tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29935673931124250062024-02-02T03:13:00.507-07:00Boise Daily Photo Garden ShotGardening in Boise, Idaho, Zone 6aDebbie Courson Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776324320153239092noreply@blogger.comBlogger1187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993567393112425006.post-48067707825162525682015-11-30T08:48:00.004-07:002015-11-30T09:07:53.409-07:00Potato Harvest - Explicit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I usually find some unusually-shaped potatoes when harvesting. Sometimes I dress them up in doll clothes and have a potato parade. But this year's oddity really can't be disguised.</div>
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Oh my.</div>
Debbie Courson Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776324320153239092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993567393112425006.post-28402225480047423542015-03-16T09:30:00.000-06:002015-03-16T09:30:00.928-06:00Holiday Cactus Opts for March Partying <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have several holiday cactus plants. This one has opted for celebrating March holidays this year. Ides of March? St. Patrick's Day? Awkward Moments Day? <-- 18.="" a="" holiday="" march="" on="" p="" real="" s="" that=""></-->Debbie Courson Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776324320153239092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993567393112425006.post-82225548462008268472015-03-10T10:00:00.000-06:002015-03-10T10:00:08.329-06:00Naturally Dried Jalapeno<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another relic from last year's garden.</div>
Debbie Courson Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776324320153239092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993567393112425006.post-67093341609334660172015-03-09T17:49:00.004-06:002015-03-09T17:49:48.232-06:00More Dead Poppy Interest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another poppy skeleton. Compare to yesterday's lacy version. </div>
Debbie Courson Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776324320153239092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993567393112425006.post-4007551882162787472015-03-09T09:55:00.001-06:002015-03-09T09:55:13.455-06:00Cool Garden Skeleton<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Did a little bit of garden cleanup last weekend, but some leftovers are too interesting to remove just yet. This is a poppy seed head.Debbie Courson Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776324320153239092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993567393112425006.post-72934944015809774582015-02-02T17:17:00.002-07:002015-02-02T17:17:32.234-07:00So Many Plants are Waking Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome February, and no matter what that groundhog in Pennsylvania said, spring is definitely making its ways to Boise. My first flower of the season: a dandelion. Incredible! And great food for any insects always waking up.</div>
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This is stonecrop, a sedum, sending up new growth. Many other types of sedum are evergreen.</div>
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Strawberries! Yum.</div>
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I found daffodils poking up under leaf litter, along with tulips. Love the pink on these leaves.</div>
Debbie Courson Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776324320153239092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993567393112425006.post-76013382376157363702014-11-10T10:00:00.000-07:002014-11-10T10:00:03.057-07:00Leaves = Food for the Lawn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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And it's free food. Just mince up the leaves with your lawn mower. All the little pieces will be gone by spring. I promise!</div>
Debbie Courson Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776324320153239092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993567393112425006.post-84576153730692938072014-11-04T09:00:00.000-07:002014-11-04T09:00:09.518-07:00Lavender Ready for Sachets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lavender harvested during the summer is ready to be stuffed into dryer sachets. There is a little more to harvest this week.Debbie Courson Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776324320153239092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993567393112425006.post-63567746481772720932014-11-03T12:00:00.000-07:002014-11-03T12:00:04.113-07:00Nov 2nd and Picking Tomatoes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Latest harvest since I've been gardening in West Boise. Our average last frost date is the first week in October.</div>
Debbie Courson Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776324320153239092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993567393112425006.post-27365541771050545352014-09-29T09:00:00.002-06:002014-09-29T09:00:46.876-06:00Mortgage Lifter Heart-Shaped Tomato<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So thankful we haven't had a hard frost yet. My tomatoes are finally ripening. This beauty weighed it at more than 2 lbs.Debbie Courson Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776324320153239092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993567393112425006.post-59068282277797895682014-09-14T20:33:00.000-06:002014-09-14T20:33:06.156-06:00Ladybug Sisters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Big sister larva and little sister larva on the underside of a geum (avens) leaf.</span></div>
Debbie Courson Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776324320153239092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993567393112425006.post-74054109639763959682014-09-03T20:53:00.001-06:002014-09-03T20:53:16.109-06:00Tenants Have Moved In<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of my experimental insect hotels has residents. Likely, babies, but I don't know what kind of babies....yet.</span></div>
Debbie Courson Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776324320153239092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993567393112425006.post-41604309133396625212014-08-05T11:42:00.000-06:002014-08-05T13:51:21.481-06:00Re-purposing Fence Pickets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lettering with a Sharpie. I printed out each letter on my home printer, then pinned it in place and traced the outline with a ball-point pen. That left a slight indentation in the wood as a guideline to fill in the letters. </span></div>
Debbie Courson Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776324320153239092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993567393112425006.post-25435246907072923562014-07-18T11:52:00.000-06:002014-07-18T11:52:01.600-06:00Garden Collage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Flowers, fruit and weeds.</span></div>
Debbie Courson Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776324320153239092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993567393112425006.post-10862451693233553002014-07-11T12:48:00.002-06:002014-07-11T12:48:20.615-06:00This Bee is Loaded<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Look at the pollen sacs on this guy. He's buffed up.</span></div>
Debbie Courson Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776324320153239092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993567393112425006.post-31423064427224319602014-07-06T20:47:00.005-06:002014-07-06T20:47:55.957-06:00Problem Plant<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I purchased a tiny pot of this plant at a nursery that specialized in herbs - about 8 years ago. Nurseries should not be allowed to sell this plant. It can be invasive. It hasn't been too bad for me, but has started edging out the black-eyed Susans, so it has to go. It won't be easy to eradicate. It spreads by seed and rhizome. What is it? Chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata). Another complaint to add to the list: it has an odd smell. I did find the perfect transplant location for it, though :)</span></div>
Debbie Courson Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776324320153239092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993567393112425006.post-4317440647858196912014-07-04T08:00:00.000-06:002014-07-04T08:00:02.673-06:00Flower Tour: Sea Holly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">It kinda looks like fireworks. Sea holly is a perennial that likes to be neglected. You can easily grow it from seed. They are available in a range of blue-purple tones. Even the stems are colored.</span></div>
Debbie Courson Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776324320153239092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993567393112425006.post-81896261665929092052014-07-03T08:00:00.000-06:002014-07-03T08:00:07.582-06:00Flower Tour: Hollyhock<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another one of those "once you plant them, you have them for life" kinda flowers.</span></div>
Debbie Courson Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776324320153239092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993567393112425006.post-54147698762084495282014-07-02T07:00:00.000-06:002014-07-02T07:00:06.955-06:00Flower Tour: Orange Lilies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">These are so orange-y, I could eat them up. They're cutting-garden flowers. I got the plants from a neighbor who was tearing out some landscaping.</span></div>
Debbie Courson Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776324320153239092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993567393112425006.post-52951201771675240112014-07-01T08:00:00.000-06:002014-07-01T08:00:07.475-06:00Flower Tour: Deep Purple Clematis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The clematis is blooming. In front of it is mallow, which will bloom just after the clematis is finished.</span></div>
Debbie Courson Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776324320153239092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993567393112425006.post-44704681955309894372014-06-30T07:30:00.000-06:002014-06-30T07:30:00.873-06:00Flower Tour: Perennial and Annual Mix<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Agastache, guara and petunias in the pot, with lavender on the side.</span></div>
Debbie Courson Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776324320153239092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993567393112425006.post-57430903457757193642014-06-29T09:00:00.000-06:002014-06-29T09:00:02.798-06:00Flower Tour: Trio of Color<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Penstemon, salvia and day lilies - all perennials.</span></div>
Debbie Courson Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776324320153239092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993567393112425006.post-5963003407019028262014-06-28T08:00:00.000-06:002014-06-28T08:00:02.271-06:00Flower Tour: Clematis on the Arbor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a clematis planted last year, to replace one of the Blaze of Glory climbing roses that succumbed to rose cane blight. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Creeping thyme is a perennial, with a constant display of flowers until frost. The plant stays semi-green throughout the winter, so I'm able to clip it for the kitchen in any season.</span></div>
Debbie Courson Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776324320153239092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993567393112425006.post-24642089858977051262014-06-26T08:30:00.000-06:002014-06-26T08:30:01.186-06:00Flower Tour: False Mallow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are many types of false mallows. I don't know what kind this is. I purchased a plant about 10 years ago. It is not a perennial, but it seeds freely and has spread to several areas of the yard. It's not invasive, however. Pulling the plants up is easy if you don't want them. But the flowers are delicate and pretty, and popular with bees.</span></div>
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