When the world wearies and society fails to satisfy, there is always the garden. – Minnie Aumonier Waiting for the day when I see these wonderful chive plants in bloom. Where I am there were snow flurries all day long. Temps were abnormally low and the spring seems to be in hiding, not sure where.Continue reading “Garden check in!”
Category Archives: Garden Goodies
Seed Starting 101!
“A good gardener always plants 3 seeds – one for the bugs, one for the weather and one for himself.” ….Leo Aikman The very first sprouts are the ones that give you hope, hope that all those seeds will sprout and grow. It always takes me awhile to get started. I ponder over what IContinue reading “Seed Starting 101!”
Scot Free Plants, Fire Cider and more!
I don’t care how much money you have, free stuff is always a good thing. Queen Latifah If you are like me, the more plants you can produce through various means of propagation, the better. The price of seedlings, trees and plants continues to skyrocket so I am pleased to offer some excellent solutions forContinue reading “Scot Free Plants, Fire Cider and more!”
California Dreamin’
All the leaves are brown, and the skies are gray, I’ve been for a walk, on a winters day… Lyrics from California Dreamin’ Mamas and Papas Just went out to check on the little greenhouse out back. Some serious thawing is taking place today which gives me pause for a tiny sliver of hope –Continue reading “California Dreamin’”
Garden Fever – Seeds and Such
The earth laughs in flowers. -Ralph Waldo Emerson All it takes is one slightly warm February day, here in the heartland, and thoughts of things green and growing leaps to the forefront. Looking through my photography from years gone by I go back to a summer when I was unemployed and out in the meadowsContinue reading “Garden Fever – Seeds and Such”
Country Comfort 