Green Thumb Sunday is here! Another chance to take pictures of my bloomers. Did I say that? Honestly no underwear will be photographed today. Here are my flower blooms!
“The splendor of the rose and the whitness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of [...]
Yes, that is holly and no, it is not Christmas time.
Today is Friday and that makes it the day to take stock of what’s going on in our gardens, thanks to Tootsie and her Fertilizer Fridays.
My garden is much the same with a few exceptions from last week. The weather has improved so we can at [...]
I have been using Bionic Gardening Classic Gloves since the beginning of spring. They are comfy and have sensitivity that rubber gloves just can’t give. My fingers don’t feel clumsy when I wear them and I can pick up even tiny things easily. Unlike other leather or cloth gloves, the seams have never caused blisters [...]
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
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. He [...]
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 for [...]
June 2009
