It was a good year, goodbye till next Spring!

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schwarcw
schwarcw Posts: 7,328
edited November 2013 in The Clubhouse
Those of you who know me personally, understand my passion for flower gardening is equal to my love for vintage audio and music. I spent the last two weekends removing my plants from the garden and into the mulch. I garden predominately with annuals. It allows me to change my garden from year to year, introduce new plants and experiment. My garden takes a lot of planning, preparation, planting, maintenance, weeding, feeding . . . . I think you get my point. Each year at this time it's like saying goodbye to a friend. Please allow me to indulge with a few photographs of this years garden. Goodbye till next year!

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Carl

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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,038
    edited November 2013
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    Very nice...I created many gardens like that back in my days...very rewarding.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,906
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    Gorgeous Carl....your lucky to have some sun back there. I have a heavily wooded lot and lack of sun limits my choices greatly. I do see you chose mostly annuals though, any specific reason ? Just to change it up every year ? Flowers are getting pretty frickin' expensive in the spring in my neck of the woods.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,328
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    Thanks guys! Tony, I just like to change it up and experiment with new plants. Flowers are getting expensive!! I bury a nice DAC or a midfi system every Spring :)

    It's cheaper than college tuition. When my older two children were in college, I felt like I was driving a Mercedes off a cliff every September. Of course, their education paid off for both of them and they are enjoying a good independant living. I guess I am exaggerating for fun!
    Carl

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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
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    Any chance you would want to spend a couple of months at my place, those pix are beautiful.
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,067
    edited November 2013
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    Looks like a very nice and relaxing space, good work!
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,456
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    Looks great Carl. I have a friend who is really into it kinda like you & it brings him lots of joy. hats off to you that do beautiful work. Its serene to the mind. Sure your always thinking whats next :) & sometimes if ya shop around you know where to get bargains too..
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited November 2013
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    Very Nice ! George Harrison would enjoy. Cheers.
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,314
    edited November 2013
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    Stunning as always Carl. Our neighbor is also a flower gardener, she has a green house that she starts almost all of her plants in from seed.

    I envy the talent and passion "you people" seem to possess :smile:
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,906
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    Mike Reeter wrote: »
    Stunning as always Carl. Our neighbor is also a flower gardener, she has a green house that she starts almost all of her plants in from seed.
    :

    Smart woman.....obviously knows what flowers cost.

    Carl,
    Looking at your pics, my brain works like a cash register looking at all the annuals. For that kinda coin, you could have bought a Porsche....on Ebay.....delivered.

    None the less, looks beautiful bro. Keep doing what you do. Gardening is like therapy for me, keeps me from choking the sh&t out of people.
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  • michael1947
    michael1947 Posts: 775
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    I looked very closely and could not find any "hidden rock speakers", what gives?
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,906
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    michael1947 wrote: »
    I looked very closely and could not find any "hidden rock speakers", what gives?

    If you could see them, then they wouldn't be "hidden" now would they. LOL
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  • scottyboy76
    scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
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    Beautiful work carl,That stuff wil keep you young , i mean it.

    I started gardening after my dads death to help my mom get her flowers and veggies in every year.

    Long story short, ended up falling in love with gardening, earning my degree in horticulture, and having my own landscaping business.

    Some of my fondest memorys are from being in someones yard, my hands in the dirt, tons of mulch piled up, waiting to be spread.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,522
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    Beautiful property man.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,316
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    I can guarantee you that garden is easier than trying to grow Steve's rock garden out in Arizona. *pokes elbow at Steve*

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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,522
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    ...yeah them dern rocks need constant watering. LOL
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    edited November 2013
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    tonyb wrote: »
    Carl,
    Looking at your pics, my brain works like a cash register looking at all the annuals. For that kinda coin, you could have bought a Porsche....on Ebay.....delivered.

    Heck, probably could have even covered a couple pairs of skinny jeans and return shipping on some misdirected fancy-schmancy speaker cables too! ;-p


    Looks very, very nice, Carl. Well done! Hope you took some time to actually relax and enjoy yourself out there, instead of just working all the time.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,906
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    People that garden, know why others do it too. Keeps us from turning into serial killers.

    Speaking of which, how do you get those flowers to grow so well Carl ?
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,328
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    tonyb wrote: »
    People that garden, know why others do it too. Keeps us from turning into serial killers.

    Speaking of which, how do you get those flowers to grow so well Carl ?

    Funny you should ask, last year Scompracer traveled to my home as we were going to drive to Polkfest together. After a wild night in Pittsburgh, we had to bury the dead hookers in my yard prior for leaving for Baltimore. In the picture you can see the small banana tree we planted as cover.

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    This year, that tree has sprouted into a monster. I figure by next year it will be 15 ft. tall. Here is a picture of me and the tree in late Summer:

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    Carl

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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,328
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    michael1947 wrote: »
    I looked very closely and could not find any "hidden rock speakers", what gives?

    I think that I need some rock speakers. I could play coyote howls at night to keep the deer away and the neighbors awake :)
    Carl

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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,328
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    Thanks for all the kind words guys! Gardening is very therapudic in some many ways. It helps me to relieve stress, enjoy the outdoor and just the sheer satisfaction of seeing all of your hardwork come alive and grow. My father use to garden as a hobby and I've been doing it for about 30 years.

    Thanks again!
    Carl

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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,328
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    Keiko wrote: »
    Release the Kraken!

    Mike! The Kraken is standing in my petunias!!! Too funny!
    Carl

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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,456
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    Keep up the great work Carl. May next year bring more happiness..
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  • Oldfatdogs
    Oldfatdogs Posts: 1,874
    edited November 2013
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    Nice garden Carl,feels good to bury your hands in the dirt.
    Dan
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,352
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    Carl, Carl, quite contrary, how does your beautiful garden grow?
    We plant the hookers that snorted too many lines of snow….

    Beautiful Carl! That special fertilizer works!

    We had a great year here too. And the fall colors seemed so much deeper and richer in hue than last year.
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  • helipilotdoug
    helipilotdoug Posts: 1,229
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    Looks very peaceful. Your hard work makes your place beautiful. Banana tree in PA? WoW, I'd never dream you could grow one up there.
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  • Hermitism
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  • BlueBirdMusic
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    "Spam in Disguise" by how well the story fit the thread.
    "Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"


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  • Hermitism
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    LissMaker wrote: »
    Ten posts of spam dating back to December 2nd and still not banned.
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  • polrbehr
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    I like how Photo*ucket now leaves the original images posted, but blurs the Hell out of them. I guess nothing has changed?
    So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,037
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    Since this thread is semi-reanimated (after a Spamflurry, it seems...), and FWIW:

    I finally managed to get my Photobucket account deleted. Now any of my old content isn't blurry, it's gone. :)

    Amusingly, Photobucket makes the vanished content's unavailability look temporary. :#

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    Yeah, sucka -- that image won't be back.

    Most of it is available via Flikr (FWIW); anything else I have backed up here and ready to go at a moment's notice ;)
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