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Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate' (Snakeroot) with Hydrangea 'Snow Queen' I love autumn - the crisp, cooler temperatures, the rain, and most of all, the fall colors. The year looks to be a nice one. I got back from a trip to Alabama last week and found that the colors were in full swing (unlike Alabama, where the temperatures were lovely with the exception of some mugginess but alas, no color at all).  Japanese Maples are the first thing I think of when autumn comes to mind. This one is 'Bihou' and one of the first to change color.  Acer palmatum 'Bihou' Other trees are beginning to change as well, including the Redbud 'Flame Thrower'.  'Flame Thrower' Redbud ( Cercis canadensis ) The star of the show now, however, is the Stewartia. It is just amazing and I remember it was beautiful last year as well. It's chief rivals, the Ginkgo and Black Tupelo, are only showing hints at the moment. Stewartia pseudocamellia The shady path - The most d...
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Gardening if for the birds...er, chickens

To help promote their new book, Free-Range Chicken Gardens by Jessi Bloom, Timber Press is giving away a kit to help you start your own chicken garden. I will be posting a review of this book soon.

The kit includes:

All you need to enter is an email address. The contest ends February 17!

Click here to enter




Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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  1. EveFebruary 3, 2012 at 1:58 PM

    Oh!!! I hope I win!! hahaha Thanks Philip! I need chickens here on the mountain for sure!

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  2. Lisa at GreenbowFebruary 3, 2012 at 4:24 PM

    I have always wanted chickens. I can't have them here but I still like to read about them. There is a magazine about chickens. I buy it every once in awhile. Sigh~~ This is as close to owning chickens as I will ever get I would imagine.

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  3. meemsnycFebruary 3, 2012 at 5:42 PM

    I want to win! Looks awesome!

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  4. CarolFebruary 3, 2012 at 6:13 PM

    I was on the edge of getting 2 chickens this yeat and found out we can't have them. I'm on 2/3 acre so plenty of room and only wanted a couple. I might just get them anyway! Carol

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  5. MargaretFebruary 4, 2012 at 12:13 PM

    Thanks for the heads-up about the Chickens book!
    Margaret
    Two in the Nest

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  6. Dave ChristensenFebruary 4, 2012 at 12:40 PM

    Thank you, Phillip. I 'LIKED' it and it went to our facebook fanpage to help spread the word.

    Dave from HomeandGarden911.com

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  7. Rosedale GardenFebruary 4, 2012 at 3:08 PM

    GRIT magazine has a lot on chickens. In trying to get more natural foods w/o the chemicals, I've been locking for the movable chicken coop and pen out of Mother Earth News I bought before my move back to the farm and haven't been able to find. Wonder how long chickens will last around my hooligans? Levi landed back in the shelter for chasing some ones prized chickens. Mary

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  8. UnknownFebruary 9, 2012 at 2:30 PM

    The chicken garden book looked interesting so I ordered one from Amazon. I tried to convince my wife that we needed some garden chickens but got vetoed. The book is a fun read anyway.

    Here in Tulsa we have had so many warm days that the trees are beginning to bud out and my jonquils are up and ready to bloom. I keep trying to tell them that it's a trick but they aren't listening. Last year at this time we had 20 inches of snow and bitter cold. Who knows what the summer will bring. I enjoy your blog. Happy gardening.

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