Every day I learn something new when I garden. Today, I learned more about growing corn, and how I might be more successful with it next year. For those who have kept up, I was quite concerned earlier …
Freckled Flowers
I once suggested that a theme for a garden might be "freckled flowers" or "flowers with spots on them". We could include many types of lilies, some foxglove, and this lovely canna blooming in a pot on …
Red
"Red sky at morning, sailors take warning,Red sky at night, sailors delight."The sky this morning was red, a foreboding of the rain we had later on. We've been fortunate ALL summer to get rain when we …
In the Beginning and Now Vegetable Garden Update
I took this picture on May 31st, approximately 10 days after I planted the vegetable garden. I took this picture on August 6th.What a difference a few months makes in a vegetable garden. I had enough …
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Just Ask!
I have a lament. The covenants of my neighborhood prohibit me from having sheds and other outdoor buildings. Perhaps lament is too strong a word, as this disallowing of sheds was not unexpected. I …
Into the Garden I Go
I'm heading into the garden this weekend with many plans.We had some lovely rain this week so the grass has grown to the point that I'm going to need a bush hog mower to cut it. Well, it's not quite …