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Jade & Mulberry

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

These 2 jade plants are separated Siamese Twins. They were created by sawing in half a huge jade plant in our front yard. The one on the left (in front of our rainwater tanks) has been in that pot, outside … Continue reading →

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Infestation

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Today Frank noticed that our bird’s nest fern was infested with …. something. It’s happened before and I’ve washed “them” off. They have sprung up seemingly overnight but I imagine it was the way the sun hit the plant that … Continue reading →

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New Beginnings

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

This mulberry tree produced bowls full of berries in spring. I made several cobblers and want to do that every year for the rest of my life. Frank and I decided to try to start a new plant from a … Continue reading →

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Fell Down BOOM

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

 Our beautiful indoor jade plant had a slight accident yesterday (above). For a few days we’ve been wondering about a branch that seemed to be drooping: Has the plant been over watered? Under watered? Is it all a figment of … Continue reading →

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House Plants

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Laura Rittenhouse

I’ve been slowly moving plants from outside to inside as I salvage them from the garden chaos. Some of them had lived inside before we moved to Darwin and I set them, pots and all, into the garden in hopes … Continue reading →

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