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2008

07.12.08 | Ilona Erwin | 3 Comments

Snow plus camera= pictures

2008 + December + Garden photos + snow + winter

If you want to know what Arborvitae bushes grow up to be: trees! As snow flurries swirled I snapped a closeup picture of my tree. In my old[er] age I like to stay inside and look through the window. This is a scene I took while inside while snow blew briskly outside. That is why…

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03.12.08 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

December Slow Down

2008 + December

This blog will have a seasonal slowdown. I might post some photos or poems and quotes, but until after the holidays there won’t be any full size posts or regular blogging here. There are daily posts @ the Advent blog and that is more writing than I really should attempt at this time of year….

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18.11.08 | Ilona Erwin | 2 Comments

Wonder About Winter 2008-9?

2008 + winter

So what is the skinny on winter weather predictions? I checked at the Almanac, for the Ohio Valley, and here’s the outlook:November 2008Avg. Temperature: 48° (3° above avg.)Precipitation: 2″ (1.5″ below avg.)Nov. 1-6: Sunny, seasonableNov. 7-10: Rain and snow, then sunny, chillyNov. 11-17: Showers, warmNov. 18-22: Sunny, mildNov. 23-30: Rain to snow, then snow showers,…

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31.10.08 | Ilona Erwin | 1 Comment

It’s Offical: A Killing Frost

2008 + do as I say

Yes, the annuals are gone, the garden is looking brown, and I left a forgotten houseplant pot outside- now a mushy brown and deflated remnant of itself. I hate when I do that… but I think I do almost on purpose as a reminder that everything is imperfect. Of course, being me, I wouldn’t have…

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15.10.08 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

Tomatoes- Final Verdict 2008

2008 + tomatoes + Vegetable garden

I like heirloom tomatoes, generally, but this year was not the best for growing tomatoes. We had wet conditions that made planting late. I grew types new to me. We had a very dry late season. I got tomatoes- but not the way I like them. I used to be very predictable when planting tomatoes:…

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08.10.08 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

Ike’s Aftermath in Ohio

2008 + Garden photos + Landscape Trees

I thought you might be interested in seeing the trees that blew down a few properties away from me. These were giant burr oaks felled by the mighty winds of Ike.

07.10.08 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

The Transition Time

2008 + Garden photos + Seasons

Autumn is always a time of transitioning for me… more than spring. I think of spring as the full flung advance on all things “garden”, while fall must be part inside work and part outside, and much of both are getting everything in readiness for wintertime. In between there are beautiful days where I think…

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02.10.08 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

Time to Note Fall Color

2008 + Landscape Trees

Years ago I wrote a bit about how fall color sometimes surprises me. Here in the Midwest we are surrounded by the rich tapestry of autumn trees and goldenrod field flowers, but sometimes overlook the many other forms of fall color. It is a great time to take your camera and notebook and make notes…

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09.09.08 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

Rain, finally

2008 + summer

We’ve had thunderstorming on and off for the last few hours. Thank You, God. Now I hope to do some of the planting and perennial dividing that needs to be done. I had gotten around to trimming and tieing up the ‘Wisteria Vine That Has Never Bloomed’. Not in more than the fifteen to seventeen…

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02.09.08 | Ilona Erwin | No Comments

3RD Season of the Gardening Year

2008 + garden chores + Landscape Trees + September

It isn’t official, but for Ohioan gardeners the passing of Labor Day marked the end of our season of full tilt gardening, and we entered our autumn in feeling and attitude. In my area this part of the year is dry, but in 2008 it is a little drier than usual. We went for a…

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