Category Archives: Bloom Thyme

Bloom Thyme Friday: Bill Warriner

Posted on October 12, 2012 by

The Bill Warriner Floribunda is one of my very favorite roses. I refer to it as my blooming machine. It is rarely without bloom. Bill Warriner was bred by Keith Zary of Jackson and Perkins in 1996 and named for … Continue reading →

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Bloom Thyme: 2012 Top Ten

Posted on October 8, 2012 by

For us in the midwest this was the year of the drought. For 9 weeks we had no rain. Most of the pictures of the entries for the 2012 Top Ten are before the drought began. However, there are a … Continue reading →

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Bloom Thyme: What’s Bloomin’ This Week

Posted on September 16, 2012 by

The evenings are very cool, leaves are falling way too fast, but many of my roses are doing great things! There is a lot said about the last rose of summer and much of it is sad. I tend to … Continue reading →

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Bloom Thyme Friday: A Glorious Morning Walk

Posted on August 31, 2012 by

This morning I had a most glorious walk through my garden! The drought is over and many of my roses and their companions in the garden think it is spring! I am looking over green grass, glossy rose leaves, reblooming … Continue reading →

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Bloom Thyme: The Good. The Bad. The Ugly. Part 2.

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

Today we start 9 weeks of drought… as you know my garden is very large and I have had to limit watering to my roses and tomatoes and alternating trees and shrubs that are closest to our living area. As … Continue reading →

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Bloom Thyme: Let There Be Peace

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

The Peace Rose is one of the most famous and beloved roses of all time. I had this rose once upon a time, in fact … it is one of the first roses my son gave to me– which made … Continue reading →

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Bloom Thyme: It’s A Wonder

Posted on July 15, 2012 by

I don’t know about your grocery store, but many of our grocery stores have potted plants for sale. One that does it best is Kroger. They seem to pick all of my favorites and place them right by the door … Continue reading →

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Bloom Thyme: Beating the Heat

Posted on June 30, 2012 by

This is a week of record high temps (99 – 103), so I find myself extremely grateful for the plants that are “beating the heat.” Just when I was about to panic about the lack of water and intense heat, … Continue reading →

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Bloom Thyme: The Difference a Year Makes

Posted on June 24, 2012 by

Yes, a year can make a lot of difference! I started a new rose bed on a very hot July day last summer when I visited a local garden center and was introduced to THE GRANDE DAME … To read … Continue reading →

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Bloom Thyme: Buds and Blooms Today

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

Here’s what’s blooming in my neck of the woods today…

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Bloom Thyme Friday: An Impulse Purchase

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

Early this spring I made an impulse purchase. This purchase is mainly based on the fact that locally it is very difficult to find roses other than landscape roses. While I love landscape roses, I also love hybrids. So, when … Continue reading →

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Bloom Thyme Friday: New Dawn

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

One of my favorite roses is NEW DAWN. Healthy. Beautiful. Low maintenance. Sweetly fragrant. About… New Dawn is a large-flowering climber that was introduced in the 1930s … a “modern” rose with old rose charm. In 1997 New Dawn was … Continue reading →

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Bloom Thyme: Foggy Morning

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

This morning was so beautiful in the garden. I love fog, it makes even the rainy days special.

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Bloom Thyme: Letting the Sunshine In

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

It is Bloom Thyme in my garden today… Harison’s Yellow is letting the sunshine in.

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Bloom Thyme Friday: Frosty News

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

Here’s the frosty news report… Last night I got home in time to assess the damage. Yes, there is some. When you have a garden as large as mine, it is difficult to cover. As much as I have enjoyed … Continue reading →

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Bloom Thyme Friday: Dogwood Memories

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

I have many dogwood memories. I grew up in the mountains of Tennessee where the spring is beautiful with azaleas, rhododendron, redbuds and dogwoods. There is nothing quite like seeing the mountains dappled with red, pink, purple and white! When … Continue reading →

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Bloom Thyme Friday: My Favorite Garden Center

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

I was recently asked by Garden Chat to write a guest post about my favorite Independent Garden Center. I am pleased to tell you about COUNTRY HARMONY in Brownsburg, IN. The atmosphere is quaint but also upscale and urban! The … Continue reading →

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Bloom Thyme Friday: Food for Thought

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

To keep your roses and other plants happily blooming for an entire season they need lots of sunshine, a consistent amount of water and regular doses of nutritional food! This year it’s all organic fertilizers for me. I know there … Continue reading →

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Bloom Thyme Friday: 2011 Garden Year in Review

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

From the delivery of 8,000 + lbs of flagstone to being named Costa Farms “Garden of the Month” in July, 2011 was an amazing gardening year… Highlights… An unexpected new sunny garden … after lightning strike took down a 60′ … Continue reading →

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Bloom Thyme Friday: This One is for the Birds

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

When words gets out that Mr. G (my resident BirdNerd) has been to Wild Birds Unlimited for the “good stuff”, birds from several counties find their way to us! This week we’ve had cardinals, crows, grackles, downy woodpeckers, one huge … Continue reading →

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