Gardening on the Moon ( GOTM )

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We continue our series of personalized (vanity) license plates in Arizona. To maintain individual privacy, we try to show as little information about particular cars as possible as long as we can reveal the license plate.

NOTE – License plate photos may have been archived for quite some time. The years indicated on the registration stickers DO NOT necessarily reflect the current status of any given plate!

We hope you enjoy these PL8 A TUDES!

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Written by Jeff
Non-GOTM pictures credited by hover notes – move cursor over image

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  Is Aquarium Water Liquid Gold for Your Garden? Apparently there are groups of people who think so and if the Native Americans used fish to fertilize their plants perhaps there is something wonderful about this by-product!

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  Hedge your bets by letting shrubs grow together if they were initially planted too close. BONUS – Snickerdoodle recipe included in the post!

http://www.azplantlady.com/2011/12/crowded-shrubs-and-pizza-night-at.html

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  A compendium of organic gardening resources. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is really the way to go to avoid chemical residue and help our people and our planet remain healthy. Scroll down to see the list of resources and ideas!

http://www.vegetablegardener.com/item/11644/collection-of-successful-organic-controls

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  Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Center Glow’ from Monrovia (not pictured above). This is a lovely performer in the correct zones during the Fall.

  “A mounded, vase-shaped, Ninebark cultivar that typically matures to 6-8’ tall and as wide, and is most noted for its attractive foliage.” Also highlighted is the more shrub-like ‘Seward’ Summer Wine and ‘Mindia’ Coppertina for zones 3 – 8. Appears to be especially well suited to erosion control!

http://allthedirtongardening.blogspot.com/2011/12/ninebark-physocarpus-opulifolius.html

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  8 ways to make a small garden look big. A few tricks can help make a small area look big. Using paths and other techniques, the garden can offer a number of “areas” to increase the feel of depth.

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The first two frosts have hit our garden (more about that in a later post). It didn’t freeze by much, but my heat loving, sensitive desert plants have suffered.

Before the frost, the spring-like weather rejuvenated many of the garden specimens.

Here is the Madagascar Palm, one of my favorites.

Of course it really isn’t a palm tree at all, it just looks like one and the animals don’t bother it.

The green potato vine also “took off” once the cooler weather hit the scene. It enjoyed the sun and cooler evening temperatures.

We also purchased a purple potato vine to sit on top of our Chimera (outdoor fireplace) and it too is doing very well.

A follow up post about after-the-frost conditions to follow in a couple fo weeks!

Gardening on the Moon, www.gardeningonthemoon.com, originally published this post

Written by Jeff

Follow Jeff on Twitter for daily garden tips and news!

We continue our series of personalized (vanity) license plates in Arizona. To maintain individual privacy, we try to show as little information about particular cars as possible as long as we can reveal the license plate.

NOTE – License plate photos may have been archived for quite some time. The years indicated on the registration stickers DO NOT necessarily reflect the current status of any given plate!

We hope you enjoy these PL8 A TUDES!

Gardening on the Moon, www.gardeningonthemoon.com, originally published this post

Written by Jeff
Non-GOTM pictures credited by hover notes – move cursor over image

Follow Jeff on Twitter for daily garden tips and news!

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  “…time to join Donna at Garden Walk, Garden Talk with a Word 4 Wednesday post. This week’s words are Texture and Pattern and Donna’s post is full of great garden design information with fantastic photos to illustrate that information.”

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  Great Native Shrubs: Fothergilla ‘Mt Airy and ‘Blue Shadow’ for consideration for those living in Zones 5-8 +/- (please do some further investigation for your planting zone if interested).

http://serenityinthegarden.blogspot.com/2011/11/great-native-shrubs-fothergilla-mt-airy.html

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  A San Francisco garden with removal of an agave Americana and pictures of other interesting plants. Highlighted are the Gilia tricolor “Birds Eyes” which are stand outs and Erysimum franciscanum var. crassifolium. Removing a mature Agave is not for the faint of heart. Wear goggles and gloves!

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  Green roofs have gained in popularity for the aesthetics and the energy savings they provide. This entry provides reflections in building a green roof.

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  Torchglow Bougainvillea – Too bad the rabbits and/or javelinas seem to think it is food. They ate the leaves off of the plant pictured above in two weeks.

http://gardeningandthespanishway-rohrerbot.blogspot.com/2011/11/lighting-torches.html

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