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Apr 13, 2011 10:47 PM CST
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Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)
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I get moody sometimes, but now April is giving me such sweet beauties to cheer me up..lovely!
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I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
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Apr 14, 2011 7:36 AM CST
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Beautiful, Linda! Is that a poppy?
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Apr 14, 2011 11:51 AM CST
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Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)
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Yes, it is! I just don't remember which of the new kinds of poppy seeds I scattered it is. Definitely a keeper, however.
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad
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Apr 14, 2011 12:31 PM CST
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I scattered some poppy seeds last fall out front, but i never saw any sign of them coming up. They were double purple. Too many little snails out there to compete with.
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Apr 14, 2011 1:54 PM CST
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Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)
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Yeah, something killed two of my pansies by eating the main stem off. But I've got quite a few poppies, so things couldn't be too out of control.
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad
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Apr 14, 2011 3:56 PM CST
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I've been cleaning up oak tassels all day. they're smothering some of my little seedlings. I'll be so glad when the trees leaf out finally. I have oaks that leaf out at different times than others. I'm constantly cleaning up.
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Apr 27, 2011 7:09 AM CST
Name: Anna
North Texas (Zone 8a)
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This is the first year I have had poppies. I put down enough that I realized it was someting I wanted when they started to grow and not a weed. Do you cut them down after they bloom and harvest the seeds?
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Apr 27, 2011 9:54 AM CST
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Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)
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I haven't saved the seeds...yet, but a lot of people do. Sometimes I wait and see if the plant might bloom later in the year if it's still alive...but they seldom do, so I probably SHOULD just cut them all down..
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad
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May 14, 2011 4:04 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)
Organic Gardener Bookworm Enjoys or suffers hot summers Charter ATP Member Salvias Herbs
Bluebonnets Native Plants and Wildflowers Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge) Forum moderator Purslane Hummingbirder
St. John's Wort has such pretty flowers...it's really an ornamental for me!
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I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad
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May 14, 2011 5:02 PM CST
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Name: Sandi
Austin, Tx (Zone 8b)
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Mine's blooming too..even better with the rain we've had!
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Jul 18, 2011 9:22 AM CST
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Austin, Tx (Zone 8b)
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Linda... did you remember to save the poppy seeds? I have a few someone gave me. I understand they're to be scattered in the fall. Is that right?
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