I have just solved a mystery. I had 3 plants grouped together that were here when we moved in. When they emerged in the spring time I thought they were weeds so I cut them down. Last year they grew back, again I cut them down. This year when they sprouted, I decided their determination deserved [...]
Here are my Green Thumb Sunday Blooms~ Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as paint, and the soil and sky as canvas ~ Elizabeth Murray [...]
This morning brought a break from the dreary days that rained on my very thankful plants. My friend Linda and I woke early and followed the news of a great flower sale at our cooperative extension. She picked me up promptly at 8:45 AM. We anxiously approached to find a jammed parking lot and [...]
Here’s a look at what’s blooming in my May garden “Happiness held is the seed; happiness shared is the flower” ~ Anonymous
I have a new favorite tool. I use it for just about every chore in the garden. It lifts weeds, digs holes, pulls out rocks, creates rows, edges, lifts, transplants, pulls up chunks of grass and on and on. The end is sharp on both sides so it slices roots as you dig. That also [...]
We have had a very dry spring here but the last couple of days have been dreary and rainy. We had an entire day with a long soaking rain. I could practically hear my plants sighing in relief. It perked up everything in the yard. I had spent the day before putting in perennials that [...]
I am glad that we finally put our plants into the vegetable garden. My husband and I did that last evening. It’s not a huge garden, but it is big enough to keep us, and our extended family in tomatoes and zucchini all summer long. Of course we now have many hot pepper plants. [...]
This is my entry for the Picture This Photo Contest offered by Gardening Gone Wild Living in upstate New York doesn’t make it easy to have container gardens in May. We had a hard frost just two nights ago. I put my plants in the next day though because the weather is supposed to be nice [...]
