I want to thank those of you who responded to my post yesterday about the strange plant growing in front of my house. After researching all of your suggestions, I've discovered that it's a Cow Parsnip which is related to Hogweed ( Read more... )

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We have been vacillating for several months between much colder than normal and much warmer than normal for this time period that most call "winter". I noticed several weeks ago that the spring bulbs have broken the ground some three months early. This morning January 2nd, I found the first blooms.. again, three months early in the rose garden ( Read more... )

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Greetings from your new administrator ( Read more... )

Hello everyone.  I am the member that created LiveJardin many years ago and had to leave in 2003. If you would be interested in becoming the ADMINISTRATOR for the LiveJardin community please leave a note here and I can turn all administration over to you.

some pics of my back yard from a few years back...the grass has since died, but i hope it'll come back this winter, if it rains...

i'll post some updated backyard pics at a later time...

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just wanted to share some pics I took early this morning, while my night blooming cactus was still in full flower...it's a spectacular sight, the blooms don't smell like much, but they are sort of flourescent white, even in the dark of night, and supposedly attracts bats.....as soon as the sun comes out, the flowers wilt and close. This is the ( Read more... )

A little while ago I posted about this mystery vine that most of you really helpful community members suggested was a cucumber or a melon. Turns out it's some kind of Asian melon. I don't know the exact name, but I think it has yellow flesh and has fibrous seeds.

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