October 2010 | Page 2 of 2 | Victorian In Bloom

I had realized awhile ago that I learn best from a lecture, then from reading with pictures and w

I had realized awhile ago that I learn best from a lecture, then from reading with pictures and worst all, is all text. thankfully the internets is an amazing resource when it comes to how-to videos. including gardening videos. after some research, I stumbled on this nursery providing videos on roses. this one is especially useful for first year of my roses. stay tuned for training climbing roses, and pruning climbing roses installments this winter/ early spring.… Read the rest

Yay for rain water!

rain, rain, you can come back now!

Hey-o,so we got our rain barrel installed today. Apparently it won’t help that much with flooding issues. But at least it will gather 132 gallons of water for my future garden and roses.

You can see here for more info on the DC government Storm Water program — the cost is minimal $30 instead of $300 — and if you don’t want to wait 6+ months, you can install one yourself and get a rebate from DC Green Works, the company that installed our barrel.… Read the rest

Thank you to friends from near and far for coming to the VIB housewarming! it was so

Thank you to friends from near and far for coming to the VIB housewarming!

it was so good, we are afraid our deck will have a hard time recovering… )

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So, this happened. At a housewarming party in DC.

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October Chalk board

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