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icebox
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0 posted 2003-08-13 05:59 PM



This Time Of Year

Garden jungle growth
Summer's bounty out of reach
flowered plans undone

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1 posted 2003-08-13 06:06 PM


Ain't it the truth -- and be sure to cut off all the dying flower heads, so they don't stop blooming....wherever they are in there....

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icebox
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2 posted 2003-08-13 06:43 PM


Honest to god!  It happens every year; one moment it is a garden and then it seems like I just turned around and it is a jungle with foot long zucchinis, herbs all gone to seed and tomatoes all over the ground.

Oh well...next year.

Thank you for reading and for taking time to comment.

Aenimal
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3 posted 2003-08-13 09:10 PM


Couldnt grow anything round here only a few herbs survived..my poor mom's little effort laid waste
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4 posted 2003-08-13 11:20 PM


You write the layers...

oh this is a gem indeed.

"flowered plans undone"

smile.

We just call that the second planting season here...

Hugs.


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5 posted 2003-08-13 11:28 PM


Ditto Raph.. You must be living in Eden..

We've gotten hardly the rain for a garden..
except for maybe marigolds..those live through anything.


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6 posted 2003-08-13 11:32 PM


missing this place...
remembering your writing..
lovely

Dear John,
IF YOU'RE TIRED OF PRETENDING..
THEN WHY DID YOU GO BACK INTO HIDING?



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7 posted 2003-08-13 11:35 PM


Perhaps Marti or Martie would have some suggestions for you! lol


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8 posted 2003-08-14 02:22 AM


yep
Susan Caldwell
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9 posted 2003-08-14 09:29 AM


Disclaimer~The disarray of my yard in no way reflects any part of my life.  (Please someone buy that).

Icy~Can I play in your garden?  I promise to tread carefully.  Gardens remind me of my grandpa...he used to show me his 'maters every time I went to his house...miss the old guy.

Love the words!

Susan

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10 posted 2003-08-14 10:59 AM


nice
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11 posted 2003-08-15 12:13 PM


icebox

This is the best...that wild overabundant display...I love it!  Here, the zucchini are so enclosed in rosebushes, that to attempt to pick them is painful.  But, I'd brave anything for one of those tomatoes that taste like sunshine!  I don't have any advice, because I like a garden this way...all out of order and crazy with stuff, maybe my advice is to just enjoy what you have.

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12 posted 2003-08-15 12:24 PM


someone is sneaking in with Miracle-Gro
MoniDaPoet
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13 posted 2003-08-15 12:24 PM


Well said, Icebox. This piece reminds me of my childhood.

I have only my genius to declare!

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