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Historical Seed Catalogs: Choice flower seeds (1898) – 7 in a series

The image is a vintage advertisement for Choice Flower Seeds by Miss Emma V. Norwhite, dated 1898. The background is a light beige color, with the text Choice Flower Seeds Continue Reading

Posted On : September 28, 2018 Published By : Douglas E. Welch
Category:
  • DIY
  • Education
  • Garden Decor
  • History
  • How-to
  • Nature/Outdoors
  • Projects

Garden Decor: Wattle Edging and Fences

I’ve always loved the look of wattle fencing. It is a bit time consuming to build yourself, but it is an excellent way of using on-site materials to brighten yo Continue Reading

Posted On : September 26, 2018 Published By : Douglas E. Welch
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  • Garden History
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Historical Garden Books: Wood and garden; notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur (1910) by Gertrude Jekyll, 1843-1932 – 17 in a Series

Archive.org has a host of old gardening books (from mid-19th to mid-20th Century) available in many formats and on a host of topics. I happened across a few in my Continue Reading

Posted On : September 25, 2018 Published By : Douglas E. Welch
Category:
  • Cactus
  • Container Garden Update
  • Flowering Now
  • Flowers
  • In the garden
  • Nature/Outdoors
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Flowering Now: Cactus Flowers

Flowering Now: Cactus Flowers We were greeted with these blooms after returning from our trip to Milan. See all my Flowering Now Posts  and Follow Don’t miss a single post! Continue Reading

Posted On : September 25, 2018 Published By : Douglas E. Welch
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  • Flowers
  • Food
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  • Garden History
  • History
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Historical Seed Catalogs: Leonard’s seeds / Leonard Seed Company (1916) – 6 in a series

Archive.org has a host of old seed catalogs (from mid-19th to mid-20th Century) available in many formats and on a host of topics. I happened across a few in my Continue Reading

Posted On : September 21, 2018 Published By : Douglas E. Welch
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  • Education
  • Flowers
  • Food
  • Fruit
  • Garden History
  • History
  • Horticulture
  • Plants

Historical Garden Books: The retir’d gard’ner by François Gentil,; Louis Liger (Reprint and translation, Original 1706) – 16 in a Series

Archive.org has a host of old gardening books (from mid-19th to mid-20th Century) available in many formats and on a host of topics. I happened across a few in my Continue Reading

Posted On : September 18, 2018 Published By : Douglas E. Welch
Category:
  • Art
  • Design
  • History
  • Nature/Outdoors
  • Photos-Photography
  • Plants
  • Travel
  • Trees
  • UK/Europe
  • Urban

Orto Botanico di Brera/Brera Botanic Garden via Instagram

Orto Botanico di Brera/Brera Botanic Garden Only one of the many photos I took in this 250-year-old Garden which includes 2 original ginkgo biloba trees. via Instagram   Related posts: Continue Reading

Posted On : September 12, 2018 Published By : Douglas E. Welch
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  • Cactus
  • Education
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  • Plants
  • Propagation
  • Shared
  • Succulents

How to Propagate Succulents via Gardening Gone Wild

Ever wondered how to propagate a certain succulent? For example, lithops (living stones)…is it possible to take cuttings from those thick, molar-shaped leaves? How about ruffled echeverias…can a solitary rosette be made to offset? And stacked crassulas…what Continue Reading

Posted On : September 5, 2018 Published By : Douglas E. Welch
Category:
  • Cooking
  • Food
  • In the neighborhood
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Yellow Peppers at the Farmers Market via Instagram

Yellow Peppers at the Farmers Market Another trip to the Farmers Market this week and another batch of wonderful produce pictures.   and Follow Don’t miss a single post! Sign up Continue Reading

Posted On : September 5, 2018 Published By : Douglas E. Welch
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Historical Garden Books: The Cottage Gardener – Collection of Weekly Newsletters (1849) – 15 in a Series

Archive.org has a host of old gardening books (from mid-19th to mid-20th Century) available in many formats and on a host of topics. I happened across a few in my Continue Reading

Posted On : September 4, 2018 Published By : Douglas E. Welch

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Flowering Now: Aeonium [Photography]

Find more of my photos on PixelFed Related posts: A rose is a rose is a rose via Instagram Historical Garden Books: Colour in the flower garden by Gertrude Jekyll Continue Reading