Monthly Archives: August 2016
Garden Travel- Utrecht Netherlands August 29th, 2016
Utrecht and Utrecht University Botanical Gardens- Botanische Tuinen Utrecht Utrecht is a beautiful canal “city” It is surrounded by park lined canals and includes many pocket /courtyard gardens We were there on a sunny warm weekend where all the local residents and students lounged on boats and barges while floating on the water. While the …
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Garden Travel- Hortus Botanicus Leiden August 15th, 2016
Hortus Botanicus Leiden Leiden Botanical Garden is oldest botanical garden of the Netherlands- recently celebrated 425 year anniversary celebration. This is a university affiliated garden and had a long history of plant collectors and collections. Supposedly they brought the first extensive set of tulips to the Netherlands. (although I saw very few tulips within the garden) …
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Garden Travel – Keukenhof Gardens August 14th, 2016
Earlier this year my husband I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Europe. Of course most of the items on my must see list included several gardens. First stop is Keukenhof Gardens, Lisse Netherlands. There is not spring visit to the Netherlands without a visit to this amazing show of color. Lisse is about 30 …
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Garden Travel August 14th, 2016
Visiting Gardens Around the World for Inspiration I have always loved to travel the world. I find experiencing new cultures and environments invigorating. I love walking through old villages and cities especially in Europe. Learning about the unique histories and stories of a place as well as unique architecture. I have always enjoyed the parks …
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Monthly Gardening Tasks – August August 1st, 2016
August Gardening Checklist Feed, water (especially on hot days), weed, and mulch. Remove faded blooms to encourage new blooms on ever-blooming shrubs To eliminate aphids and spider mites from roses, spray plants with water, then apply insecticidal soap. Clean up fallen leaves. If they’re diseased, discard them (don’t compost them). Put out ant bait (ants …
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