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Showing posts with label Garden. Show all posts
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Monday, August 4, 2025

"Garden Tools" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art theme was "Tools".

I don't have many tools images, and I almost skipped this challenge. I also don't like how this looks, but it was the best I could do. :-( That is supposed to be a bouquet of flowers in a vase, with a garden tools background.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.38.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Round Flower Garden - Photograph

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I took that photograph in my yard this past week.

During the 2020 covid-19 pandemic Lockdown here in Connecticut, US, I added a new flower bed to my yard. Some of the flowers in it were annuals, and some were perennials.

Last year (2021), I had a problem with my left hand, and was unable to do any weeding, etc. As a result, all of my flower garden efforts in 2020 were for naught, because weeds overtook all of the gardens again.

So now, in 2022, I am once again trying to reclaim the flower beds. I started with the round (circle) garden. The three Sage (Lavender?) plants are new, and filled in spaces where annual plants had been. I also planted some seeds that I harvested, which I hope sprout.

Monday, August 10, 2020

Tropical Storm Isaias Clean Up Progress - Photograph

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On Tuesday afternoon, August 4, 2020, Tropical Storm Isaias toppled five trees on my property, in a domino effect, but fortunately they didn't hit anything.

As of today (Monday, August 10, 2020), six seven days of storm clean up efforts have been completed. All five trees require more cutting, but great progress has been made so far, although it is very strenuous.

The photos above are all of the view out the window looking toward the corner of my house and a portion of the driveway, and show the following:

1) Clean up progress after six seven days of storm clean up efforts.

2) Clean up progress after three four days of storm clean up efforts.

3) The five toppled trees, right after they fell.

I'll have another post later, for Tea Tuesday, that will give some perspective to the distance to the current point where the fallen trees are cut back to, which is where the clean up work will continue.

(Note: the photographs are mislabeled. I started storm clean up the day the trees toppled, but forgot to count that as day one.)

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Completed Flower Gardens - Photograph

Flower Garden, Right Side of Front Door
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Flower Garden, Left Side of Front Door
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Daffodil / Lilac Flower Garden by Side Door
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Summer Cheer Daffodil / Bleeding Hearts Flower Garden by Side Door
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Round Flower Garden in Front Yard
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Those are photographs of my completed flower beds project.

At the end of May, I started my project of clearing out the weeds / vines / etc. that took over my flower beds over the years. Because of the Connecticut covid-19 Lock Down, where I wasn't going out except for essential trips, I decided to make 2020 "the year I regained control of the flower beds." I inspired myself to keep going by continuing to tell myself, "Rome wasn't built in a day." It was a lot of work, but now, five weeks later, the work is done.

Side Flower Gardens Mulched - Photograph

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This past week, I took those photographs of the two small flower beds that are on the side of my house by my side door.

Right now, there isn't much to see growing in those gardens, so they mostly just look like mulch.

In the Spring, Daffodils grow in the flower bed closest to the side door, so right now, nothing is visible there, except for the Lilac Bush. (But if you look closely at the garden flag photo, you'll see what I think are violets growing again. I thought I had killed everything, so I need to relocate those.)

Also in the Spring, Summer Cheer Daffodils grow in the other flower bed, in the back. In the front, I had to tie up the two Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart plants and the Fern Leaf Bleeding Heart plant, to be able to get all of the vines out of there. That garden was completely taken over by Creeping Myrtle (Vinca minor). I was too ashamed to take "before" pictures because it was a disaster area.

I also put down some grass seed in front of both gardens. I'm hoping the grass will grow, but it's been very hot this past week.

At the end of May, I started my project of clearing out the weeds / vines / etc. that took over my flower beds over the years. Because of the Connecticut covid-19 Lock Down, where I wasn't going out except for essential trips, I decided to make 2020 "the year I regained control of the flower beds." I inspired myself to keep going by continuing to tell myself, "Rome wasn't built in a day." It was a lot of work, but now, five weeks later, the work is done.

Left Flower Garden Mulched - Photograph

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I took that photograph of the flower bed on the left side of my front door at the end of May, when I started my project of clearing out the weeds / vines / etc. that took over my flower beds over the years. Because of the Connecticut covid-19 Lock Down, where I wasn't going out except for essential trips, I decided to make 2020 "the year I regained control of the flower beds." I inspired myself to keep going by continuing to tell myself, "Rome wasn't built in a day." It was a lot of work, but now, five weeks later, the work is done.

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Completed Round Flower Garden - Photograph

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Today (Sunday, June 14, 2020) I took those photographs of the new flower bed that I've added to my yard. By Tuesday, June 9, 2020, all of the flowers had been planted, and the last step to complete was to add the mulch. But on that day, my cat became sick and ultimately ended up needing Unexpected Emergency Major Surgery on Thursday, June 11, 2020.

My cat's recovery will take 14 days or longer. So far, the early signs look positive. And surprisingly, he was well enough this weekend where I felt comfortable enough to go outside and do a little yard work each day. But I don't want to jinx it, so I'm not relaxing until he's closer to the 10 to 14 day point.

Because of my cat's recovery, my blog activity will continue to be very limited for awhile.

Monday, June 8, 2020

Lantern Wind Chimes / Crescent Moon / St. Francis Garden - Photograph

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I took that photograph of the flower bed on the right side of my front door this past week.

This is sort of another teaser / preview. I've been clearing out the weeds / vines / etc. that took over my flower beds over the years. It's a lot of work, and I'm not done yet. But one of my new goals is to make 2020 "the year I regained control of the flower beds."

That small plant by the crescent moon garden stake is a light pink flowered Fern-leaf Bleeding Heart. They don't get as big as Old Fashioned Bleeding Hearts, but they have flowers from Spring until the Fall. I tried to transplant the one in this photo, and ended up breaking it off at the root. I replanted it here anyway, with the root, with the hope that even if the plant itself dies, maybe the root will grow a new plant. Surprisingly, every day, the plant alternates from looking wilted and dead, to looking alive, so I can't tell if it will make it as is or not.

Round Garden Preparation - Photograph

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I took that photograph of the new flower bed I'm adding to my yard.

I've been clearing out the weeds / vines / etc. that took over my existing flower beds over the years. It's a lot of work, and I'm not done yet. But one of my new goals is to make 2020 "the year I regained control of the flower beds." I thought the area around this tree would be a nice spot for a few more flowers.The rocks are from my yard. In Connecticut, rocks grow like potatoes. All one needs to do is dig, and one will unearth plenty of rocks.

Monday, June 1, 2020

Crescent Moon Garden Stake - Photograph

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I took that photograph in one of my three flower beds this past week.

This is sort of a teaser / preview. I've been clearing out the weeds / vines / etc. that took over my flower beds over the years. It's a lot of work, and I'm not done yet. But one of my new goals is to make 2020 "the year I regained control of the flower beds." (I hope I didn't just jinx myself, by announcing that publicly. I'm inspiring myself to keep going by telling myself, "Rome wasn't built in a day.")

Sunday, June 9, 2019

Glebe House - Photograph

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This is 2 of 3 posts of  photographs that I took at the Glebe House Museum & Gertrude Jekyll Garden in Woodbury, CT during Connecticut Open House Day.

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Ogden House Garden - Photograph

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I took these photographs at the Ogden House in Fairfield, CT this past week. It is located at the entrance to Oak Lawn Cemetery, where Mary Tyler Moore is buried.

In colonial times, houses near the CT shore used sea shells as mulch in their gardens, to prevent weed growth. If you look closely, you'll see that here.

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Healing Garden and Labyrinth - Photograph

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This is 3 of 5 posts of photographs that I took of Saint Paul's Church and of gravestones at Saint Paul's Cemetery in Norwalk, CT this past week.

Saturday, January 20, 2018

"Secret Garden" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Secret Garden."

I took some poetic license with this, and used flowers, fairies, and garden poems for a slightly dark theme.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

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Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Flower Garden, Water Lily, Bamboo Grove - Photograph

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This is 4 of 4 posts of photographs that I took recently at Blithewold Mansion and Gardens in Bristol, RI.

Monday, April 11, 2016

"Spring Herald" - Postcard

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I made a Spring garden seeds themed piece.

Here in southern New England, Spring has been late in coming. We have had a few freezing rain and light snow weather events that most likely have killed my Old Fashioned Bleeding Hearts plants, which started growing in mid-March. Time will tell how they fare, but the loss of these beautiful plants will be hard for me to accept.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.16.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

This piece is my entry for the following:

Tuesday's Treasures