Thank you for the tour! You must have been exhausted after seeing that show. Such creativity, such beauty, so much green! Please keep us posted...
You really need to remove the grass so the sedum can take over without competing. Also, if the grass remains you'll have a weeding problem worse...
I'm direct seeding squash and cucumber seeds today, after soaking them in lukewarm rain water for about 24 hours. I think :?: the hydration lets...
We haven't had any hummingbirds show up yet, but we're ready for them when they do arrive! Our crossvine is in bloom on the fence. [img]...
Glad you're back, and gardens heal. Hope you get a great tan, except for that green thumb!
Eileen, those are so true! There is one other rule: Never go to a nursery to pick up just one little thing. Admit your weakness and go for it!
Heartbreaking, absolutely heartbreaking what that poor cat has to put up with. How can you do that to Austin? After working in the garden,...
We saw the "super moon" as we sat on the patio last night. We also had the effect in our bedroom, which faces southeast and gets quite a bit of...
We started with 1 year crowns, and have a lovely asparagus bed. In fact, I recently posted about cutting the first asparagus of the season. Here...
If I had one of those, I wouldn't be constantly trekking back and forth from the vegetable and flower gardens to the house, barn, and workshop!...
Red Robin Hood is a musk rose, grows to 3-5' tall. The width is about 3', so planting them 2.5' apart is too close. RRH is a rebloomer, resistant...
And I thought I was the only one that "over planted!" Thank you for telling me I'm not alone (alone with my 26 tomato plants and four rows of peas...
Sometimes tired is such a good feeling! I'm a mite tuckered myself, but grinning still!
Spring has arrived here. I am weeding the onions, peas, and really need to thin the lettuces. I planted cosmos this week, and if the winds allow,...
Cheryl, your green thumb is showing . . . .
Margie to the rescue! Plants are saved! I wonder how many folks walked by those poor things and either didn't know what they were or didn't want...
I believe it, too, Cap'n. It is said that Bewick's will nest in a shirt pocket. Kildale, we have Bewick's here, and they usually nest in the old...
Cheryl, Make sure they get an upright freezer. We bought an upright two years ago, and it has been a godsend! A friend has a chest freezer, and...
Oh, Dooley, how like you to turn lemons (or sore knees) into lemonade! That young man will learn so much from you and get so much pleasure from...
Oh, Glenda, I actually got teary-eyed when I read your post. How absolutely, positively wonderful to hear from you! Take care, rest up, and know...
