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2023 Gardening Yr in Evaluate

Glad New Yr and welcome to This Month within the Backyard. It was each a busy and rewarding yr in my Lengthy Island (now zone 7b) backyard. January began off the yr with temperatures within the higher 40’s, and a chill within the air, however not too insufferable to enterprise exterior.…

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Backyard Bloggers’ Bloom Day & Foliage Observe-Up February-The Refined Fantastic thing about Winter

Welcome !The Fifteenth-Sixteenth and nineteenth of January introduced our solely two snowfalls of the winter, the primary with simply 2.1 inches and a dusting on the nineteenth, with milder temperatures predicted for the month of February. It has been a noticeably milder and rainier winter than these of the previous,…

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Characteristic Shrub Spirea Huge Bang ‘Sweet Corn’

Characteristic Shrub Spirea Huge Bang ‘Sweet Corn’Welcome to This Month within the Backyard! There’s a new flowering shrub on the town, and it’s known as Spirea Huge Bang ‘Sweet Corn’, scientific identify Spirea japonica. Whereas this shrub produces fantastic deep pinkish-lavender blooms in summer time, on this designer’s opinion it…

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“It is Into the Backyard We Go!”

Welcome!Welcome! There’s a well-known quote, “It is into the backyard I am going to lose my thoughts and discover my soul.” ~ John Muir, which I reside by. It’s springtime and the backyard is a spot the place I discover peace and refuge, whereas having fun with new the foliage…

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A New Backyard Customer and Conservation Success Story

This Month within the Backyard: A New Customer!Welcome to This Month within the Backyard! I’ve a brand new fascination with wild turkeys and since one visited my backyard, it’s backyard associated, proper?! Over the previous few a long time, Lengthy Island has witnessed a outstanding revival in its wild turkey…

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A GUIDE TO NORTHEASTERN GARDENING: Function Native Plant: Baptisia ‘Lemon Meringue’

This Month within the GardenWelcome to This Month within the Backyard! In case you’re on the lookout for a plant that may add magnificence, resilience, and a contact of caprice to your backyard, Baptisia (False Indigo) can just do that. Baptisia is a member of the Fabaceae household and is native…

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A GUIDE TO NORTHEASTERN GARDENING: Prickly Pear Cactus: Native and Sustainable

Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia humifusa)Welcome to This Month within the Backyard! You might have encountered this plant rising within the extra northeastern areas of the U.S. and been intrigued by it. Native to North America, the japanese Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia humifusa) is the one species of cactus widespread in northern…

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A GUIDE TO NORTHEASTERN GARDENING: Backyard Bloggers’ Bloom Day & Foliage Comply with-Up July: Let the Blooms Proceed!

Welcome!Welcome to my Lengthy Island zone 7b backyard. It’s mid-summer and Hydrangea and Coneflower are the celebs for this month! With a moderately gentle previous winter, a cool spring and temperatures rising into the mid to higher 80’s for July with loads of rain to this point, the blooms are…

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