Results of Over Wintering Banana Trees
I wrapped 3 banana trees for the winter. The one that was least protected from the elements failed...
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Category: Backyard Paradise
Late Spring Day in February
Wow, 77° on February 21! What a great preview of what is ahead. As soon as we saw it coming we...
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The New Pool Liner
After 14 years we finally had to get a new liner. The old one was leaking and faded. We sure got...
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When the Tree Falls…..
The good, the bad, and the ugly! The good: We had some trees that needed to come down. Not an...
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Results of Overwintering Banana Tree
So 6 days ago I was battening down the hatches for a storm. As I was coming around the pool deck I...
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Results of Overwintering the Banana Tree
So it has been a couple of months since I unwrapped the banana tree. There were a couple of...
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Unwrapping the Banana Tree
I unwrapped the banana tree. It is still stiff, which I think is a good sign. I pulled back some...
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Close Encounter
We had very hard winds the other night. Margo looks out the bathroom window and says “Your...
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Overwintering the Banana Tree
Back in 2012 I had bananas on 2 of my banana trees. It was a mild winter and the overhanging...
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Eagles on Chipmans Pond
My neighbor calls me, and I her, whenever something spectacular is happening on the pond. Well,...
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Surviving Fish From the Eggs
Of course I was excited to see baby fish after the eggs disappeared. And I saw at least 6 at one...
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Fish Pond Nearing Completion
Seems like a lot of time, sweat and tiredness (if that is a word?) have gone by since starting...
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