Culver's root

Culver's root is blooming.

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Iron weed

Iron weed is blooming. Snapdragon told me where to find this flower in the garden. I've been thinking that we can't see this flower this year, but it came back!

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Cup plant

Cup plant is blooming. I think this is the first time to see this flower!

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Prairie Dock ( July 19, 2011 )

Prairie Dock is blooming.

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Today's garden ( July 18, 2011 )

Today's gardening volunteer was canceled because of the heat! It's still 94 degree around 6 o'clock. It's too hot to risk working in the Garden. Here is a picture of today that I took in the afternoon. It's a summer school time, so I hope some students and parents enjoy to see this native garden.

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ironweed & passion flower vines are blooming

Just visited the native garden & was surprised that the ironweed was blooming.  (look in the Joe Pye Weed)
Also the passion flower is blooming  & is as gorgeous as ever.     











                                                                                                       from Snapdragon

Weeding and trimming ( July 5, 2011 )

We cut back some of the overlapping branches from the Rose Mallow. We weeded from Missouri Evening Primrose, Ohio Horsemint and Wild Petunia. We got rid of the vines from the shrubs.

( 1.5 hours, 5 people worth of work)
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Today's garden ( July 5, 2011 )

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Missouri Evening Primrose

Missouri Evening Primrose has cool seed pods. We are curious how they keep their seeds in this fantastic shape. You can see some seeds in the center of the pod.

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Culver's root

Culver's root start blooming.

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Trumpet vine ( July 5, 2011 )

Trumpet vines are blooming!

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Put stakes

Snapdragon and Sunflower put some stakes in the prairie dock and the culver's root last week. Very neat!

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To Do-for Tue. July 05

 The Rose Mallow (Hibiscus) is getting a little aggresive & overtaking the Prairie Dropseed.  So let's cut back some of the overlapping branches from the Rose Mallow.  Take it off at the ground level.

 Check out the Mo. Primrose.  It could use a little weeding. 

 Will we ever get rid of the vines trying to grow up the plants? 

 Also, check out the Ohio Horsemint.  It needs a little weeding too.

Fringe Tree- The broken edges from a cut are a perfect way for diseases to enter.  Let's prune them closer to the next leaf bud. 

Hi garden fans.  The native plants liked the rain we got over the weekend.  It's nice to have a garden that is not hooked up to a sprinkler.  Well, let's see what problems showed up this week.  I know we can fix them on Tue. evening at 6:30 pm. when all the volunteers show up.  Here are my thoughts.  (Snapdragon)

Today's Garden ( Winter 2010 - Summer 2011 )

June - 2011

May - 2011

Mulch early spring - 2011

Spring clean up time - 2011

Winter - 2010

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