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Welcome to the July 15, 2008 edition of carnival of gardening everyday. Thank you to everyone who submitted articles and posts for this edition. If you haven’t done so already, please post a link back on your blog.

Sarah presents Caring for Your Lawn in the Winter | Spring Lawn Care – Lawn Care Tips posted at Lawn Care Tips, saying, “Even though your grass doesn’t need much attention during the winter, it’s still important to follow some basic seasonal lawn care guidelines especially if you live in a cold climate.”

Jamie McIntosh presents Control Carpenter Bees posted at Suite101: Organic Gardens blog, saying, “No one likes carpenter bees drilling into their decks and homes. However, these insects have an important role in your organic garden.”

Ty Cee presents Pinoy Horticulture posted at Pinoy Horticulture, saying, “Pinoy Horticulture provides information about the activities of horticulture societies and plant enthusiasts in the Philippines”

Dave Trenholm presents Growing Potatoes In Straw posted at Alberta Home Gardening.

valereee presents Garlic Mustard Dill Pickle Relish posted at Cincinnati Locavore, saying, “All those small early cukes are perfect for pickle relish!”

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Yard Yarns (Limerick and Haiku Prompt) posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

R.Pettinger presents Tips on Making A Compost Heap. | Gardeners Tips posted at The Compost Heap, saying, “some practical tips on making a successful compost tip”

Suzanne presents works for me? tomato posted at adventures in daily living.

Tip Diva presents Top Ten Tips – Treating And Preventing Mosquito Bites posted at Tip Diva, saying, “Ahh, summer. The sun is warm, the water is cool, the flowers are blooming, and unfortunately, the bugs are biting. The worst offender of them all is the mosquito, carrier of pain, itching and possible diseases like West Nile. Here’s how to treat and further prevent bites”

AdmirableIndia.com presents Bangalore to Mysore on Bike: Day 1: Part 2: Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Brindavan gardens and Krishnarajasagara or KRS dam posted at AdmirableIndia.com.

Laura Williams presents Around the Homestead Today… posted at Laura Williams’ Musings.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of carnival of gardening everyday using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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We live in a rural area and are surrounded by fields of weeds, hay, and rocks.  In fact, our own property fits this description as well.  This makes for a wonderfully peaceful place to live and raise our two boys.  This beauty also comes at a price.  This year it is the grasshopper pressure.

We began to notice a few over the past several months.  Now when we walk near a patch of weeds or our garden, it’s like the entire area comes alive.  Our poor potato plants are literally skeletons of their former selves while the tubers are full grown and safe below ground. 

We planted bush beans late (June 30).  They were not as lucky as the grasshoppers totally annihilated them, stems and all.  They disappeared within three days!

Needless to say we are having a tough time with these pests.  Maybe next year will be better.

We are fortunate to live near the beautiful Cub River in Idaho.  Last weekend we took our two young children for a hike up to a spring where the river is reported to begin. 

On our hike we witnessed some wonderful wildflowers.  I took some pictures and I am pleased to be able to share them with you.

Cub River, Idaho

Cub River, Idaho

Spring at Cub River, Idaho

Spring at Cub River, Idaho

Cub River Wildflower

Cub River Wildflower

Cub River Wildflower, Paintbrush

Cub River Wildflower, Paintbrush

Cub River Wildflower - Pink Rose

Cub River Wildflower, Pink Rose

Cub River Wildflower

Cub River Wildflower

Cub River Wildflower

Cub River Wildflower

Cub River Wildflower, Hyssop

Cub River Wildflower, Hyssop

Cub River Wildflower

Cub River Wildflower

I hope you’ve enjoyed these images.  God has created many wonderful sights in this world for our pleasure.

Happy Gardening.

-Thomas

Hello and welcome to the July 15, 2008 edition of the carnival of gardening everyday.

Thanks to everyone who submitted a post or story.  This carnival has quickly gone international as a few of the entries came from outside the U.S. 

I hope you enjoy this first edition!

Sarah presents Caring for Your Lawn in the Winter | Spring Lawn Care – Lawn Care Tips posted at Lawn Care Tips, saying, “Even though your grass doesn’t need much attention during the winter, it’s still important to follow some basic seasonal lawn care guidelines; especially if you live in a cold climate.”

Jamie McIntosh presents Control Carpenter Bees posted at Suite101: Organic Gardens blog, saying, “No one likes carpenter bees drilling into their decks and homes. However, these insects have an important role in your organic garden.”

Ty Cee presents Pinoy Horticulture posted at Pinoy Horticulture, saying, “Pinoy Horticulture provides information about the activities of horticulture societies and plant enthusiasts in the Philippines”

Dave Trenholm presents Growing Potatoes In Straw posted at Alberta Home Gardening.

valereee presents Garlic Mustard Dill Pickle Relish posted at Cincinnati Locavore, saying, “All those small early cukes are perfect for pickle relish!”

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Yard Yarns (Limerick and Haiku Prompt) posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

R.Pettinger presents Tips on Making A Compost Heap. | Gardeners Tips posted at The Compost Heap, saying, “some practical tips on making a successful compost tip”

Suzanne presents works for me? tomato posted at adventures in daily living.

Tip Diva presents Top Ten Tips – Treating And Preventing Mosquito Bites posted at Tip Diva, saying, “Ahh, summer. The sun is warm, the water is cool, the flowers are blooming, and unfortunately, the bugs are biting. The worst offender of them all is the mosquito, carrier of pain, itching and possible diseases like West Nile. Here’s how to treat and further prevent bites”

AdmirableIndia.com presents Bangalore to Mysore on Bike: Day 1: Part 2: Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Brindavan gardens and Krishnarajasagara or KRS dam posted at AdmirableIndia.com.

Laura Williams presents Around the Homestead Today… posted at Laura Williams’ Musings.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of carnival of gardening everyday using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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