blooms, white with pink at the base create an extravagant display... except when they...

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What Wildflowers Want

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 01:47:00 +0000

Hepatica nobilis var. acutaIt sounds like a no-brainer, grow wildflowers, all you have to do is plant them and stand back. If only it were that easy. But just because a plant is indigenous to your...

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Surprising Paperwhite Science Experiment Results

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:25:00 +0000

Well, the results are in (actually they've been in for awhile), and I must say both the boy and I were pleasantly surprised. From the beginning to the end, the results have been dramatic. As can be...

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April '13 Bloom Day

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:50:00 +0000

Helleborus x hybridusHappy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, hosted by Carol of May Dreams Gardens! This is a special Bloom Day for me, as today is the 20th anniversary of living here at Squirrelhaven....

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Take down the wallpaper Hamish, we're moving!

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:00:00 +0000

view from our new front door I have a big announcement to make: after nearly 20 years, my family and I are leaving Squirrelhaven and moving to the Yucatan in Mexico. Why Mexico, you ask? Two words:...

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Status Quo Ante

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:00:00 +0000

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Sunburst' March 10, 2013Two days late for posting for Bloom Day, but it couldn't be helped. I've been sick, and then it's come in the midst of the St. Patrick's Day Irish...

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Why grow wildflowers?

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:33:00 +0000

Eupatorium 'Phantom' February 27, 2013Why should anyone bother growing wildflowers? This is not a rhetorical question, nor is it merely a practical one. It being winter and there being a foot of...

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It's a science experiment!

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:04:00 +0000

The boy came up with a science experiment for school to test a theory about colored water hindering plant growth. As he is brilliant (well, I am his mother), he of course turned to me for advice. He...

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January '13 Bloom Day

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:54:00 +0000

I'm having deja vú. January 2013 is remarkably similar to January 2012 in its unusual warmth and precocious garden growth. While snowdrops (Galanthus elwesii) are often in bloom in January (when...

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Lo, how a hellebore e'er blooming!

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:14:00 +0000

Helleborus x hybridusFast away the old year passes, but it seems the gardening season isn't quite ready to pass on yet. Squirrelhaven is still entirely visible due to a complete dearth of snow, not...

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Buona sera, garden, goodnight.

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:42:00 +0000

Astrantia 'Rainbow'It's Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day once again, brought to you by Carol of May Dreams Gardens. For me, the calendar pages are whipping by like they do in old-time movies, what...

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Haunted Cemetery Halloween

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:33:00 +0000

Earlier this month, I was out and about with my camera looking for fall color, when I drove past the reputedly haunted White Cemetery on Cuba Road. It's a lovely little cemetery, but I thought I'd...

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I am no longer feeling the shame

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Finally, after several years, the Asclepias purpurascens (purple milkweed) has developed seeds to give back to the Native Seed Gardeners (NSG) program. I was so embarrassed that I was...

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Bloom Day October '12

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 05:02:00 +0000

Geranium 'Bob's Blunder'I have 46 minutes in which to get this post finished. Last month's Bloom Day post attempt was a total failure. In the interest of getting this done before midnight CDT, I...

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Passiflora Tendril: Photo of the (last 2) Week(s)

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:06:00 +0000

Passiflora speciesTo quote Granny Weatherwax, "I ATE'NT DEAD" [sic], I've just been rather busy with back-to-school stuff and an inability to adapt to the earlier school schedule. (Hello,...

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Top 5 New Bloomers for August Bloom Day

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:16:00 +0000

Phlox paniculata 'David's Lavender'It's the 15th, the day every month when Carol of May Dreams Gardens asks us to show what's blooming in our gardens now. In the spirit of the fifth anniversary...

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The Five-Year Blogaversary

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:10:00 +0000

A goldfinch munches on a seed from a coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) in the long border at Squirrelhaven. Mr. McGregor's Daughter, the blog, turns five years old tomorrow. In honor of this blogging...

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'Shrooms: Last Week's Photo of the Week

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:38:00 +0000

I really like the stripes and the edge of these mystery fungi. It's wonderful to see them after such a long spell of dryness. Let's hope this cooler, wetter weather pattern holds.

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Ennui's Got Me or I am Half-sick of Summer

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:54:00 +0000

...or I see Dead Plants. Abies koreana 'Cis' showing serious drought damage. My mojo ain't working, and my get up and go got up and went. I've tried to keep a positive outlook about the...

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Photo of the Week: Painted Fern

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 21:39:00 +0000

Athyrium nipponicum var. pictumAn inch and a half of rain last week has revived a few plants in the drought-weary garden, including this painted fern. There's nothing like fresh new growth to lift a...

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Photo of the Week: Ahhh...

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 01:12:00 +0000

Rosa 'Carefree Beauty'See those water drops? They're raindrops. Yes, it has begun to rain again, at long last. One storm this week dropped over an inch of much needed rain. Unfortunately, it's...

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We Have Poddage

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:06:00 +0000

Asclepias purpurascensThe long wait is nearly over. For the first time, the purple milkweed, Asclepias purpurascens is going to produce seed. That is its sole purpose for being in my garden,...

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Photo of the Week: Allium Cernuum

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:31:00 +0000

A blessed event has occurred this week at Squirrelhaven: over an inch of rain has fallen. While it's not enough to break the drought, it is appreciated. Allium cernuum, the prairie onion, had begun...

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Defiant Beauty: July '12 Bloom Day

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. McGregor's Daughter) — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 02:12:00 +0000

Phlox paniculata 'Goldmine' and Coreopsis 'Star Cluster' bloom with a crispy-brown lawn in the background.Despite the severe (or is it now "extreme"?) drought, a surprising number of plants...

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