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<\/a><\/p>\nIt was a bit worrisome finding a mole hill right next to these precious bulbs, but I don\u2019t see any harm that came of it.<\/p>\n
I will work to add some more clumps around the orchard bed and in other areas in the years to come.<\/p>\n Leon and I have befriended the neighborhood crows, and in particular one that has a damaged beak.\u00a0 We call her \u201cHalf Beak\u201d and she comes when we caw to her and set food out to make sure she has something nutritious in lean times.\u00a0 Her mate is ultimately patient, letting her eat what we set out while he forages on the lawn.\u00a0 It isn\u2019t easy for her to eat, but she is a survivor\u2013we\u2019ve been feeding her at least three years.<\/p>\n Some of the seedlings are coming up in the pots on heat in the window.\u00a0 The larger seedlings appear to be Freesias, and the smaller ones all look like Gladiolus.<\/p>\n A happy accident occurred when Hirt\u2019s gardens sent me a plant I hadn\u2019t ordered.\u00a0 The description for Bergenia ciliata (the plant I wanted) stated that it was an African violet relative.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure why.\u00a0 And when they pulled the order, they sent an African violet instead of the Bergenia!\u00a0 I was disappointed at the time, so I threw the violet on a shelf and ignored it.\u00a0 Hirt\u2019s was awesome in giving me an instant refund for the Bergenia.\u00a0 But now, I feel like I should pay them back.\u00a0 The African violet has lovely double white flowers.\u00a0 I\u2019m not a huge fan of these plants, but this one is gorgeous:<\/p>\n \n<\/p> <\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I had been looking for my clump of snowdrops for several months to no avail, and assumed they had somehow been killed or absconded by some stealthy varmint.\u00a0 Today, however, on my way out for a quick MLK celebratory run, I spotted them in their usual place\u2013and with flowers, too!\u00a0 They were late coming up … Continue reading Snowdrops Found!<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n