tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31544301494038370572024-03-12T22:49:20.202-06:00Midwest GardeningObservations about one garden in the Kansas City ares.KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-60667807334141998992010-02-21T15:27:00.003-06:002010-02-21T16:24:42.450-06:00Snow<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/S4GyTLdt6dI/AAAAAAAABmQ/pBGfC0CHHw0/s1600-h/DSCF0146.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/S4GyTLdt6dI/AAAAAAAABmQ/pBGfC0CHHw0/s320/DSCF0146.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440825867404962258" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/S4GyS0tS0EI/AAAAAAAABmI/3RsRwnIThws/s1600-h/DSCF0145.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/S4GyS0tS0EI/AAAAAAAABmI/3RsRwnIThws/s320/DSCF0145.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440825861296279618" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/S4GySFsdkSI/AAAAAAAABmA/gxD6zPdl-D4/s1600-h/DSCF0137.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/S4GySFsdkSI/AAAAAAAABmA/gxD6zPdl-D4/s320/DSCF0137.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440825848676323618" /></a><br />What can a person do when it won't stop snowing? They get their seeds out, fire up the grow lights and do some indoor planting. Well at least that is what this gardener did. That is between shoveling the drive letting the dogs out filling the bird feeders.......At least I have a distraction from the snow and it gives me the illision spring might be right around the corner. I am sure in a couple of months I won't even remember sitting here complaining about the snow.<br />I know I am not the only one wishing for spring. The poor little birdies at the bird feeds in the backyard I am sure are wishing for spring. Here you can see a couple of them.KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-41311828619153611762009-12-31T21:16:00.007-06:002009-12-31T21:51:36.657-06:00Time for New Year Resolutions!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/Sz1wLk57lXI/AAAAAAAABlo/JTsIOyljBiQ/s1600-h/Copy+of+P5210003.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/Sz1wLk57lXI/AAAAAAAABlo/JTsIOyljBiQ/s320/Copy+of+P5210003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421612870611473778" /></a><br /><br /><br />I guess it is that time of the year again. Time to make the resolutions for the next year. I made some last year and even wrote them down. Now if I could only find where I put that list.<br />Well I found it. Guess I better add review resolutions weekly and add notes on my progress. Here is my list.<br /><br />Visit Mom once a month.<br />Reduce my weight to 165 to 170.<br />Focus on the positive.<br />Post on Photo Blog and Garden Blog once a week.<br />Make to do lists for work around the house.<br />Clean up trash along the creek.<br />Read 1 book a month.<br /><br />I didn't so well with last years resolutions. Here is how I measured up.<br /><br />I might have visited Mom once every two months. Bad son!!!<br />I did reduce my weight to 174 from 184. Close but no cigar!<br />Focus on the positive. This one is hard to measure.<br />That didn't happen as you can tell by looking at the number of post here.<br />No lists made but I did build a pond.<br />I picked up one bag of trash. <br />Don't think I read one book all year.<br /><br />Somewhere I have read that you should develop a plan of attack for your resolutions and monitor your progress weekly or monthly. Also you need to make your resolutions measurable and not so broad like I did with "Focus on the positive". In theory it sounds good but how do you measure that?<br /><br />Well I think I will give this some additional thoughts and come up with a better list. I will probable include a couple of the resolutions from last year and add some new ones. Also need to figure out a way to keep track of my resolutions and measure my progress.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/Sz1xG4cgLPI/AAAAAAAABl4/xst0877b-DQ/s1600-h/Copy+of+P5220013.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/Sz1xG4cgLPI/AAAAAAAABl4/xst0877b-DQ/s320/Copy+of+P5220013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421613889469033714" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/Sz1xGZgmC4I/AAAAAAAABlw/PJgF5L92QXs/s1600-h/DSCF8311.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/Sz1xGZgmC4I/AAAAAAAABlw/PJgF5L92QXs/s320/DSCF8311.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421613881164696450" /></a>KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-70214832984308969312009-10-24T04:52:00.004-06:002009-10-24T05:16:14.389-06:00Fall Harvest<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SuLcuwbScEI/AAAAAAAABlA/qAkvxcpwQow/s1600-h/DSCF9655.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SuLcuwbScEI/AAAAAAAABlA/qAkvxcpwQow/s320/DSCF9655.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396117999374725186" /></a><br />The fall brings the harvest. On the farm growing up the fall was the time to harvest the corn and milo. Now that I am away from the farm I find myself collecting seeds and cuttings from the garden. Most of the seeds I keep are the easier ones to grow indoors next Feburary or March. The cuttins are of some of the easier plants to over winter. Unfortantitly some of the cuttings never make it out of the water after rooting and into dirt for the winter. I just plant them straight out in the pots next spring.<br />The dark red seed are from some pepper plants I grew this summer. The one on the bottom left is the black pearl pepper. The pepper starts out black and turns red when mature. The one in the middle is one I have grown in the garden for years and keep collecting the seed every fall for the following year. I am not sure what it is called but love it! The light pink seed pods are from the hardy begonia. This is the first year I have collected the seeds. It reseeds itself rather easily in the flower bed so I thought I would start seeds to take to the garden club and give away. What I mean when I say reseeds itself easily I don't mean invasive. They are easy to control by pulling the seedlings out of the ground. The vines in the back are cuttings of a couple of vines that I like. Not sure what they are called but like to use them in haning baskets and pots.<br /><br />Well I will stop rambling on. I hope to have a post of my seed starting next spring.KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-79042383983761748702009-09-21T17:42:00.004-06:002009-09-21T17:54:38.304-06:00Honey Perfume Rose<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SrgRJ0nF8hI/AAAAAAAABk4/5w83-9D5PZI/s1600-h/DSCF9469.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SrgRJ0nF8hI/AAAAAAAABk4/5w83-9D5PZI/s320/DSCF9469.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384072214960534034" /></a><br />This is the first year that this rose has bloomed. I have been pleasantly surprised by this rose. It has been blooming all summer without any problems. I would highly recommend it for your garden.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SrgRJeJDnaI/AAAAAAAABkw/fo9EZLLt4tk/s1600-h/DSCF9468.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SrgRJeJDnaI/AAAAAAAABkw/fo9EZLLt4tk/s320/DSCF9468.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384072208928972194" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SrgRIvUpctI/AAAAAAAABko/YzG6Yw7QZ2g/s1600-h/DSCF9465.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SrgRIvUpctI/AAAAAAAABko/YzG6Yw7QZ2g/s320/DSCF9465.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384072196361122514" /></a>KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-73448192257040723062009-08-31T18:44:00.004-06:002009-09-09T18:34:24.945-06:00More Sticks<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SpxvOGDofKI/AAAAAAAABkY/wMMc7RRQrNQ/s1600-h/DSCF9288.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SpxvOGDofKI/AAAAAAAABkY/wMMc7RRQrNQ/s320/DSCF9288.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376294343108230306" /></a><br />Well I have gotten a little more motivated since my last post. It could be all the cool weather we are having or just boredom but here is a picture of my natural trellis. I am not completly satisfied but it will do for now.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SpxvOvaeBMI/AAAAAAAABkg/2rbwJoGTmXE/s1600-h/DSCF9289.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SpxvOvaeBMI/AAAAAAAABkg/2rbwJoGTmXE/s320/DSCF9289.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376294354209866946" /></a> <br /><br />Just have one done right now, still pondering what the other one should look like. Basically like this one or different design but still with sticks? Here is a picture of a stick I found with a 90 degree bend in it. I was thinking I could mount it on top of a couple of other sticks it would look like a roof. It is kind of heavy so I think I would need another one like that to make it sturdy and give it that trellis feel.<br /><br />Then there are the sides of the patio. I would hate to be having a party and one of the guests would have a little too much to drink and stumble and fall off the side. The way it is right now there are no sides to bump into. Plus having a railing of some kind would act as walls to the patio. Also would make the patio feel like an outdoor room. I have an ideal in my head but I am not sure if I can find the right sticks with the bends in them that I want.<br /><br />There will be more posts to come on the patio.KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-39016540272569064382009-08-19T14:11:00.004-06:002009-08-23T07:29:57.885-06:00The summer blues<div>This time of year always makes me feel a little blue. It has been this way for the last few years. I have lost the motivation to get out in the garden and do anything. Scott has been a head heading like a mad man the last month and I just come out and sit by the pond. It isn’t the lack of projects. I have a list, it’s not too long but nothing on it seems to motivating me. I guess I just need to make myself start something and see if I can get excited about it.<br /><br />Anyway, here are some pictures from the garden. Once I get a project started I will post my progress. </div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SpFDDTpK63I/AAAAAAAABkQ/UlWzNwsNGec/s1600-h/DSCF9248.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373149554521336690" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SpFDDTpK63I/AAAAAAAABkQ/UlWzNwsNGec/s320/DSCF9248.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SpFDCvxboVI/AAAAAAAABkI/SzmDBVDgAXA/s1600-h/DSCF9249.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373149544892309842" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SpFDCvxboVI/AAAAAAAABkI/SzmDBVDgAXA/s320/DSCF9249.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SpFDCL7wf_I/AAAAAAAABkA/W5wpkPsZPl0/s1600-h/DSCF9242.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373149535271944178" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SpFDCL7wf_I/AAAAAAAABkA/W5wpkPsZPl0/s320/DSCF9242.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SpFDBh--ooI/AAAAAAAABj4/nK_f6yzuGMU/s1600-h/DSCF9235.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373149524011164290" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SpFDBh--ooI/AAAAAAAABj4/nK_f6yzuGMU/s320/DSCF9235.JPG" /></a>KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-19601411630085191262009-07-29T16:06:00.006-06:002009-08-05T13:09:28.512-06:00Random flower pictures from the last couple of weeks<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SnDJ0BiTYfI/AAAAAAAABjw/Jnbl02iJQb4/s1600-h/DSCF9131.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364009051800953330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SnDJ0BiTYfI/AAAAAAAABjw/Jnbl02iJQb4/s320/DSCF9131.jpg" border="0" /></a>The yellow angel trumpet is always wonderful in the summer. Myself and another gardener had a discussion about its name. Datura or Brugmansia arborea,which is correct?<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SnDJziP6LgI/AAAAAAAABjo/1mXYBfxQFyU/s1600-h/DSCF9142.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364009043402305026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SnDJziP6LgI/AAAAAAAABjo/1mXYBfxQFyU/s320/DSCF9142.jpg" border="0" /></a>Gaylord looking out over his kingdom!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SnDJzZij7eI/AAAAAAAABjg/JfuKuzLMQCg/s1600-h/DSCF9176.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364009041064619490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SnDJzZij7eI/AAAAAAAABjg/JfuKuzLMQCg/s320/DSCF9176.jpg" border="0" /></a>I believe this is Chocolate Ajuga. I am really pleased with it growth over the last couple of years. Especially like the shinny large leaves.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SnDJy-6PmBI/AAAAAAAABjY/AKGkc1Y0lJY/s1600-h/DSCF9172.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364009033916192786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SnDJy-6PmBI/AAAAAAAABjY/AKGkc1Y0lJY/s320/DSCF9172.jpg" border="0" /></a>You know it is late July or August when the magic lilies come up.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SnDJyVO2P6I/AAAAAAAABjQ/t-gGYuTGM08/s1600-h/DSCF9180.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364009022728322978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SnDJyVO2P6I/AAAAAAAABjQ/t-gGYuTGM08/s320/DSCF9180.jpg" border="0" /></a>A different angle of Gaylord. That is sum and substance hosta in the back with the caladiums.KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-67096749023319794332009-07-04T19:14:00.006-06:002009-07-04T19:57:14.118-06:00What is blooming this week.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SlACy4domLI/AAAAAAAABjI/dHdsvUOoEyA/s1600-h/DSCF8801.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SlACy4domLI/AAAAAAAABjI/dHdsvUOoEyA/s320/DSCF8801.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354783030116915378" /></a>Not sure what most of these are called. I need to do some research and see if I can find the names.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SlACyfS3iRI/AAAAAAAABjA/VFv2DqzxisY/s1600-h/DSCF8797.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SlACyfS3iRI/AAAAAAAABjA/VFv2DqzxisY/s320/DSCF8797.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354783023360870674" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SlACyGtaSMI/AAAAAAAABi4/Bvd61PqP08Q/s1600-h/DSCF8792.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SlACyGtaSMI/AAAAAAAABi4/Bvd61PqP08Q/s320/DSCF8792.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354783016761313474" /></a>This is the native midwest cone flower<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SlACxmr1SvI/AAAAAAAABiw/KI1QKwEJc7c/s1600-h/DSCF8903.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SlACxmr1SvI/AAAAAAAABiw/KI1QKwEJc7c/s320/DSCF8903.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354783008164760306" /></a>This is the flower from my Lady in Red Hydrangea. It should be a pink flower but Scott changed the ph in the soil and now we have blue.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SlAAF5waUKI/AAAAAAAABio/qSc4dey6HII/s1600-h/DSCF8880.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SlAAF5waUKI/AAAAAAAABio/qSc4dey6HII/s320/DSCF8880.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354780058346737826" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SlAAFoDw80I/AAAAAAAABig/E3aBxcAHojM/s1600-h/DSCF8883.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SlAAFoDw80I/AAAAAAAABig/E3aBxcAHojM/s320/DSCF8883.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354780053596074818" /></a>I bought this Coconut Cone flower last year. I was very surprised that it came back and bloomed like it did last year. Two years ago I bought a double decker cone flower and it has not bloomed the same as when I bought it.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SlAAFCAVl4I/AAAAAAAABiY/RDOGuVcfpSs/s1600-h/DSCF8873.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SlAAFCAVl4I/AAAAAAAABiY/RDOGuVcfpSs/s320/DSCF8873.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354780043381151618" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SlAAE6cMNXI/AAAAAAAABiQ/pMki-pFZG4A/s1600-h/DSCF8878.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SlAAE6cMNXI/AAAAAAAABiQ/pMki-pFZG4A/s320/DSCF8878.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354780041350493554" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SlAAEdR2YSI/AAAAAAAABiI/_1wXJ2GAHlw/s1600-h/DSCF8865.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SlAAEdR2YSI/AAAAAAAABiI/_1wXJ2GAHlw/s320/DSCF8865.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354780033522491682" /></a>KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-43513467690920029142009-07-01T04:56:00.007-06:002009-07-03T05:24:49.252-06:00Northland Garden Club Garden Tour<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktGSkViBEI/AAAAAAAABiA/ygL9YBaYnxE/s1600-h/DSCF8855.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktGSkViBEI/AAAAAAAABiA/ygL9YBaYnxE/s320/DSCF8855.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353449866865542210" /></a><br />Last weekend was the garden tour fundraiser for the garden club I am in. We had some very nice gardens on the tour and three of them had ponds. It was interesting seeing how others had built their ponds or had someone build the ponds for them. The first pond shown here had some Koi that looked like a foot or longer but the pond was a lot bigger than mine. I guess I will need to add on!?!?<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktGSJ8ginI/AAAAAAAABh4/4_R63unGXoQ/s1600-h/DSCF8852.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktGSJ8ginI/AAAAAAAABh4/4_R63unGXoQ/s320/DSCF8852.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353449859781266034" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktGRukYDjI/AAAAAAAABhw/ShcM0eathBY/s1600-h/DSCF8851.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktGRukYDjI/AAAAAAAABhw/ShcM0eathBY/s320/DSCF8851.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353449852432289330" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktGRWzEeAI/AAAAAAAABho/69U5IFCIMfg/s1600-h/DSCF8848.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktGRWzEeAI/AAAAAAAABho/69U5IFCIMfg/s320/DSCF8848.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353449846051469314" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktGROLOJHI/AAAAAAAABhg/X9Lq48jJeGk/s1600-h/DSCF8842.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktGROLOJHI/AAAAAAAABhg/X9Lq48jJeGk/s320/DSCF8842.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353449843736847474" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktEjMZz3gI/AAAAAAAABhY/5HvSEBEdxbM/s1600-h/DSCF8840.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktEjMZz3gI/AAAAAAAABhY/5HvSEBEdxbM/s320/DSCF8840.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353447953475558914" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktEitYZTJI/AAAAAAAABhQ/nPatGDCK5fc/s1600-h/DSCF8836.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktEitYZTJI/AAAAAAAABhQ/nPatGDCK5fc/s320/DSCF8836.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353447945148124306" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktEiUrl_6I/AAAAAAAABhI/gSlW198sGR4/s1600-h/DSCF8834.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktEiUrl_6I/AAAAAAAABhI/gSlW198sGR4/s320/DSCF8834.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353447938517761954" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktEh7Q20GI/AAAAAAAABhA/MKoHJ7tcUbQ/s1600-h/DSCF8832.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktEh7Q20GI/AAAAAAAABhA/MKoHJ7tcUbQ/s320/DSCF8832.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353447931694731362" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktEhmaUDZI/AAAAAAAABg4/_pBWNNHZjfo/s1600-h/DSCF8831.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktEhmaUDZI/AAAAAAAABg4/_pBWNNHZjfo/s320/DSCF8831.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353447926097251730" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktCjwfuUNI/AAAAAAAABgw/tdIBGxrkAJA/s1600-h/DSCF8829.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktCjwfuUNI/AAAAAAAABgw/tdIBGxrkAJA/s320/DSCF8829.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353445764140781778" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktCjQArk9I/AAAAAAAABgo/PvNVEf4rGwQ/s1600-h/DSCF8826.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktCjQArk9I/AAAAAAAABgo/PvNVEf4rGwQ/s320/DSCF8826.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353445755420644306" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktCi64i8YI/AAAAAAAABgg/3mvddgi2h-g/s1600-h/DSCF8825.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktCi64i8YI/AAAAAAAABgg/3mvddgi2h-g/s320/DSCF8825.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353445749749379458" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktChvCKONI/AAAAAAAABgY/lbZ2jtRYby8/s1600-h/DSCF8823.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktChvCKONI/AAAAAAAABgY/lbZ2jtRYby8/s320/DSCF8823.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353445729388607698" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktChTFYcBI/AAAAAAAABgQ/HjEze570AtI/s1600-h/DSCF8822.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SktChTFYcBI/AAAAAAAABgQ/HjEze570AtI/s320/DSCF8822.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353445721885929490" /></a>KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-10915599128833280572009-06-13T08:03:00.008-06:002009-06-13T08:54:40.192-06:00Pond Project<img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346818019146042530" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjO2qOXbjKI/AAAAAAAABgI/UMQ-LB-nXjE/s320/DSCF8769.JPG" /><br />Well the pond is almost done. I need to add more mulch and the sitting area need something to cover the mud. We haven't found something we like that doesn't break the bank.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjO0aQkRWYI/AAAAAAAABfg/tUQMd2HMUQs/s1600-h/DSCF8772.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346815545835608450" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjO0aQkRWYI/AAAAAAAABfg/tUQMd2HMUQs/s320/DSCF8772.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjO0aAQMUEI/AAAAAAAABfY/TUlEhlMQGY0/s1600-h/DSCF8771.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346815541456425026" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjO0aAQMUEI/AAAAAAAABfY/TUlEhlMQGY0/s320/DSCF8771.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjO0Z177oWI/AAAAAAAABfQ/Mk0IRN0umM4/s1600-h/DSCF8770.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346815538687091042" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjO0Z177oWI/AAAAAAAABfQ/Mk0IRN0umM4/s320/DSCF8770.JPG" /></a>The rocks to the left of the chairs are for Bonnie to walk to the stream and get a drink. She hasn't jumped in the pond yet for a swim but she loves walking in the stream.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjO1ix2uBnI/AAAAAAAABgA/kdbxeyJhjBw/s1600-h/DSCF8788.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346816791721936498" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjO1ix2uBnI/AAAAAAAABgA/kdbxeyJhjBw/s320/DSCF8788.JPG" /></a><br />There are two streams the main one and the side stream. This is the side stream and the next picture is the waterfall for the side stream.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjO1iXuGpII/AAAAAAAABfw/2EXXyVoEV9c/s1600-h/DSCF8782.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346816784706479234" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjO1iXuGpII/AAAAAAAABfw/2EXXyVoEV9c/s320/DSCF8782.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjO1inuFXxI/AAAAAAAABf4/QN5tifQzi7A/s1600-h/DSCF8785.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346816789001363218" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjO1inuFXxI/AAAAAAAABf4/QN5tifQzi7A/s320/DSCF8785.JPG" /></a>This is the main stream and the main waterfall.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjO0a8pncfI/AAAAAAAABfo/5y32XhchNmQ/s1600-h/DSCF8780.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346815557669188082" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjO0a8pncfI/AAAAAAAABfo/5y32XhchNmQ/s320/DSCF8780.JPG" /></a>KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-90630662016157569422009-06-10T20:15:00.004-06:002009-06-10T21:00:09.030-06:00What's blooming this week.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjBrOVnK1gI/AAAAAAAABfI/58xeaVfaXNg/s1600-h/DSCF8764.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345890651752551938" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjBrOVnK1gI/AAAAAAAABfI/58xeaVfaXNg/s320/DSCF8764.JPG" /></a>Most of these are flowers that have been in the garden for years. I guess they are the tried and true. Most of them I have forgotten or lost the names. For example this Clematis. I call them pretty!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjBrOBvIS-I/AAAAAAAABfA/XteoKXKGXaA/s1600-h/DSCF8760.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345890646417230818" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjBrOBvIS-I/AAAAAAAABfA/XteoKXKGXaA/s320/DSCF8760.JPG" /></a>This one is easier. The daylilly on the right is Stella Odella and the shrub on the left is St John's Wort. The funny thing is the St John's Wort was on clearance and had one little branch that was alive. It has made some progress and I saved a plant!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjBqPD1BNbI/AAAAAAAABe4/QODecf1L2P4/s1600-h/DSCF8758.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345889564647044530" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjBqPD1BNbI/AAAAAAAABe4/QODecf1L2P4/s320/DSCF8758.JPG" /></a>These lilies were in a grab bag at a nursery several years ago. I don't remember what they were called but I don't have to worry about them coming back each year!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjBqOporJlI/AAAAAAAABew/cbaEf0wkxJQ/s1600-h/DSCF8759.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345889557615945298" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjBqOporJlI/AAAAAAAABew/cbaEf0wkxJQ/s320/DSCF8759.JPG" /></a>This is the butterfly weed. It is a native of the midwest. I still remember seeing it along the road on a trip to southern Missouri and thinking I paid for a plant just like that!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjBqOVIlhaI/AAAAAAAABeo/9xVtJPfRhsU/s1600-h/DSCF8756.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345889552112649634" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjBqOVIlhaI/AAAAAAAABeo/9xVtJPfRhsU/s320/DSCF8756.JPG" /></a>Here is what they called the common sundrop. What do they mean about common. How about reliable stunning yellow sundrop!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjBqOCBmSSI/AAAAAAAABeg/9SOMYiP4mPg/s1600-h/DSCF8755.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345889546983065890" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SjBqOCBmSSI/AAAAAAAABeg/9SOMYiP4mPg/s320/DSCF8755.JPG" /></a>And last the balloon flower. Another one of the old reliable flowers. You can't say enough about them!KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-15254520676561827652009-05-23T17:54:00.013-06:002009-05-25T15:55:56.798-06:00Pond building progress<div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/ShqN4kAdx8I/AAAAAAAABdo/4neuf-eXR94/s1600-h/DSCF8080.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339736311078963138" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/ShqN4kAdx8I/AAAAAAAABdo/4neuf-eXR94/s320/DSCF8080.JPG" /></a>Here are some before and after pictures of the progress of the pond so far. It has taken longer to complete than I first thought. As a whole I am pleased with what I have done so far. <br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/ShqOeXwXcWI/AAAAAAAABdw/lN1M_t9yskQ/s1600-h/DSCF8111.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339736960625242466" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/ShqOeXwXcWI/AAAAAAAABdw/lN1M_t9yskQ/s320/DSCF8111.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/ShiOLsR-r9I/AAAAAAAABdg/um5rXmD1eUM/s1600-h/DSCF8604.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339173689763999698" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/ShiOLsR-r9I/AAAAAAAABdg/um5rXmD1eUM/s320/DSCF8604.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/ShiOLabUGMI/AAAAAAAABdY/5mdNh6-IN9E/s1600-h/DSCF8602.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339173684971313346" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/ShiOLabUGMI/AAAAAAAABdY/5mdNh6-IN9E/s320/DSCF8602.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/ShiOLGGKN6I/AAAAAAAABdQ/zrsrB3VNR2s/s1600-h/DSCF8603.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339173679513876386" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/ShiOLGGKN6I/AAAAAAAABdQ/zrsrB3VNR2s/s320/DSCF8603.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/ShiOKmBc0wI/AAAAAAAABdI/8I3BWrrz7io/s1600-h/DSCF8601.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339173670904189698" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/ShiOKmBc0wI/AAAAAAAABdI/8I3BWrrz7io/s320/DSCF8601.JPG" /></a> </div>Now I just have the landscaping to do. First I have to decide if I want to go for the natural planting or more of the mixed border that I have now. Will post more pictures after some of the landscaping is done.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/ShsRLBkEA_I/AAAAAAAABeQ/vw9cA2aKntg/s1600-h/DSCF8652.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/ShsRLBkEA_I/AAAAAAAABeQ/vw9cA2aKntg/s320/DSCF8652.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339880664273781746" /></a>KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-68534080787057031982009-05-11T20:09:00.020-06:002009-05-14T20:09:54.186-06:00What is blooming now<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/Sgjem4vmVuI/AAAAAAAABcw/eNhv_IQtMO0/s1600-h/DSCF8632.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334758518268778210" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/Sgjem4vmVuI/AAAAAAAABcw/eNhv_IQtMO0/s320/DSCF8632.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />It seems like every post I have done this year I am apologizing for taking so long between posts. What makes it bad is that 1 of my New Year's resolutions was to post once a week. That one went down in flames!!<br />Here are pictures of what is blooming now in the garden.<br /><br />The first two are different Columbine plants.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SgjdEvFK__I/AAAAAAAABcc/wcd251rM0kU/s1600-h/DSCF8634.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334756832047726578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SgjdEvFK__I/AAAAAAAABcc/wcd251rM0kU/s320/DSCF8634.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SgjdEVYvX4I/AAAAAAAABcQ/JVBUbp3CQWg/s1600-h/DSCF8636.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334756825150480258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SgjdEVYvX4I/AAAAAAAABcQ/JVBUbp3CQWg/s320/DSCF8636.JPG" border="0" /></a>This is Cat Mint. It doesn't spread like other mint. I say that only having this plant for 1 year how. I like the color and if I remember correctly it blooms all summer. Bonus!!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SgjdD2HxI-I/AAAAAAAABcE/lolAcWE_gxM/s1600-h/DSCF8625.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334756816757793762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SgjdD2HxI-I/AAAAAAAABcE/lolAcWE_gxM/s320/DSCF8625.JPG" border="0" /></a>This is Allium that a dear blogger friend Bob sent me. Thanks Bob!! I have and will continue to enjoy them.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/Sgjb6rMT3jI/AAAAAAAABb8/tyYrTQsfV14/s1600-h/DSCF8622.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334755559693606450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/Sgjb6rMT3jI/AAAAAAAABb8/tyYrTQsfV14/s320/DSCF8622.JPG" border="0" /></a>The next two are Peony bushes. These I bought right after we moved into the house. At that time I wasn't very good at keeping track of my plants, not that I do any better now.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/Sgjb6Wthk9I/AAAAAAAABb0/2oHMtlOsS2M/s1600-h/DSCF8621.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334755554195772370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/Sgjb6Wthk9I/AAAAAAAABb0/2oHMtlOsS2M/s320/DSCF8621.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/Sgjb50u8T3I/AAAAAAAABbs/6JBoGmDeiKo/s1600-h/DSCF8619.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334755545074913138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/Sgjb50u8T3I/AAAAAAAABbs/6JBoGmDeiKo/s320/DSCF8619.JPG" border="0" /></a>a This is the only Aster I have. It does so well for me. The deer had eaten part of it off earlier this spring, which caused it to have more shoots and I hope more flowers. I believe it is called Midnight Blue.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SgzKYjbZfoI/AAAAAAAABc4/mLi_iapWNQY/s1600-h/DSCF8616.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SgzKYjbZfoI/AAAAAAAABc4/mLi_iapWNQY/s320/DSCF8616.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335862181703024258" /></a>This is my yellow Baptisia, aka False Indigo. I also have the blue one and some of it is blooming now also. I have found the blue variety that I have reseeds itself everywhere. My only complaint is that the blooms don't last very long and then you have this green plant for the rest of the summer.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SgzNa4JoXXI/AAAAAAAABdA/iVSIPWmxJMw/s1600-h/DSCF8617.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SgzNa4JoXXI/AAAAAAAABdA/iVSIPWmxJMw/s320/DSCF8617.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335865520160267634" /></a>KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-31642983908956943662009-04-12T05:27:00.003-06:002009-04-12T05:39:16.456-06:00This was just 2 weeks ago!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SeHR3CJUFdI/AAAAAAAABbc/xR4xz8BYpRM/s1600-h/DSCF8490.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323766977927583186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SeHR3CJUFdI/AAAAAAAABbc/xR4xz8BYpRM/s320/DSCF8490.JPG" border="0" /></a>I hope this is the last snow for us. It lasted about 1 day before most of it melted. It was some welcome moisture that we needed.<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SeHR2yIiNfI/AAAAAAAABbU/-Y5nbZOCzDU/s1600-h/DSCF8493.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323766973629347314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SeHR2yIiNfI/AAAAAAAABbU/-Y5nbZOCzDU/s320/DSCF8493.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SeHR2hJg2bI/AAAAAAAABbM/9zWRSigC8sI/s1600-h/DSCF8476.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323766969070049714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SeHR2hJg2bI/AAAAAAAABbM/9zWRSigC8sI/s320/DSCF8476.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SeHR2Hl--AI/AAAAAAAABbE/_ZS1JdLqles/s1600-h/DSCF8373.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323766962210142210" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SeHR2Hl--AI/AAAAAAAABbE/_ZS1JdLqles/s320/DSCF8373.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SeHR1-T9qQI/AAAAAAAABa8/jysYyeTNLFY/s1600-h/DSCF8361.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323766959718639874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SeHR1-T9qQI/AAAAAAAABa8/jysYyeTNLFY/s320/DSCF8361.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-73847698846752993962009-03-13T12:17:00.005-06:002009-03-26T06:38:58.185-06:00Spring is just around the corner!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SctuO1RdCpI/AAAAAAAABas/9uUOz5T13j0/s1600-h/DSCF8339.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317464986138512018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SctuO1RdCpI/AAAAAAAABas/9uUOz5T13j0/s320/DSCF8339.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Spring is just around the corner. That saying reminds me of a cartoon my sister send me the other year. Here it is. I got a big laugh out of it.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SctuPDscUrI/AAAAAAAABa0/U-XVFvY5ScQ/s1600-h/DSCF8160.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317464990009807538" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SctuPDscUrI/AAAAAAAABa0/U-XVFvY5ScQ/s320/DSCF8160.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I am starting to stress a little. I seem to have a lot on my plate right now and in the next few weeks. I have the pond to finish. If the weather had been nicer and we hadn’t gotten the snow and 3 inches of rain in the last month. I would be a lot further along. Right now the pond is a mud hole. Here it is covered in snow. I really want to get the pond done ASAP so it has time to get established. We volunteered our garden for a social function for the Heartland Men’s Chorus in May. When you get a bunch of gay men together, especially the chorus they can be very picky. Not that I am that way at all!!! Then in the fall I volunteered our garden for a member’s only party for the garden club we belong to. I don’t worry so much about the garden members being picky!<br /><br />Then the house needs to be painted. We are going to get a couple of bids but I know the price will be more than I want to pay. Plus the way I have some of the plants and trellis attached to the house I am sure this will discourage a reasonable price. I figure I will have to do it myself. The deck also needs to be power washed and stained. No rest for me this spring.KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-2936556118649397372009-03-13T12:00:00.008-06:002009-03-15T08:08:54.936-06:00Update on my seedlings!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/Sb0KqSODrLI/AAAAAAAABak/phiKANbSvmo/s1600-h/DSCF8329.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/Sb0KqSODrLI/AAAAAAAABak/phiKANbSvmo/s320/DSCF8329.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313414856928636082" /></a><br />My seedlings are coming along pretty good. I think I started them too soon but I hope to have nice big plants by the time I am ready to set them out. My impatiens didn’t come up at all. I guess that is what I get from buying them from a big box store.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/Sb0Kp9cHvOI/AAAAAAAABac/ny4NzVJ2VEI/s1600-h/DSCF8331.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/Sb0Kp9cHvOI/AAAAAAAABac/ny4NzVJ2VEI/s320/DSCF8331.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313414851350478050" /></a><br /><br /><br /> My marigolds aren’t coming up very good either. I saved seed from last years and I know they won’t come back true to the ones from last year. I just wanted to save money from buying the six packs. I am going to give it one more tries and if that doesn’t produce results out the seeds go and I will be buying marigolds.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/Sb0IrsI45bI/AAAAAAAABaU/ueyWsRLDFf4/s1600-h/DSCF8330.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/Sb0IrsI45bI/AAAAAAAABaU/ueyWsRLDFf4/s320/DSCF8330.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313412682042893746" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/Sb0IrUQjNnI/AAAAAAAABaM/zAHir9bQQpM/s1600-h/DSCF8327.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/Sb0IrUQjNnI/AAAAAAAABaM/zAHir9bQQpM/s320/DSCF8327.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313412675632576114" /></a><br />I am also having problems with my baisl. It looks like the bulbs are burning the leaves. I have never seen anything like that before. I need to move the light up some to see if that helps. This next week is our garden club meeting and if I have some basil that looks good I am going to take some of the plants there to give them away. I don't need basil plants. I could make lots of pesto that way?!?<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/Sb0IqgpdpjI/AAAAAAAABaE/cz1eRUrhSP4/s1600-h/DSCF8323.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/Sb0IqgpdpjI/AAAAAAAABaE/cz1eRUrhSP4/s320/DSCF8323.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313412661778425394" /></a><br />I went out last weekend and bought somemore light fixtures and bulbs. One per shelf just didn't seem like enough light. The poor little plants on the ends were stretching to get some light. I'd really like to get another shelving unit with more lights but that will have to wait until next year.KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-77402533899961457322009-02-23T13:46:00.005-06:002009-02-26T10:07:49.686-06:00Building waterfall<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SaSyREz2KNI/AAAAAAAABZc/ixebSHCNkpQ/s1600-h/DSCF8080.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306562267368007890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SaSyREz2KNI/AAAAAAAABZc/ixebSHCNkpQ/s320/DSCF8080.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I have been toying with the ideal of a water feature in the backyard for some time now. When we had the sprinklers put in I had the contractor set up a separate zone for a water feature and had him run the electrical and water lines. I did all this just in case I was ever motivated to put the water feature in. I think in the back of my mind it was something that sounded nice but at the same time sounded like a lot of work.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SaS0XMlEQPI/AAAAAAAABZs/XmeJyA12J0Y/s1600-h/DSCF8126.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306564571555971314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SaS0XMlEQPI/AAAAAAAABZs/XmeJyA12J0Y/s320/DSCF8126.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br />Not sure what motivated me to start on this water feature. It is not as if I didn’t have other projects to work on. The north side of the house still needs to have some walls built and flower beds put in. Oh now I remember, a good friend of ours gave us an outdoor fireplace last fall for our birthdays. It is one of the square metal ones you can get from one of the big box stores. The fireplace is a great gift, don’t get me wrong. But right now my back and muscles don’t think so.<br />My ideal was to create a flat place it the backyard and on one end have the fireplace and the other a waterfall. So how hard could it be to dig a hole fill it with water and put a pump in it? Oh my head is spinning from all the reading and looking at pictures on line. I think the best site I have found so far is <a href="http://www.pondlady.com/">http://www.pondlady.com/</a>. According to her website she has several years of building ponds for a living. She seems straight forward on what you need for your pond and how to build one.<br />Now let’s talk about the waterfall/pond design. I thought I would get some ideals offline or borrow ideal from others who have posted pictures of there handy work. I guess it depends why you are building your pond as to how it will look. This brings me to the only thing Scott said about the pond “make it look natural”! Most pictures I came across didn’t look natural to me and maybe they weren’t built to look that way. If you look at a waterfall in the woods you have a low place where the water collects and runs downhill. The waterfall is created when the water washes the dirt off a rock and drops down from there. I have the hill for the water to run down. Sounds simple enough but that lead me to the next problem. How do I make where the water starts to flow look natural. I was thinking that well I could just happen to have a natural bubbling spring at the top of my hill where the water comes from. Not sure that people would buy this. The springs I have seen are at the bottom of the hill.<br />Then there is the question of what pump to buy? Do I need a skimmer or a preshaped plastic waterfall? How many gallons of water will the pond and waterfall take? Do I want fish and will I feed them or let them find there own food?I will leave you with a before picture and what my progress has been so far. Look for another post to come for the finished project</div>KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-2055817256432858542009-02-06T17:26:00.004-06:002009-02-17T16:03:47.049-06:00Worms, worms, oh glorous worms!!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SYzIP5M_xSI/AAAAAAAABYw/qHL3lpnAaFM/s1600-h/DSCF8067.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299831036887156002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SYzIP5M_xSI/AAAAAAAABYw/qHL3lpnAaFM/s320/DSCF8067.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I happened to order my worms on a day that was nice but then the temperatures took a nose dive and we were below freezing for the next couple of days. I was lucky the worm farm waited until the temperatures returned to above freezing to shop the worms. This was good since I hadn’t gotten the bed ready for them. The worms came on a Thursday and I happened to have that Friday off so I could make their home.<br /><br />My mother had bought me the book Worms Eat my Garbage by Mary Appelhof and Mary F. Fenton several years ago. I have read it a couple of times, each time before I thought I would start the worm farm. Surprising enough the book didn’t contain much about using rubber totes. I ended up look online at different websites and reading how to make the bin from them. The consistent thing I read was that they need ventilation and drainage. Worms will drown if the material is too wet or suffocate if they don’t get enough air.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SYzIQLI28RI/AAAAAAAABY4/qV5FV-Inj9c/s1600-h/DSCF8066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299831041701638418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SYzIQLI28RI/AAAAAAAABY4/qV5FV-Inj9c/s320/DSCF8066.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Construction of the bin began by drilling holes in the bottom of the bin. I used a quarter inch drill bit and drilled about 20 holes (estimate). One site recommended drilling holes in the side of the bin. I was concerned that since I would have the bin in the storage room of my basement that the worms could crawl out and die on the concert floor. Next I tore up newspapers, well the ones I hadn’t sent to recycling the Tuesday before. I tore them in about 1 inch strips. Then I took some of the paper from the paper shredder along with the newspaper and wet them down. You want the paper to be the wetness of a wrung out sponge. To me it didn’t look like a very comfortable place but I guess if you eat garbage it could be a sweet deal. I also added some vegetable scraps and put the worms in their new abode.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SYzIQtFC9nI/AAAAAAAABZI/jorO_niLlrs/s1600-h/DSCF8071.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299831050812454514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SYzIQtFC9nI/AAAAAAAABZI/jorO_niLlrs/s320/DSCF8071.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I looked in to see what was going on the next day and I found worms had crawled up to the top and had settled where the lid snaps on. Then I remembered that I needed to put a piece of cardboard or news paper on top of the compost to make sure the worms were in the dark all the time. I also took the lid off so they could have air movement from above. This has helped keep the worms in the shredded newspaper and doing their work of composting.<br />Some of the things not to give your worms are meat scraps, onion, garlic, dairy products and any citrus fruit. You can give them coffee grounds but too many will make the compost to acidic. I have so far given them I batch of coffee grounds a week. I have read somewhere that if you blend the food up in a blender or cut it up small the worms will eat it faster and multiply faster.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SYzIQWr9FsI/AAAAAAAABZA/Mq8LHkSer7E/s1600-h/DSCF8070.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299831044801631938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SYzIQWr9FsI/AAAAAAAABZA/Mq8LHkSer7E/s320/DSCF8070.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Will try and do a post from time to time to let you all know how things are going.KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-5230585933724280302009-02-03T15:13:00.006-06:002009-02-06T17:25:29.151-06:00Get on your mark, start planting!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SYyFE0-ESWI/AAAAAAAABYo/LqZCQj8o23I/s1600-h/DSCF8061.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SYyFE0-ESWI/AAAAAAAABYo/LqZCQj8o23I/s320/DSCF8061.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299757179493173602" /></a>I am almost beside my self! A couple weeks ago I started to clean up the storage room in the basement in anticipation of starting seeds. I was able to pull out some old items and got Scott’s approval to take them to the goodwill store. There is still more stuff that I want to get rid of but I didn’t want to push my luck with Scott. Getting rid of a few things was better than none!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SYyESa1THYI/AAAAAAAABYg/psUFqeedyn0/s1600-h/DSCF8065.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SYyESa1THYI/AAAAAAAABYg/psUFqeedyn0/s320/DSCF8065.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299756313483615618" /></a>This last weekend we went out and bought a new set of shelves. You can't see but I picked out a set that has wheels under them. I think it will help if I can wheel them around if I need to. I even had time to get the grow lights hooked up and tested to make sure they still worked.<br />Last night I carried the potting soil in from the garage so it could warm up. Tonight I am hoping to get some seeds planted. Last year was the first time in many, many years that I started seeds indoors. I just started with the easy Marigolds, Datura(angel trumpets), ornamental peppers and zinnias. This year I am going to try some impatiens in addition to what I grew last year. I usually buy 8 to 10 flats of impatiens each year. I plant them along under the trees at the back of the yard. I try to buy white since they help lighten up the shade area. Sometimes I settle for other colors if they are on sale. Oh lets not forget I will plant some basil and orageno.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SYyER5hv09I/AAAAAAAABYY/Qv2gb7wumls/s1600-h/DSCF8063.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SYyER5hv09I/AAAAAAAABYY/Qv2gb7wumls/s320/DSCF8063.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299756304543241170" /></a><br />The other thing that has me as giddy as a school girl is I finally ordered worms to start my worm farm. I think it has been 4 or 5 years now that I have been talking/thinking about doing this. I have had a container for at least 3 years. So why has it taken so long? I usually put it off thinking I don’t have the time but I will never have the time at this rate. Anyway this will be another post.KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-91881160523668039802009-01-31T08:21:00.005-06:002009-01-31T09:12:11.795-06:00Homemade dog biscuts<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SYRfr-aZG2I/AAAAAAAABYA/S1_Fwi2VLU8/s1600-h/DSCF7971.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297464270787255138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SYRfr-aZG2I/AAAAAAAABYA/S1_Fwi2VLU8/s320/DSCF7971.JPG" border="0" /></a>A couple weeks ago on Saturday the temperature was 6.1 degrees. Burrrrrrr!! But that doesn't keep Bonnie from wanting to go outside for her walk through the woods and along the creek.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SYRfrgvstKI/AAAAAAAABX4/qSsx8OB87sE/s1600-h/DSCF7840.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297464262823556258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SYRfrgvstKI/AAAAAAAABX4/qSsx8OB87sE/s320/DSCF7840.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here I am all dressed up to take her. Needless to say it was a quick walk. She wasn't happy with that!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SYRfsONRzRI/AAAAAAAABYI/ciiPkZz4n0Q/s1600-h/DSCF7965.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297464275027217682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SYRfsONRzRI/AAAAAAAABYI/ciiPkZz4n0Q/s320/DSCF7965.JPG" border="0" /></a>I try to appease her with some homemade treats. We had received a pre-made mix as a Christmas gift. Here is their website http://www.cloudstar.com//Default.asp? All I had to do was mix a couple tablespoons of oil with the mix. Roll out on a floured surface and cut with the dog bone cookie cutter. Then I baked them until they were hard. I think I used too much flour when I rolled them out. To make them look better I brushed them with egg whites.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SYRfsWe7MfI/AAAAAAAABYQ/OuqWZsxO9uM/s1600-h/DSCF7968.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297464277248717298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SYRfsWe7MfI/AAAAAAAABYQ/OuqWZsxO9uM/s320/DSCF7968.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here is the finished produce. Butch and Bonnie gave them 2 paws up!KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-31581294562036190962009-01-22T21:33:00.005-06:002009-01-22T21:56:37.688-06:00The Butchart GardenOne of the more informational garden club meeting was this last Tuesday. We saw a video of the Butchart Garden near Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. Robert Butchart was a manufacture of Portland Cement and used the limestone where this garden is located now. After he had used up the limestone his wife went about reclaiming the quarry. As the website says she took the topsoil form the near by farmland to create her garden. Seems like she traded one bad for another. But don't let me discourage you, take a look at the website. It is very beautiful. The garden club member that visted the garden said 1 day wasn't enough time to tour the whole garden. Might want to check it out if you find yourself near there.<br /><br />http://www.butchartgardens.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SXk_NEdRjoI/AAAAAAAABXw/g77g321xb18/s1600-h/DSCF4847.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SXk_NEdRjoI/AAAAAAAABXw/g77g321xb18/s320/DSCF4847.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294332330718105218" /></a><br />I couldn't have a post without a picture. You will have to settle with one from my garden. Enjoy!KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-72596426314187552642009-01-17T10:04:00.010-06:002009-01-17T10:47:17.614-06:00Morning walk with Bonnie!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SXIJSQBroLI/AAAAAAAABXE/mmh165byK0g/s1600-h/DSCF7952.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SXIJSQBroLI/AAAAAAAABXE/mmh165byK0g/s320/DSCF7952.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292302721258070194" /></a>You might recognize the basketball from my previous post. I was able to make it across the stream and get it today. I was thinking it would have a home in our garage. How do you recycle a basketball? Well Bonnie had the right ideal! I guess she will have a new toy until she chews it up!<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SXIDX0xdZkI/AAAAAAAABW0/GLUYuera3mo/s1600-h/DSCF7950.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292296219951720002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SXIDX0xdZkI/AAAAAAAABW0/GLUYuera3mo/s320/DSCF7950.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SXIDXo1JyMI/AAAAAAAABWs/fZPWfFwVjtg/s1600-h/DSCF7879.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292296216745986242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SXIDXo1JyMI/AAAAAAAABWs/fZPWfFwVjtg/s320/DSCF7879.JPG" border="0" /></a>The wooded path.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SXIDXQisDbI/AAAAAAAABWk/BW8R5TucqTA/s1600-h/DSCF7881.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292296210226089394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SXIDXQisDbI/AAAAAAAABWk/BW8R5TucqTA/s320/DSCF7881.JPG" border="0" /></a>The moon this morning.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SXIDXFaHObI/AAAAAAAABWc/FIZzEOt6-HA/s1600-h/DSCF7884.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292296207237331378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SXIDXFaHObI/AAAAAAAABWc/FIZzEOt6-HA/s320/DSCF7884.JPG" border="0" /></a>We had an inch of snow yesterday morning! I spotted these 2 spots where there was no snow and thought that was odd. Can anyone guess what made these spots in the snow? I first thought aliens! LOL! Then it dawned on me that was where the deer were laying when it snowed or where they slept last night and melted the snow.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SXIDWhsClyI/AAAAAAAABWU/O6d2251CYpw/s1600-h/DSCF7883.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292296197648848674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SXIDWhsClyI/AAAAAAAABWU/O6d2251CYpw/s320/DSCF7883.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-13847110632696203392009-01-07T19:53:00.004-06:002009-01-08T20:17:52.324-06:00Trashed<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SWVilyzwK_I/AAAAAAAABQQ/uy08pARpLB0/s1600-h/DSCF7832.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288741738850036722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SWVilyzwK_I/AAAAAAAABQQ/uy08pARpLB0/s320/DSCF7832.jpg" border="0" /></a>How many times have we heard that a picture says a thousand words? Here are pictures from the creek behind our house. I will let the pictures speak for themselves!<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SWVila2E73I/AAAAAAAABQI/kx_kX4KM2bU/s1600-h/DSCF7829.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288741732417335154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SWVila2E73I/AAAAAAAABQI/kx_kX4KM2bU/s320/DSCF7829.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SWVilF0dvhI/AAAAAAAABQA/UWkwYSK1Qos/s1600-h/DSCF7826.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288741726773427730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SWVilF0dvhI/AAAAAAAABQA/UWkwYSK1Qos/s320/DSCF7826.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SWVekBxwYXI/AAAAAAAABP4/PW_YSzO7Fuc/s1600-h/DSCF7825.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288737310461944178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SWVekBxwYXI/AAAAAAAABP4/PW_YSzO7Fuc/s320/DSCF7825.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SWVejsUReQI/AAAAAAAABPw/IRWVenOxQFQ/s1600-h/DSCF7820.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288737304701139202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SWVejsUReQI/AAAAAAAABPw/IRWVenOxQFQ/s320/DSCF7820.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SWVejPDfswI/AAAAAAAABPo/5tvocQKrfCU/s1600-h/DSCF7818.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288737296846140162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SWVejPDfswI/AAAAAAAABPo/5tvocQKrfCU/s320/DSCF7818.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SWVeipYZH4I/AAAAAAAABPg/QOUmH5EiW70/s1600-h/DSCF7809.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288737286733242242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SWVeipYZH4I/AAAAAAAABPg/QOUmH5EiW70/s320/DSCF7809.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SWVeiduYoII/AAAAAAAABPY/gfUz68sbJDo/s1600-h/DSCF7802.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288737283604258946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SWVeiduYoII/AAAAAAAABPY/gfUz68sbJDo/s320/DSCF7802.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-80205651946215367772009-01-01T19:48:00.001-06:002009-01-01T20:37:23.752-06:00Fall ColorI know it is well past fall but I didn't get as much posting done last year as I would have liked.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SV16PPZwiFI/AAAAAAAABPQ/uEXNTta3YK8/s1600-h/DSCF6838.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286515939854026834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SV16PPZwiFI/AAAAAAAABPQ/uEXNTta3YK8/s320/DSCF6838.JPG" border="0" /></a>This is my Lace Leafed Sumac. I have had it planted in a pot on the deck for 5 or 6 years. It has done very well for me and gives me some great color in the fall. I use it on the desk to give us some privacy from the neighbors.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/STiP1gEUGcI/AAAAAAAABNg/1fKGMg8WlU0/s1600-h/DSCF7253.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276125112768403906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/STiP1gEUGcI/AAAAAAAABNg/1fKGMg8WlU0/s320/DSCF7253.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/STiL7UI1nfI/AAAAAAAABNY/DzEGeIeC9Ko/s1600-h/DSCF7251.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276120814598856178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/STiL7UI1nfI/AAAAAAAABNY/DzEGeIeC9Ko/s320/DSCF7251.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here are a few pictures of the fall colors. These were taken behind our house. Most of the trees are oak, ash and couple of elms. I don't think we could have found a better lot to built our house on.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/STiL7LvNPTI/AAAAAAAABNQ/upxb4edh_M0/s1600-h/DSCF7256.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276120812343868722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/STiL7LvNPTI/AAAAAAAABNQ/upxb4edh_M0/s320/DSCF7256.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/STiL6qNrNZI/AAAAAAAABNI/1wua248nnyM/s1600-h/DSCF7254.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276120803344856466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/STiL6qNrNZI/AAAAAAAABNI/1wua248nnyM/s320/DSCF7254.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/STiL6b2GpfI/AAAAAAAABNA/pkiL8VPY8H4/s1600-h/DSCF7250.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/STiL6Gh0QcI/AAAAAAAABM4/Pnke1ktHPy4/s1600-h/DSCF7246.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276120793765659074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/STiL6Gh0QcI/AAAAAAAABM4/Pnke1ktHPy4/s320/DSCF7246.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-75394497903674877652008-12-21T20:51:00.006-06:002008-12-23T18:25:44.822-06:00The house is all decked out, just waiting for you....<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SU8Flxhq8GI/AAAAAAAABOw/esNxlbgShyg/s1600-h/DSCF7289.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282447034436743266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SU8Flxhq8GI/AAAAAAAABOw/esNxlbgShyg/s320/DSCF7289.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I thought this would be a good time to share some pictures of our holiday decorations. We have been collecting decorations for a number of years. This year we had a holiday party the Saturday before Thanksgiving. That is why I have the whole house decked out in the Christmas bling.<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SU8Fled_VXI/AAAAAAAABOo/DSZhJbCQF-c/s1600-h/DSCF7285.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282447029321028978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SU8Fled_VXI/AAAAAAAABOo/DSZhJbCQF-c/s320/DSCF7285.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I have not figured out how to take pictures of the lighted tree. The tree looks so good with the lights and the sparkle of the glass oriments. But when you take the picture it never looks as good. I am sure if I had a better camera and more experience I could take better pictures.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SU8FlF8eq8I/AAAAAAAABOg/1BV7INTNo3E/s1600-h/DSCF7500.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282447022738025410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SU8FlF8eq8I/AAAAAAAABOg/1BV7INTNo3E/s320/DSCF7500.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SU8Fk8mq6kI/AAAAAAAABOY/4Oj3ASHQ6w0/s1600-h/DSCF7433.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282447020230634050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SU8Fk8mq6kI/AAAAAAAABOY/4Oj3ASHQ6w0/s320/DSCF7433.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SU8Fkg4G_NI/AAAAAAAABOQ/DejEH4T6A_c/s1600-h/DSCF7395.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282447012787584210" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SU8Fkg4G_NI/AAAAAAAABOQ/DejEH4T6A_c/s320/DSCF7395.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SU8C98GdZMI/AAAAAAAABOI/DsrlGJ4mZUg/s1600-h/DSCF7371.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282444151057376450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SU8C98GdZMI/AAAAAAAABOI/DsrlGJ4mZUg/s320/DSCF7371.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SU8C9bSf2rI/AAAAAAAABOA/N2tHWzVLZnE/s1600-h/DSCF7556.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282444142249499314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SU8C9bSf2rI/AAAAAAAABOA/N2tHWzVLZnE/s320/DSCF7556.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SU8C9OL6M1I/AAAAAAAABN4/IKCS2qQvb34/s1600-h/DSCF7553.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282444138732204882" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SU8C9OL6M1I/AAAAAAAABN4/IKCS2qQvb34/s320/DSCF7553.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SU8C87aKmPI/AAAAAAAABNw/ECyjYAhVplI/s1600-h/DSCF7571.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282444133691726066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SU8C87aKmPI/AAAAAAAABNw/ECyjYAhVplI/s320/DSCF7571.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SU8C8vgEjAI/AAAAAAAABNo/YCgMDQNbEJE/s1600-h/DSCF7565.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282444130495269890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DeX8rBwvH8A/SU8C8vgEjAI/AAAAAAAABNo/YCgMDQNbEJE/s320/DSCF7565.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>KC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.com5