Gold Hill Plant Farm

These postings will center around things that I encounter that are interesting, beautiful, and sometimes the spiritual connection between all these things. This blog is for myself, perhaps more than for you, the reader. It is to remind myself of the passage of time and reflect on the beauty and meaning of the days.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Figs

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Figs seem like a fixture in Alabama to me. Mother always loved them so much. She always had one in the back yard and visited it every day ...

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Blueberry Blooms

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My blueberries are blooming now, and I am looking forward to a good harvest this year. Some years the squirrels eat them up. I don't m...

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Oak Blooms

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The first picture is of a pecan starting to leaf out. Folk wisdom (and also my grandmother Hubert) says that it is safe to plant your gar...

Monday, March 30, 2009

Wanton Wisteria

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If you have not seen this sight, make your way to where Waverly Parkway ends at US 280. There is space to pull off the road as you go over...

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Eclectic Gardening

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I was unaware of any of this when I started my new avenue of gardening . Although some who know me would say it is not new, just a bit more...

Friday, March 27, 2009

Another Strange Sign

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Spring Blooming Trees From Seed

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The first photo is regular ol' peach, grown from a pit. Peach trees are worth growing merely for the blooms, and anyone can have one...

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Crystal: I have spent my whole life gardening in the heart of the deep, hot, humid south. Somewhere in the distant past, I received 2 degrees from the local land grant college and my ears are still atuned to matters of science.My children are grown and gone from home, but my days are just as full as when they were young. Only the responsibilities change.

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