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rmarshall500
Feb 23, 20211 min read
Plant Label Sticks
These are the plant label spikes that Jenny whittles and burns out of sticks. We will have bundles for sale in our plant and gardening...
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rmarshall500
Feb 19, 20211 min read
Whose barn is this?
Our neighbor's barn three properties away. I have to admit, I’d love to snoop around in there. It seems like it should have some cool...
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rmarshall500
Feb 17, 20211 min read
Orchid Watch 2021
1] I don’t have a good climate or space for orchids so a bloom is very exciting. I do have the nice filtered light, but the air is too...
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rmarshall500
Feb 9, 20213 min read
In the Dead of Winter, A Flash of Fragrance by Jim Sirch of the Yale Peabody Museum
Black Cherry twigs Link to article with photos: https://beyondyourbackdoor.net/2021/02/02/in-the-dead-of-winter-a-flash-of-fragrance/?mc_...
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rmarshall500
Feb 5, 20211 min read
Seed Packets!
The seed shopping is a bit out of control, as usual. It’s time to make a plan though. Each of these plants have different germination...
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rmarshall500
Feb 1, 20211 min read
When you're hungry, even a snowstorm won't stop you...
Here are some intrepid birds at the homemade birdfeeders in today's storm. Link to CT winter birds and how to attract them. ...
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rmarshall500
Jan 29, 20211 min read
Snow covered branches...
The first photo is a red twig dogwood. Planted precisely for this snowy moment.
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rmarshall500
Jan 28, 20211 min read
Nuthatch onboard!
Jenny - Love my nuthatches. They are omnivorous, live in holes or crevices and can walk down a tree headfirst just like the titmouse. ...
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rmarshall500
Jan 26, 20211 min read
Thirsty Houseplants
Turgor: when you forget to water your plant and it collapses due to a loss of water pressure in its cells. To be fair, this plant can...
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rmarshall500
Jan 22, 20212 min read
It's Bark Week!
1] This is Prunus serrulata, or flowering Cherry. The bark has lots of lenticels, which can be thought of as pores, which help the tree...
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rmarshall500
Jan 19, 20211 min read
Rhody note...
Did you know that rhododendrons curl their leaves inward to protect them from cold winter winds? This helps reduce the surface area of...
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rmarshall500
Jan 14, 20211 min read
New Preserve in Haddam
Did you know we have a new land preserve in town? It’s on High Street and is 19.06 acres. It’s across the street from the house the...
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rmarshall500
Jan 11, 20211 min read
Orchid Watch 2021
I don’t have a good climate or space for orchids so a bloom is very exciting. I do have the nice filtered light, but the air is too dry....
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rmarshall500
Jan 6, 20211 min read
Evergreens
The White pine- the only pine I can easily identify. The needles are 3-5” long and grow in bundles of five. They are soft and flexible...
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rmarshall500
Jan 1, 20211 min read
Bye bye 2020
As the moon rose at the end of 2020, we looked forward to another year of gardening....
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rmarshall500
Dec 31, 20201 min read
A Promise of Spring....
These are the flower bud for a flowering dogwood, Benthamidia florida, formerly Cornus florida.
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Robbie Marshall
Dec 29, 20201 min read
Out and about...
1] At Higganum Cove the other day. That’s a lot of water! The Cove actually looked like a cove rather than a bog. 2] Whose house is this?...
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Robbie Marshall
Dec 22, 20201 min read
Holiday cheer in the yard...
1. Not the clearest photo of these two. Birds aren’t cooperative and I’m shooting through a cat nose-printed window. Chickadees and...
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rmarshall500
Dec 20, 20201 min read
Jade Plant
So what happens when I forget to bring in the thick, healthy jade bush on the first real night of frost? I end up with a jade tree. Lots...
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