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LET THE GARDENING SEASON BEGIN by Carolyn C. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training I started a succulent garden this summer and moved all the pots inside my sunny west facing dining room . My daughter, Cathy at Outside In, the indoor plant guru, however; a ... Read on »
I WILL REMEMBER YOU by Carolyn C. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training To my first Irish ancestor who fought in the American revolution to my brother in the Korean war, and my cousins in WWII , my graditude to everyone who has served our great ... Read on »
HEY AL : A WARMER WORLD IS A SAFER WORLD by Carolyn C. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training From my kitchen window overlooking the garden :Feb. '97 Blizzard I've always felt that climate change was a natural occurrence and that warmer is actually better. Global warm ... Read on »
An Outstanding Shrub for Spring, Summer and Fall Interest by Carolyn C. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training Viburnum 'carlesii'compactumViburnum 'carlesii' , or Koreanspice, is a very popular seller in the tree department of the garden center where I work and while I sold many myse ... Read on »
One of the Most Striking Trees in the Fall Landscape by Carolyn C. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training Sorbus AltinifoliaI have the pleasure of frequently passing this Korean mountain ash in the parkway in our neighborhood and am always impressed by it's four seasons of interes ... Read on »
Green Tomato Time by Carolyn C. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training This is what was left of the tomatoes Good thing I made a photo because these are long gone. Goodness gracious I never expected to see grits or fried green tomatoes go gourme ... Read on »
GARDEN BLOGGERS' MUSE DAY -NOV. 1 by Carolyn C. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training Forty six years ago - A young gal from rural Alabama and a foreign student from South Korea tied the knot. Guess I was a rebel way back then even because marriage to some ... Read on »
A TREE FOR SPRING AND FALL BEAUTY by Carolyn C. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training Cornus Florida 'cherokee princess ' This beautiful American dogwood is in my neighborhood and I enjoy its beauty both in the Spring when it's covered with large pink blossoms ... Read on »
I HAVE A BEEF WITH QUIZNOS by Carolyn C. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training In this very politically correct culture of ours who in their right minds would produce a repugnant, racist commercial to sell their products ? Quiznos, that's who. When I f ... Read on »
500 POSTS, YALL ! by Carolyn C. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training Jason,my son, the Webmaster A few years ago my son Jason suggested that I start a blog. A what ? says I . The word blog sounded repugnant, like something out of a horror mo ... Read on »
FALL RETURNS TO CHICAGO by Carolyn C. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training A green and white tulip - Spring Green and Cape Cod, a beautiful orange Love the oranges and yellows - That 's Orange Emperor on the left and Sweetheart on the right Also ; ... Read on »
Indoor Gardening Begins by Carolyn C. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training Click to enlarge Weather report for October : Brrrrr. Coldest temps in 5 months. Yesterday was nice and sunny with highs in the upper 60's so I began the enjoyable task of ... Read on »
Can You Ever Have Too Many Greenbeans? by Carolyn C. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training Ceci's greenbeans Nah. Can't have too many greenbeans. Love them everywhichaway. We Southerners tend to cook everything to death, including green beans, smothered with ba ... Read on »
NOMINATION FOR BEST ILLINOIS BLOG -BLOTANICAL by Carolyn C. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training I was pleasantly surprised to see my nomination for the Best Illinois blog and even more surprised to see that my daughter Cathy of Outside In was in the same category with me ... Read on »
The Last Day of Summer by Carolyn C. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training Farewell to Summer Today is the last day of summer according to the calendar. September has been more summer-like than most, albeit; very dry. Last night a gentle rain fell ... Read on »
FALL GARDEN MAKEOVER by Carolyn C. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training BeforeAfter Carex buchmananii, or Fox Red Curly Sedge The shortest summer in a century has passed by very quickly and an early cool Fall has arrived. It seems like only yest ... Read on »
SUSAN'S BEAUTIFUL BROWN-EYED COUSIN by Carolyn C. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training Rudbekia Hirta 'autumn colors ' Guess what followed me home from the garden center today? The 2003 Fleuroselect quality award gloriosa daisy 'autumn colors ' grows to 2 ' ... Read on »
Ten Top August Garden Stars by Carolyn C. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training Walking about the garden this morning, making mental notes of what plants to change/replace, I couldn't help but notice the abundance that is August in my garden. These are o ... Read on »
The Annual Report by Carolyn C. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training Pink 'Profusion ' Zinnia, Yellow 'Profusion' Zinnia, Dianthus, Orange 'Profusion' Zinnia, Moss Rose, Proven Winners petunias, Coleus I hear it constantly from customers at t ... Read on »