Gooseneck Loosestrife Last summer while visiting friends in Portland I was introduced to “lysimachia clethroides,” better know as Gooseneck Loosestrife. The introduction came via a huge bucketful of white flowers that truly resembled a gaggle of geese. I was smitten. Who wouldn’t want to see this dazzling display swaying in the summer breeze in their backyard? Luckily my friend had a few plants…
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The Coeur d’Alene Coop has a new look! A few months ago I discovered Bloggers new Design Template and have been playing with new themes, colors and layouts since. It was a bold move, but I finally hit the “apply to Blog” button. Viola! A new look for The CdA Coop. I like it and hope you do too!
I love fall. There, I’ve said it. It’s not that I don’t like the other seasons, after all, I am a gardener and each season brings its own joy. In northern Idaho we do have four seasons: cold, colder, wet and hot, but they don’t fall into neat little time frames. And this year, the “hot” season seemed to pass us by completely. …
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It’s been nearly two weeks since we introduced Midge and Madge, a pair of Buff Orpingtons, to our Second Street Chicken Ranch flock and relative peace has finally settled in. This newly acquired, “peaceful, easy feeling,” hasn’t come without a price. We’ve had bloodshed, a lot of feathers flying and in the end, a flock reduction. Yes, we have sent Henny and Penny packing. …
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