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Loretta @noni1959 (13009) • United States 11 Apr

These are a fun type of strawberry called Pineberry (white strawberry), and many think they are unripe but that is the color they are when ripe. They need a buddy, so we have both red and white strawberries mixed and already a...

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Coffee Can Do Wonders For Your Garden

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 24 Aug

Before you throw out the coffee grounds considers some possibilities. Coffee grounds are rich in nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and calcium. All nutrients that can improve the soil and produce healthy plants. Here are a few of...

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I love the coffee gardens of Kintamani in Indonesia

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 8 Jul

In Indonesia the travellers are allowed to venture into the coffee gardens. There are equipments and tools shown which are used to crush the pods into powder. The different varieties of coffee plantations are also...

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In the northern part the forests and tea gardens are adjacent to each other

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 18 May 25

There are lovely alpine forests in the foothills of the himalayas. These forests have rhinocerous, bisons and other animals. The tea gardens are adjacent to the forests. The soil is fertile for the growth of tea...

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A decorated bike at Araluen - and an update on Vince

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Sep 24

I thought you might like an update on Vince. As most of you would know, Vince has recently had lung surgery. He does all his exercises each day and manages quite well when we walk around the village. But he found himself taxed...

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Tiptoeing through the tulips

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Sep 24

I’ve been rabbiting on about the beautifully sunny and warm weather we’re having. It’s just been a lovely spring so today we decided to visit Araluen Botanical Park and take in the annual Tulip Festival. The Park started life as...

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Exhausting Joy

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 20 Apr 24

I am absolutely exhausted. I have been busy doing yard work and gardening. Getting older makes the work a little harder and more challenging, but it is so rewarding. Today, I cut the grass, did some weedeating, cleaned the above...

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Do You Keep a Garden?

CAPirani Photography & Art @capirani (2817) • United States 18 Dec 23

Do you grow a garden? If so, what kind of garden do you have? I grow both flowers and vegetables, but mostly flowers. I love the flowers for photography, for attracting birds and butterflies and bees for pollination. I especially...

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I didn't want to be left out! (And I need Advice)

Amber @AmbiePam (120531) • United States 20 May 23

The picture is one I took from the backyard of my dad's house a few years ago because my friend, Dominique, had asked what my dad's wife (Diana) was doing for her backyard. I couldn't find the other pictures I took. Diana loves...

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The Jungle in Our Kitchen

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 1 Feb 23

Several years ago, for Christmas, our sons gave my wife a miniature hydroponic herb garden. Each fall, after the last of our outdoor herbs have been harvested, she starts the indoor garden. As you can see, it is fairing very...

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In Nepal the majority workforce in tea gardens are women.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 6 Dec 22

There are lovely tea gardens in Nepal at a height above 8000 feet. There is an art of plucking the tea leaves once they are marketable. Women do that the most in Nepal. The way the tea plantations are planted in the terraces in...

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In Nehru Park the emu bird is reared well.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 29 Oct 22

India has created a new concept of rearing birds and animals in the different parks. The parks have flowering gardens and fields. In addition to them the birds and animals are reared which is a new theme. The Nehru Park in Asansol...

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Utilizing the terrace of the house as a small garden

Suryati20 @sinari (4995) • Indonesia 4 Feb 22

My neighbor takes advantage of the terrace of his house which is not too wide for a flower pot. Because he loves to plant flowers. So that the terrace can accommodate many flower pots, my friend put the flower pot on the shelf....

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Minyana curls, beautiful flowers.

Suryati20 @sinari (4995) • Indonesia 22 Jan 22

This flower with curly leaves in my place is called Miyana, or mayana. The color is good, and the edges of these leaves are a bit curly. Very nice shape. I love how beautiful the color is. It seems that there are so many types of...

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"Janda Bolong" (Widow perforated), this is the name of this flower at my place.

Suryati20 @sinari (4995) • Indonesia 19 Jan 22

I saw this flower plant at the house of one of my friends. They call this perforated leaf "Janda bolong" (Perforated Widow) The name is very unique. Maybe they call the name like that because the leaves of this flower have many...

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My uncle harvested his first corn in 2022.

Suryati20 @sinari (4995) • Indonesia 4 Jan 22

My uncle had just harvested the corn from his corn plantation. This is the result of his first corn garden in 2022. My uncle lives in the village, so he has a rice field planted with rice, and also has a garden planted with...

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More incentive to establish a garden

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 10 Oct 21

We stayed with Vince’s brother on Saturday night. His daughter had a barbecue for her 48th birthday and we had an enjoyable time there. I gave her a number of single-bed sheets that I can no longer use. She and her husband have...

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Goodmorning!

Aparna Sen @Dreamerby (10111) • Calcutta, India 18 Sep 20

The soft grass overgrowing in my small garden on the terrace is lush green and velvet to the touch. I am thinking of manicuring them. Last month I arranged for a shade for the garden. I am thinking of adding some eggshells to the...

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My Resurrected Clematis

Jo Miller @pjmurphy (2498) • United States 16 Sep 20

This little clematis in the photo is not supposed to be blooming this time of year. Normally, it blooms in the spring at the same time as another one I have growing in my garden. I do have an Autumn Clematis that blooms at this...

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caring for garden plants

southern gardens

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Those Cute Little Stinkers!

DianneN @DianneN (254949) • United States 5 Jul 20

These baby deer were caught red-handed munching and crunching my plants yesterday morning by yours truly. After watching their adorableness for a minute, I noticed they had chomped down my hydrangea plant closest to the window....

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