Me and my husband enjoyed a great salad with dinner this evening. It was full of mixed greens an olive oil vinaigrette and lots of little salad toppings. What made this salad great for us is that it came out of our own garden. It is the first fruits of our labor and it was [...]
Archive for the ‘Gardening’ Category
1 Jun
The Garden Keeper’s First Day
News is bleak in these parts. The Garden Keeper had his work cut out for him. He fought a good fight but I am sorry to say that we lost several seedlings as of this morning. There are signs that The Birds brought reinforcements, their allies The Rabbits. Needless to say, it was a sad [...]
31 May
Tales from the Garden Keeper
I would like to introduce you toThe Garden Keeper. He watches over the little seedlings that are making the journey to planthood. He protects them from their sworn enemies, THE BIRDS. The journey has been treacherous for my seedling friends. Some have even fallen at the beaks of the enemy. The Garden Keeper heard my cries [...]
8 May
The Garden!
I am almost finished planting my garden for this year. I was able to get most of it in before the rain started back up again. It is that time of year. My husband was kind enough to till the entire garden area for me a couple days ago. I am not sure if his [...]
24 Mar
Butterflies
Did you know that butterflies can not fly if there body temperature is less the 86°? Did you also know that butterflies weigh only as much as two rose petals, but can fly thousands of miles? With these facts in mind I have decided to create a small raised bed butterfly garden this year. I [...]
23 Mar
Mix It Up Monday: Garden Tips
A Prayer in Spring
Robert Frost (1915)
Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers to-day;
And give us not to think so far away
As the uncertain harvest; keep us here
All simply in the springing of the year.Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white,
Like nothing else by day, like ghosts by night;
And make us happy in the happy [...]
12 Feb
What’s in the garden?
I am so anxious for spring. We have had some really nice days this week and it has only made my winter blues that much worse. I can’t wait to get out into my garden and start planting.
This year I am trying to grow my vegetables from seeds. My previous gardening experience has been with [...]
