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| Welcome to my garden! One of the best decisions I've ever made was to take the Master Gardener's class. I learned about things I didn't even know I'd be interested in and made new friends with the same interests than I have. I happen to specialize in Indiana's wild edible and medicinal plants, but I learned much useful information about annuals, trees and lawn care, not to mention that much of the world considers my medicinals "weeds". But come on in, I have some beautiful pictures, and if you don't mind me rambling on, I'll try not to talk your ear off on the subject. |
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| My maternal grandmother loved the German Iris and had them growing everywhere, usually on each side of the porch steps if there was enough sun to support them. She gave me a beautiful clump, white edged with royal purple. They bloomed the first year I planted them...then nothing for the next two years. I figured they weren't getting enough sun so I tried them at various locations all over my yard. They never did any better. Finally I moved them to a lightly shaded spot under our Redbud tree, mostly because I'd just about given up on them and needed the sunny spots for other plants that would bloom. I remember thinking that I was sentencing them to a slow death and maybe I should just get rid of them. But sentiment ruled, and the next spring I had two flowers. Last year I had five! I can't wait for this spring! And this year I'll take pictures. |
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| This beautiful background set came FREE from Country Clipart. If you need web graphics, check out Lisa's site by clicking on her logo at the bottom of each page. |
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| NOTE: I have studied wild plants for 15 years. I would never ingest something on another's say so. I suggest you do your own research. E-mail me if you want a list of good books to get you started. |
| Update! The pictures didn't turn out. (sigh) I'll try again next year. |
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| I guess I should have mentioned the cats. Try not to step on them, they insist on being underfoot. And Yes, I know that there are a lot of them. People have learned that I won't let them starve, so they drop them off here. There have to be at least 20 of them at any one time. Anyone need a kitten? :)) |