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| Sharon I love this article!!Thanks for popping up on my facebook page with it. Great writing as usual. I have been wanting to get onto cubits but didn't have it in my favorites; too lazy to do it the google way. My attitude determines my altitude A truly wise person uses few words; a person of understanding is even- tempered. Proverbs 17:27 |
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| One way into Cubits is as good as any other, Veronica, glad you popped in! Thanks, and happy summer. |
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| Sharon, I loved this article! Thanks for always reminding us of days gone by, of things our Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunts, and special folks in our lives taught us... and of the simplest of joys. For some reason this article made me think of my Grandma's sweet peas! |
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 I'm always glad to share reminders, Brenda!I love sweet peas, they grew all over the garden fence; nothing ever stopped them. For the life of me, I can't get them even started here. It could be that it's already been 100* here in May and it could be that we are already in drought conditions. They never have a chance to get started. But I'll always love sweet peas for the memories. Thanks for the sweet pea reminder! |
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| Sharon, I love your opening line. I always thought I would have a formal garden like those in the magazines, but it's just not my style. I just don't know if I like dandelions or not yet! I will have to give them a try. Your Aunt Bett and Granny Ninna are probably floating on air at the legacy that they have given you and used so well to teach others. I hope someday my kids will say that I influenced their appreciation for flowers and the beauty that nature gives. I have a lot to learn and your stories help me to do more research to pass along. I love your picture of the ditch lilies along the fence. Kwanso is the daylily cultivar that I have just transplanted along the fence that our neighbor put up a few years ago (I know I left some behind under the oak tree, since one never really gets it all!) . I am anxious for it to fill in and put on a show. I guess it falls under the category of ditch lily since it is in the species H. fulva. But the single blooms are probably the traditional ditch lily that everyone knows. Vickie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ May all your weeds be wildflowers. Author Unknown |
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| Sharon, I forgot to ask. Did you get rain yesterday? We got about 2.5 inches overnight. Thunder and lightning show about midnight. Vickie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ May all your weeds be wildflowers. Author Unknown |
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| Hi Vickie, Kwanso is probably considered a ditch lily, I never really thought about it, one that is a little more dressed up and in your face than the old tawny lilies. I have tons of them and even when all the others were fading away in the drought, the Kwansos were still blooming this summer. Tough as nails, they are. And tall. They might be the tallest blooms in my garden during June and July. With them, it's for sure you will never be without blooms. Thanks for your words. I learned a lot from my two ladies and they taught me well. I might have forgotten it for a few years when I was busy with family and teaching, but it all came back when I finally had time to take a long look at my garden. Here's something about dandelions that you might enjoy: http://allthingsplants.com/ideas/view/Sharon/288/Let-em-grow... And one about ditchlilies: http://allthingsplants.com/ideas/view/Sharon/840/Let-em-grow... Happy Labor Day! Thank you. |
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| Last night we had two little loud outbursts and maybe got about an inch of rain! Always thankful for even a little bit. |
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| I may never look at dandelions the same way again! I hate japanese beetles on my roses. Next year I will have to pull up some recipes to try. Ditchlilies are so pretty en masse. I didn't know they had so many uses. Sometimes I wonder how many people in earlier civilizations died while experimenting with eating plants that they didn't know about. Like Nancy Hanks Lincoln who died of milk sickness due to the white snakeroot plant. There had to be many others that died from that too. Glad you got some rain. I bet the plants are so happy! We now have 3.25 inches and may be getting a little more today. Vickie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ May all your weeds be wildflowers. Author Unknown |
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| Culver's root, the plant that most likely contributed to the death of Cotton Mather's daughter. She had tuberculosis. Useless bits of worthless information, but there are probably many more deaths unrecorded than are recorded. Most of the time the plant wasn't at fault, it was just used in the wrong way. Interesting to learn about them along the way. We had a little more rain last night or early this morning. Things are looking so much better! |
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| Had to do a little research. I had no idea who Cotton Mather was until I looked it up. Then I came across your article about Culver's root in Dave's Garden website. I can see why it would look so intimidating to a little girl :smily: Makes sense that plants used in the wrong way would cause more deaths. I hadn't thought about it that way. Vickie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ May all your weeds be wildflowers. Author Unknown |
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