Tag: Gardening

Vines, sweet pea blossom and tendrils

Haiku: Tendrils bring blossoms then Peas

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Tender thin green vines
Wrapping tendrils cling and reach
Blossoms come the peas

Haiku poem by PamelaWLucas 5/20/17

Inspiring photo by PamelaWLucas 5/20/17

Here are many varieties of peas for you to learn about quickly.

tendrils of sugar peas
tendrils of sugar peas
Sweet pea blossom about to open
Sugar pea blossom about to open

 

golden retriever digging

Golden Brodie digs on the mulch beds

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Dogs like to dig…at least this dog does.  So, heads up to all on the mulch issue.  Yeah, it seems that certain mulch types are toxic to dogs.  Read on if this is something you need to know to keep your pooch safe.

And while you’re here, check out why dogs dig and how to help manage this.

Golden thoughts: Help manage dog-gone habits and safety first.

Blue snap sweet peas

Haiku: Sweet pea

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Plant early don’t wait
cool weather brings the blossoms
Fragrant and sturdy

Sweet peas and tendrils
Sweet peas and tendrils

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 4/7/17

Photos by Pixby

How to grow sweet peas from seeds.

yellow daffodil

Haiku: Oh the sweet yellow

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Unmatched spring beauty

Sturdy and among the first

Daffodil, Jonquil

Haiku poem by PamelaWLucas 3/17/17

Photo taken by PamelaWLucas at the Philadelphia Flower Show, 3/16/17

Bumble bees nectaring on Scarlet Runner Beans

Scarlet Runner Bean

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Scarlet Runner Beans reaching up to the blue sky.
Scarlet Runner Beans climbing up to the blue sky

Run away Scarlet

Bees and bugs dancing on you

Purple stains your vines

Haiku poem by PamelaWLucas  10/10/16

Photographs by PamelaWLucas 10/10/16