Garden diary
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Assessing the damage
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After a really rough week, we finally got some calm weather and this gave me a chance to see what my orchard looks like after a snow and wind storm.It’s not as bad as I thought it would be. There…
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Orchard disaster
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The thing I feared the most about this crazy warm weather happened this week. After a beautiful and warm February this week, the winter returned and was in full force. The warmth woke up my orchard and by the end of…
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Orchid keiki – or the story of the strange growth on my pretty plant
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One of my favorite flowers has always been orchids. Their delicate flowers are some of the most beautiful flowers I’ve ever seen and in my eyes, they represent something very gentle and sensitive. Still, no matter how much I loved…
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Weird warmth continues
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The first half of March continued the trend of this winter. Weird warmth is still hitting us. I honestly can’t say when was the last time we had such nice and sunny weather in March. Daily temperatures are well over…
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Annual raspberry pruning
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This week we had lots of sun and unusually warm weather so I used it to do as much garden work as I could. The manure has been spread and mixed with soil, I’ve pruned my roses and now came…