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Our Little Acre

http://ourlittleacre.blogspot.com

With a focus on gardening in zone 5 and in general, this blog includes trivia, many photos, and the adventures that go along with trying to make a little corner of the world a bit prettier. And there are the eight cats, too...

Added on: Apr 17th, 2007
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Kylee Baumle
Listed in: Home and Garden Photography
Tags: garden ohio flowers cats plants fibromyalgia

Recent Posts

November Blooms at Our Little Acre

Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 18:54 in annuals, perennials, garden bloggers bloom day

In spite of our extremely mild November weather - almost record-setting warmth, in fact - there is relatively little blooming here at Our Little Acre for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. But in November, you never know what you're going to get, so we enjo...
Autumn Hangs On

Posted on Sunday November 15th, 2009 at 20:30 in foliage

I've got a death grip on autumn this year. Maybe it's because last year we had the winter that Would. Not. End. I don't look forward to what happens after Christmas, but perhaps we'll be pleasantly surprised with a mild and short winter. In the mea...
The Dirty, Decaying Detritus of My Garden

Posted on Friday November 13th, 2009 at 11:18 in composting

Ever since I saw the compost bins at the Gene Stratton Porter gardens at Rome City, Indiana, shown to me by Earth Girl, I had compost bin envy. I knew this was something I wanted, something I needed for Our Little Acre. It began quite simply. I pic...
Remember The Korean Violet?

Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 09:21 in perennials

Remember the Korean Violet (Viola koreana 'Sylettas') I was so thrilled to find after its long absence from my garden? I transplanted the tiny thing to a safer location, surrounded it with small rocks so it wouldn't get lost among its larger neighbor...
The Night Shift

Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 07:06 in Botany

The first time I noticed that some plants are more fragrant at night than during the day was when I first had to bring the Brugmansias inside for the winter. Being in a small enclosed space, you just couldn't miss the fresh exuberant scent reminiscen...
Return to the Woods

Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 09:12 in weather, trees

“But I remember more dearly autumn afternoons in bottoms that lay intensely silent under old great trees."~ C.S. LewisWe're enjoying Indian Summer, Version 2.0, and the high temperature yesterday was officially 72° F. The record high for the date ...