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Project Discussions:  Learning Together: Bees, Butterflies and Plants  |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9521 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
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 Posted - Apr 25 2019 : 08:03:38 AM
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| We have them terrible here too Winnie. All around the garage every year. I need to get some of those bee traps but they are pricey just for one. I've been spraying but that doesn't really do the best job on them. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
2703 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
2703 Posts |
Posted - Apr 25 2019 : 08:07:29 AM
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Marilyn, your rose bush is lovely! That's what I'm hoping my 4 climbing roses will look like someday!
We won't have roses for at least 6 weeks yet...thank you for sharing pictures of yours! |
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
January 2020 FGOTM
"Well behaved women seldom make history"...
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Apr 25 2019 : 1:15:05 PM
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| You are welcome Debbie. I love roses. |
Texasgran |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - Apr 25 2019 : 1:29:05 PM
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| Bobbie and I went to Betty's today and my great niece and family were there. So good to see the triplets. Wade, her husband, had knockout roses for us. They were there when they bought their wee homestead. He used the shotgun method and 27 cuttings rooted. He has a green thumb. I'll put my in a large container and hope to find a sunny spot for it. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Apr 25 2019 : 1:32:21 PM
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| I've never had knockout roses, but I think they are beautiful. |
Texasgran |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9521 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9521 Posts |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Apr 26 2019 : 08:08:09 AM
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| You need to check them out Denise. They are modern, but beautiful and seem to bloom a lot. |
Texasgran |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
2114 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
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Posted - Apr 30 2019 : 09:41:34 AM
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My Wisteria is blooming and the Bumble Bees are everywhere! Buzzing! Music to my ears!! 
Connie
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2019 : 3:31:31 PM
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| On Connie it is beautiful...I love the way wisteria flowers fall like grape clusters. When I was a newly wed, we rented a little house in Midland Texas. It was surrounded by a cement tile fence. In the spring this enormous trunk of a thing burst forth with the most beautiful flower clusters. The trunk had long vines that ran along the top of that fence and those huge clusters hung all along that fence.I would sit on the tiny porch and watch it in the afternoons. I was smitten. You're is beautiful! |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
2114 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
2114 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2019 : 4:04:00 PM
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Marilyn, what a lovely memory! It reminds me of grape clusters also. My Granny always had it growing in her yard. She pruned one into a tree! I just remember the bumble bees always buzzing around it!
Connie |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
2114 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
2114 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2019 : 4:05:32 PM
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Marilyn, I just saw you Roses and honeysuckle in your special place. So pretty!! it looks so inviting!!
connie |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2019 : 5:47:16 PM
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My iceberg climbing rose is blooming now...all of this rain, thunder and lightening, or God likes beautiful flowers even more than us.
I have been noticing all of the pretty wild flowers by the road on the way to the highway. I have also noticed the huge leaves on the Eglish ivy and also that kudzu that grows up the tree trunks, I have never seen such big leaves.in fact today I commented, to myself and God...are we in the tropics??? |
Texasgran |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2019 : 5:52:27 PM
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| When I had My pumpkin patch out by the lane, a couple of years ago, the bees and bumble bees were so busy. I love to watch fat bumblebees at work. Many years ago I planted some David Austin English roses. One Sunday afternoon I found a huge, very sleepy bumblebee taking a nap in a big blossom. |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9521 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9521 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2019 : 04:34:03 AM
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| The wisteria has begun to bloom here filling the woods with beautiful purple clusters. I love when the smell floats on the breeze. You step outside and it smells wonderful. Our azealas are in full bloom. I still dont see many bees but there are a few. Sadly the lilacs are about done. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
Edited by - levisgrammy on May 01 2019 04:35:28 AM |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
2114 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
2114 Posts |
Posted - May 03 2019 : 2:00:38 PM
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Bumble Bees are why my Wisteria looks so great this year! I took a video of them buzzing around, but I can't get it to post here. it gives me an error 404.
Connie |
Edited by - Killarney on May 03 2019 2:15:35 PM |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4742 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4742 Posts |
Posted - May 03 2019 : 2:59:44 PM
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| I have a lot of morning glories and other wild flowers growing in my pastures along the fence lines. One thing I have that I would like to get rid of are the wild blackberries that continually squeeze out my good plants in my flower garden area. And with all this rain they are really growing like weeds. Anyone have any remedies to get rid of them? The master gardener at Lowes said anything that would kill the blackberries would also kill everything else if it got wet and went into the soil. And with this rain - that's inevitable. |
Linda B
quiltee
Farmgirl #1919
FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - May 03 2019 : 10:40:17 PM
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| Are you sure you want to be rid of them? What will the birds eat then? |
Texasgran |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2459 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
2459 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2019 : 04:47:20 AM
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Betty fights wild blackberries all the time. Give them an inch and they take over the whole garden.
Saw two butterflies the other day not feasting on my herb flowers but checking out my little compost container. The top leaves had blown off and the butterflies were after the overripe banana. |
FarmGirl Sister#6034 8/25/14
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
6074 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
6074 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2019 : 10:21:11 AM
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| They sure do! |
Farmgirl # 4943
Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.
Tell God what you need, and thank him for what he has done.
Philippians 4:6
Just follow God unquestioningly.
Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9521 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2019 : 3:38:03 PM
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| Are wild blackberries large or little bitty fruits? |
Texasgran |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2019 : 3:38:56 PM
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| That is beautiful Denise. |
Texasgran |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9521 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9521 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2019 : 3:40:19 PM
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| It's mot very full but was planted in the front where it is shady most of the time. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2019 : 3:53:28 PM
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I guess I'm a sucker for pink.
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Texasgran |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9521 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9521 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2019 : 3:55:26 PM
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| I have a red one 5oo. It is very spindly. I love them though. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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Project Discussions: Learning Together: Bees, Butterflies and Plants |
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Learning Together: Bees, Butterflies and Plants
