Jocelyn on October 7th, 2007

This picture doesn’t do this tree justice; it is a huge, gorgeous maple inside of a small, square courtyard at my old college. I looks amazing right now, and I wanted to get more pictures of it, but a big thunderstorm chased me back inside.

There are only a few new blooms on the [...]

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Jocelyn on September 30th, 2007

Vinca
Here’s a picture of the Vincas I was talking about in my previous post. Like I said, they were by far the most hardy plant I had all summer. They are still in their containers right now blooming away, even after being scorched in a hot car, and frozen outside in the Minnesota [...]

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Jocelyn on September 23rd, 2007

The bees have been out and about lately. This little guy was very nice about having his picture taken.
 

I also found this grasshopper chilling out on this nice rose.
 

I absolutely love these roses, they are gorgeous.
 

And some lovely white roses.
 

This bee was very busy. I chased him around for a few minutes before [...]

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Jocelyn on September 2nd, 2007

My boyfriend and I took a trip to Enger Tower this past week for some pictures. The tower has a great view of the city, and some impressive shade gardens as well.
Here’s the view of the lift bridge from the top of the tower.

And a little bee on a Purple Coneflower.

This is the [...]

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Jocelyn on August 26th, 2007

Yes, that’s right- Plant of the Month. I’ve decided to change it to a monthly posting, because I’d like to do more weekly posts for you that outline other important tips and ideas on gardening. Anyways, I just finished reading Blue Dahlia (In the Garden, Book 1) by Nora Roberts, which is about [...]

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