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Category: gardening

seeds, plants, vegetables, pests, compost

Squirrel, Berries and Lily

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Photos of a squirrel eating a strawberry, a lily and a raspberry – from a backyard in Highland Park, New Jersey

Filed in: gardening, green, nature Tagged: berry • lily • raspberry • squirrel • strawberry(19 Comments)

Mexican Poppies Instead of Grass

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Mexican Poppies, Salvia and Lambs Ear are growing in yard instead of grass. Flowering chives grow in pot. Pink mexican poppies spread.

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Summer Basil

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Basil is an herb for summer. Summer basil is nice in pesto and you can make basil meatloaf, too.

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Nature Notes: Snapdragon Leaves

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Snapdragon leaves with wet drops of rain found outside in Highland Park, New Jersey. Nature Notes is a blog meme run by Michelle of Rambling Woods.

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Nature Notes: Heron and Seedlings

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Heron is spotted in a neighborhood near the Jersey Shore. Seedlings of parsley germinate, but then the seedlings are eaten by an unknown animal.

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Nature Notes: Catbirds + Gardens

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A meadow for a front lawn, a raspberry in the backyard, meowing catbirds on tomato plants

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Portulaca Late October – SOOC

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A portulaca flower is still alive in late October. All gone in December.

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Thursday Challenge: Messy

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Compost heap with mums, orange peels, cabbage, leek – is this messy enough for you?

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Strawberry Against Blue

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Strawberries pictured against a bright blue background – a Ruby Tuesday post

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How to Grow a Radish

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You need: 1 pack of radish seeds, some small plot of land or a pot of potting soil, water and tender loving care.

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