Very interesting Sjoerd! I will pass this on to my beekeeper friends.
A small world indeed Philip! Great stories. But I am envious. I have moved away from where I grew up & thus never encounter anyone from my...
Philip, You seem well prepared though for a possible power outage!
Last Sunday, I awoke to a layer of black ice over everything. I walk with a friend Sunday AM's, so I very carefully headed out to meet her....
Interesting post Philip, especially as winter is upon us in the northern hemisphere. We have been without power many times in the last 10...
Netty, That is great about the bottle nosed gentians. Mine have slowly reproduced over the years & I have given many babies away. I like to...
Syd-- you mention gentians....here is a gentian I have grown for many years. It is actually a wild flower. My mother dug it up from the family...
I have no idea what # of pixels my camera has. I know I usually have to reduce my pictures by 90% or so. The program I had been using is no...
Beautiful blue flowers.
Syd--I tend to grow the single peonies because I am not so good at staking those peonies with the huge flower heads. I prefer the simplicity of...
Cheryl-- Probably it is a case of the 'devil that you know is better than the one you don't'. Armadillos sound intimidating to me! Syd--Those...
Hi Netty---I love peonies too. Unfortunately I don't have enough sun to grow them at their best, but I still grow them. This fall I planted...
Hi Syd--Thanks for the reminder of Margery Fish. Our local library has a copy of her latest book & I will take a look at it. Speaking of...
What a beautiful shot. (& yes I can!)
Wow Barb! I will try the cup of vinegar solution.
Here is another critter invading the garden. Our bird feeders attracted him. Needless to say, we have stopped filling the feeders for now! We...
Cheryl---I think that is a great idea! I for one would very much appreciate it. I am not tech savvy. I used to be able to reduce the size of my...
Have you tried DE? (diatomaceous earth?)
What a great place to call home! I agree with the others that it looks very homey & cozy. I like the colors you have chosen.
I am reading this posting with interest as I have had the same problem with my plants in my office.
