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Continue reading →: MilkweedHow does the monarch find its milkweed? I brought home three swamp milkweed, Asclepius incarnata, from a plant sale at Stowe Conservancy in Belmont, NC the first week of August. By mid-September monarch larvae, Danaus plexippus, were furiously eating through every leaf on every plant. I counted seven caterpillars total…
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Continue reading →: Fall Shots: C2October has arrived and the perennials’ blooms have come and gone, some are still holding out like the zinnias, salvias and asters. In the Mid-Atlantic Piedmont (Zone 8) region we are getting cooler days to match shorter days and it feels like fall is on the way. The prettiest part…
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Continue reading →: Papertrey Ink Inspo with VasesWhen my imagination is at a blank and I just want to MAKE cards and not worry about design, I go back to the source. Directly drawing from Papertrey Ink’s card design examples for their Vase Collections, I produced a few cards for birthday, blank and holiday. With such stellar…
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Continue reading →: New Baby or Birthday Balloon CardsA balloon stamp and die set is very versatile for the card maker. I needed a ‘New Baby’ card and had some color combination ideas that I wanted to try out in the main balloon bouquet and the background stamping for this card. This is my inspiration card directly from…
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Continue reading →: Growing SolidagoGrowing Solidago in the suburban landscape. Three varieties for the home garden. Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’ This goldenrod is modestly sized in the home garden, maturing at 3-4 feet. Its shape is tight and bushy on the bottom. I had this same plant in a more shade than sun situation, getting…
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