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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:16 PM
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Pictures from my garden - taken today!
Edited on Thu Jun-16-05 08:19 PM by GOPisEvil






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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:17 PM
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1. That's a beautiful gargen!
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kliljedahl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:18 PM
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2. What's a gargen?
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:19 PM
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5. Thanks.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:18 PM
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3. Pretty. I like the fence.diverd in the background too.. Or is that the
house?
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:19 PM
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6. My heavily weathered back fence.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:24 PM
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9. I love it. Perfect for a country/cottage garden :^D
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:25 PM
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11. Too bad I live in a city subdivision.
I can dream though. :D
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:28 PM
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13. Hey, have you seen what the "Ground Force" can do with little urban plots?
Miracles! :D
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:29 PM
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14. Bring 'em on!
:D
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:37 PM
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15. That would be too cool to have them show up at your house, eh?
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:38 PM
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16. They, Clean Sweep AND Queer Eye can show up!
Might as well hit the trifecta. :D
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:41 PM
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18. I would go for that trifects too except that I wanna wait until i am
out of this trailer and into a real house on my own land. You know, like about 30 years from now. *sigh*
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BikeWriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:19 PM
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4. Interesting leaves on that one.
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yvr girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:21 PM
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7. Looks good
:hi:
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:23 PM
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8. I get lots of visitors to the garden, too.
Bees and butterflies mostly, but I get fireflies at dusk, too.
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:24 PM
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10. Oh, pretty!
What's the purple thistle-y thing called?
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:25 PM
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12. Greg's Blue Mist
Eupeterium Gregii, I think.
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u4ic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:39 PM
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17. Very colourful
and the fence makes it look nice and rustic. I think you need a log cabin to go with that garden!
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:42 PM
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19. Sounds good!
I like log cabins. My neighbors might freak out, but they'd get over it. :)
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u4ic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:48 PM
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23. I think you need
some new neighbours to go with that log cabin that goes with that rustic garden... :D
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:49 PM
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24. Sure! Maybe some acreage, a stream, some huge trees...
...no need for those neighbors to be close by. :D
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Texasgal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:42 PM
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20. Very purdy...
I have had to water almost every day in mine... this damn weather is gonna kill all of my flowers!!!

Very nice GOP... very nice. :)
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:46 PM
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21. These plants were chosen for their drought resistance.
My lawn on the other hand...:eyes:
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Texasgal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:48 PM
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22. I have alot of drought resistant plants
as well... it just seems too damn hot, so early ya know?

I had no idea that you were such a gardener... I am impressed! :)
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:50 PM
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25. I'm not.
I had tons of help.

I do hit the plants with some water every few days.
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Texasgal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:53 PM
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26. Well... you have fooled
the best of 'em over here! :)

Your garden looks very nice!!
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 08:54 PM
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27. Thanks!
A good friend did 90% of the work. I've just been doing upkeep.
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 09:12 PM
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28. looking good
the ones with the interesting leaves should be ready for harvest in a few months. ;)
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SarahB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 09:14 PM
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29. Very nice.
:hi:
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 10:16 PM
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33. Thanks!
:hi:
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bettyellen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 09:15 PM
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30. how lovely! is that castor beans with the smokable looking leaves?
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 10:12 PM
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31. Heh...that they are.
:D
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sundog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 10:13 PM
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32. wOOt!
Edited on Thu Jun-16-05 10:13 PM by sundog
can you smoke that? :P

:hi:
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-16-05 10:23 PM
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34. Not yet.
Soon. :)
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