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Home » Seasons » year in review » 2009 » Slow Time In The Old Town

Slow Time In The Old Town

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It’s winter. I slow down with everything else…maybe it is true what they say about the blood thickening. I’m deciding how I want the coming year to go and what I want to do with the blog.

Beth Ann got me started on the seed search for this year, so I went to the seed aisle @ Anderson‘s and picked up a few packets, since they were having a 25% off sale. Just bought some of the usual: Heavenly Blue morning glories, nasturtiums, and a black hollyhock. The buy on Amazonblack hollyhock because I saw a beautiful stand of them in the herb section of the Whetstone Rose Park last summer, and want to try them this year.

I promised her a list of sites on seed starting…which I hope to post soon. But I’m slow as molasses lately.

Be sure to see Gardens in Ohio and A Botanical Wedding. Those are links to some in-depth information I wrote about great public garden experiences in my state of Ohio.

2009+ seed starting Ilona Erwin

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  1. tina says

    January 25, 2009 at 9:26 pm

    And boy do the lovely dark hollyhocks remind me of molasses too:)

  2. CONEFLOWER says

    January 26, 2009 at 12:30 am

    I Ilona. Thanks for the nod. I’m looking forward to your list.

    I picked out several seeds from Park Seeds online. I may be totally broke before I ever start planting and reaping. LOL They all look and sound so wonderful!

  3. CONEFLOWER says

    January 27, 2009 at 9:44 pm

    Hello again. I’ve posted my wish list on my blog

    I’d be thrilled if you took a look and commented on whether I’m crazy or not. Have you tried starting any of them from seed?

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