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Tiger Lilies

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Post published:June 26, 2014
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

It has been an odd past few weeks. Most of the house is torn apart and the rest is playing refuge to the furnishings and other household goods being stored…

Stinkhorn Fungus

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Post published:June 22, 2014
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

There's nothing quite like finding an entire "grove" of stinkhorn fungus in the yard on a Sunday morning! More about Mutinus Elegans here.

Irises in Bloom

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Post published:June 5, 2014
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

The Irises were amazing this spring. These heirloom varieties were likely planted in the 1940s when the gardens were first being restored although there has been some suggestion that they…

The Vegetable Garden

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Post published:June 2, 2014
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

The new vegetable garden has finally been planted! As they say, better late than never - even if it is already June. The design and location were the easy parts, but…

Spring Rain

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Post published:May 27, 2014
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

An evening look on the fields after the rain storm. Here is a favorite poem by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), an American poet. A fitting poem for the season. Spring…

Toasted Marshmallow Mushrooms

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Post published:May 19, 2014
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

What a mushroom! Chocolate and graham crackers nowhere to be found.

Susan G Komen Moth

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Post published:May 6, 2014
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

I found the most amazing moth on the back door! Vibrant pink and yellow, with the coolest fuzzy antennae and yellow cotton ball for a head. First documented in 1793 by…

Guess Who Came to Dinner?

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Post published:April 26, 2014
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

So... guess who showed up at White Plains tonight? You guessed it... one police car, three fire trucks, one ambulance, and two very confused land owners. It all started when I suggested…

Tigers in My Bed

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Post published:April 22, 2014
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

I feel like I haven't seen enough sun over the past few weeks. Coming out of the wet, cold winter, we got pummeled with rain and a couple of nights…

Daffodil Delight

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Post published:April 11, 2014
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

I've never seen so many daffodils in one place. There aren't very many different varieties, but I found six in my walk yesterday afternoon. I don't know any of them…