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Front Porch Plant - No Clue What Is Is |
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Congratulations to Martha Reed. Her short story, "The Honor Thief" was chosen for the 2021 Bouchercon Anthology, This Time For Sure. Hank Phillippi Ryan will edit the volume, which will be released in August at the time of the convention.
Margaret S. Hamilton's short story, "Killer Weeds," appears in the January 20 edition of Texas Gardener's Seeds: From Our Garden to Yours. Congratulations, Margaret, who, if you follow Facebook know, is a superb gardener herself!
Congratulations to Jennifer J. Chow for garnering a 2021 Lefty Nomination for Best Humorous Mystery Novel. We're crossing our fingers for Jennifer!
Congratulations to Paula Gail Benson whose "Reputation or Soul" has been chosen for Malice Domestic 16: Mystery Most Diabolical anthology to be released this spring.
KM Rockwood's "Stay Safe--Very Safe" appears in this year's 2020 BOULD anthology. Congratulations, KM!
Margaret S. Hamilton's "Dealing at the Dump" appears in Cozy Villages of Death Fall 2020.
Margaret S. Hamilton's "Black Market Baby" and Debra H. Goldstein's "Forensic Magic" appear in Masthead: Best New England Crime Stories Fall 2020.
Jennifer J. Chow's Mimi Lee Reads Between the Lines (interview on WWK on 11/11) released on November 10.
Annette Dashofy signed with agent Dawn Dowdle of the Blue Ridge Literary Agency. Congratulations, Annette!
KM Rockwood's "Secrets To The Grave" has been published in the SinC Chesapeake Chapter's new anthology Invitation To Murder, released by Wildside Press on 10/6.
Susan Van Kirk's Three May Keep A Secret has been republished by Harlequin's Worldwide Mystery. The WWK interview about the book can be accessed here. We're so glad another publisher picked up this series.
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Zinnias |
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Geraniums - between the two rosebushes |
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Calla Lily |
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Front Porch Plant - No Clue What Is Is |
6 comments:
As a lifelong brown thumber I take hope from your post. Gorgeous plants, Nancy. Especially roses. You give me the courage to try again.
I'm a brown thumber too, which is especially embarrassing since I come from a long line of farmers. But I'm trying to cultivate a flower bed this year for the first time in ages. So far, so good. I almost killed a few of the plants yesterday when the sun baked them and the predicted rain turned into a mere sprinkle. At dusk, I saw the sad, droopy flowers and leaves and went out to give them a good soaking. I'm happy to report, they've revived this morning!
Lovely photos, Nancy. I'm another brown thumber. Bought basil plants this year and hope they won't die as they usually do in my care. And I do try to take care. I think I'd do best with the Knock Out Roses.
Knock-out roses, planted in well-drained soil in full sun, do very well with benign neglect. However, after prolonged below zero temps in Cincinnati, the canes have died back to the ground. But they regrow. The roses are almost a landscaping cliché: office parks, motels, gas stations, and boulevard beds.
And I do fertilize 3x a season with a systemic insecticide/fungicide.
I just went out this morning to see how my daylilies are doing. Great, except that I have healthy, strong stalks with each flower bud has been neatly bitten off by deer.
Last year they did in my hostas, which did not even try to come back this year.
Since daffodils tend to be deer (and rodent) proof, I've planted lots of them. They are beautiful in the spring.
I did manage to kill off some knock-out roses, but now have fairy roses thriving in the same spot.
Another black thumb here. I really do have to get some knock out roses. I've learned to only buy plants that "thrive on neglect." That's my signal to buy!
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