Monthly Archives: July 2010

Cherry Harvest Complete

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Mary Schier

With help from my daughter and her friend, Kate, I finished picking the cherries from the ‘Bali’ cherry tree in our front yard. True to its reputation, this little tree produced buckets of cherries. This year is the fourth year … Continue reading →

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Memory Garden in Bloom

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Mary Schier

Our long-time family dog, Lily, died this past winter, and we decided to plant a small area of our front garden in her memory. Of course, it features lilies, and they look very pretty now and remind me often of … Continue reading →

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Deck Garden, Year 2

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Mary Schier

Last summer, I wrote two posts (here and here) on how to build a garden box for a deck, based on the one created by my sister and her husband. They hosted a barbecue on the 4th of July this … Continue reading →

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Pretty in Pots

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Mary Schier

The ‘Spitfire’ nasturtiums I’m growing as part of the bloggers’ Seed GROW project have really taken off in this container area near my front door. I love nasturtiums for their big showy foliage, but these also have vibrant orange blooms … Continue reading →

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