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| These wild Black-eyed Susans pop up everywhere I don't weed them out. And since I love their cheery faces, I don't do nearly enough weeding. Which means there are more of them each year. Someday they'll take over the place. The Rudbeckias are another start my grandmother gave me. |
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| Another "weed", the local farmers call them 'bindweed'. I call them Morning Glories and look forward to the time of year they start climbing the corn stalks and blooming. They are excellent for covering steep, unmowable banks and old stumps. I've even been known to plant them (Gasp!) if I want them somewhere they aren't already growing. If you try this, make sure that you really, really want them there, because they keep coming back up every time you disturb the soil. |
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| The Purple Coneflowers that surround my mailbox. The ground is rocky from years of driveway gravel and almost nothing would live here. I originally had them growing on the sunny south side of the shed, but the run-off one rainy summer almost drowned them. I looked up their preferences again in one of my garden books and noticed it said they would thrive anywhere there was sun and good drainage. Gravel makes for good drainage, I figured. Not only are they spreading, but I have enough to make an echinacea tincture. This variety's root doesn't dry well so it's perfect for that use. |
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| These beautiful background graphics are from Country Clipart. You can go to Lisa's site by clicking on the logo on the bottom of each page |
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| The wonderful music on this page came from: Skip's Eagle Nest |
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| The large picture's color isn't exactly right so I cropped this close-up from another picture. |
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