My Sister Dale's Garden http://mysisterdalesgarden.com Flowers from a special garden Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:17:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Dale’s Garden Is On Vacation. Please enjoy the previous years garden pictures. Just check out any month and you will see what bloomed before and what is most likely blooming again. http://mysisterdalesgarden.com/2013/01/on-vacation/ http://mysisterdalesgarden.com/2013/01/on-vacation/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:13:47 +0000 Miriam Admin http://mysisterdalesgarden.com/?p=3058 http://mysisterdalesgarden.com/2013/01/on-vacation/feed/ 1 November 2012 http://mysisterdalesgarden.com/2012/11/november-2012/ http://mysisterdalesgarden.com/2012/11/november-2012/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:15:54 +0000 Miriam Admin http://mysisterdalesgarden.com/?p=3039 I’ve decided to take a little break for the holidays. I won’t totally disappear but I’ll only be doing a few posts from the garden on some upcoming special days.
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]]> http://mysisterdalesgarden.com/2012/11/november-2012/feed/ 0 Squash and Veggies http://mysisterdalesgarden.com/2012/06/squash-and-veggies/ http://mysisterdalesgarden.com/2012/06/squash-and-veggies/#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2012 09:00:16 +0000 Miriam Admin http://mysisterdalesgarden.com/?p=3024 The garden has produced some lovely Marina Di Chioggia squash,big zucchini,squash blossoms and tomatoes.  This was taken from a post on  http://boldosthoughtsonfood.blogspot.com/2008/10/marina-di-chioggia.html ” The Marina di Chioggia originated in the seaside village of Chioggia near Venice on Italy’s Adriatic coast. Chioggia is also the home of the Chioggia Beet, also known as the “candy stripped” beet for its alternating concentric rings of scarlet red and white inside. This squash/pumpkin is a member of the cucurbita maxima family and is somewhat turban shaped with a green to blue-green skin. Its Italian name literally means “Chioggia sea pumpkin,” and it is an heirloom variety, not a seed company hybrid. It is a good keeper, storing up to 6 months in a cool, dry place, although the skin may change color with time from green to a dark orange. In Italy it isn’t uncommon to see street vendors of these squash grilling slices with a little olive oil, salt and pepper for passers by to eat with their fingers. Waverly Root in The Food of Italymentions zucca gialla di Chioggia in marinata where peeled slices of squash are baked with olive oil, then garnished with basil leaves, and the squash slices have boiling vinegar, in which salt and pepper have been cooked, poured over them. The squash is then eaten cold after several hours in the marinade.”

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]]> http://mysisterdalesgarden.com/2012/06/june-14-fairy-lilies/feed/ 2 June Flowers and Veggies and Dove http://mysisterdalesgarden.com/2012/06/june-flowers-and-veggies-and-dove/ http://mysisterdalesgarden.com/2012/06/june-flowers-and-veggies-and-dove/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 09:00:24 +0000 Miriam Admin http://mysisterdalesgarden.com/?p=2998 Someone asked if there were any vegetables in the garden. Here are some pictures. I was also able to snap a few shots (through the bathroom window) of a Mourning Dove sitting on the nest. After some research I found out the both the male and female take turns sitting on the nest–can’t tell the difference. There are six pages of photos.

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]]> http://mysisterdalesgarden.com/2012/05/pretty-flowers/feed/ 7 Gift From Dale http://mysisterdalesgarden.com/2012/05/2971/ http://mysisterdalesgarden.com/2012/05/2971/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 09:00:11 +0000 Miriam Admin http://mysisterdalesgarden.com/?p=2971 Dale has gifted me with two special flowers this year. I’ve already shown you the Yellow Brugmansia—but on Friday she sent me a Black Gamecock Iris—- in the pond. I didn’t even see the bud forming—I was totally surprised. Here are this weeks pictures. You will see fruit and veggies from the garden including beets, carrots, mangos, peaches, loquats, fig, apricot, plums. Still on the trees are apples, oranges, lemons, peaches,mangos and mineola tangelo. The pictures are assorted flowers, Gamecock Iris, Plumeria, Crinum, Angel’s Trumpet, Columbine, Roses, Ruella, Hibiscus and sunflowers, fortnight lily and more. Lots of pictures!!!!

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]]> http://mysisterdalesgarden.com/2012/05/2971/feed/ 6 The Garden Has Been Busy http://mysisterdalesgarden.com/2012/05/the-garden-has-been-busy/ http://mysisterdalesgarden.com/2012/05/the-garden-has-been-busy/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 09:00:33 +0000 Miriam Admin http://mysisterdalesgarden.com/?p=2962 The garden has been busy. This year Dale sent me the first ever flowers on the Yellow Brugmansia. The color is rich and deep. The flower pods were hidden beneath the large leaves and surprised me —at first I only noticed one—several days later I spotted the second pod. The other gift that thrilled me was flowers on the Texas Mountain Laurel—I had heard that the flowers smelled like grape candy or gum—–well that’s exactly what I experienced. It was a real treat. The flowers look like a larger Lilac bloom. The water lilies delight me every day as do the other flowers and plants. We have two Banana bunches that are almost ready to pick. The loquat tree was full of fruit as were both Peach trees. I wish I could send every one of you a Peach to experience the juicy fresh taste. Plums are ripening as are the few Apricots and Almonds. Oh and how can I forget the Mangos–lots of Mangos. I couldn’t photograph everything this time around—maybe next time. There are six pages of photos.

 

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