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'Tis the season for icicles

1-28-icicles.jpg 11:41 AM Fri, Jan 28, 2011 | | Comments (3)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

.... The giant trees are bending Their bare boughs weighed with snow. And the storm is fast descending, And yet I cannot go. Clouds beyond clouds above me, Wastes beyond wastes below; But nothing drear can move me; I......

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Jade plant. 'diva plant

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Jade plant (Crassula ovata) and Calandiva, a cultivar of Kalanchoe blossfeldiana, belong in the Crassulaceae family. 1.25.11 Both require very little care or attention. They are alive and well and have been in my house for a few years.......

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My dendrobium is blooming again

1-22-den.jpg 2:16 PM Sat, Jan 22, 2011 | | Comments (5)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

My dendrobium orchid plant, purchased around this time last year, produced new buds at the beginning of the year. I had kept the plant near the front window and watered it every 2 - 4 weeks. Liquid fertilizer was periodically......

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Amaryllis 'Sumatra'

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

One of the new Amaryllises that I purchased this past year was Amaryllis Sumatra, pre-planted bulbs in 7-inch green "eco pots," made from bamboo. The gardener's journal that I finally disciplined myself to keep showed that the first watering began......

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Let it snow, let it snow..

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

The early forecasting of this snow storm has prepared most of us to stay clear of the roadways. I really looked forward to spending time indoors, to finish my book ( I'm reading Espresso Tales by Alexander McCall Smith right......

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The beauty of icicles

1-7-rhodo.jpg 2:37 PM Mon, Jan 10, 2011 | | Comments (6)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

The ground is still covered by snow from this past weekend and another snow storm is predicted by mid-week. This morning I happened to see some branches of clematis covered with ice and icicles . I ran back inside the......

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Introducing "Sweet Nymph" Amaryllis

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By Pat Feinstein    Email

Pictures of beautiful amaryllis flowers, in catalogs or online, usually attract my attention. I always keep an eye on a special sale or something unusual, and only allow myself to purchase a limited number of bulbs each year. Some......

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