Do you know what we call a whole lot of green beans? We call it a "mess of beans" around here, as in "I just picked a mess of green beans, nearly five pounds worth". I also picked green beans last …
Waiting, anticipating, looking forward
I'm waiting. I'm anticipating. I'm looking forward. There are green tomatoes in the vegetable garden. I'm waiting for them to turn red. I'm anticipating the first big ripe tomato. I'm looking …
Continue Reading about Waiting, anticipating, looking forward →
Protecting my green beans
First strawberries from the garden The good news from the vegetable garden is that the strawberries are beginning to ripen. I ate a little bowl of them this evening. I'll be picking …
Blue skies over and in the garden
Camassia quamash Blue skies touched my garden today and left their color on these flowers. This is quamash, Camassia quamash, a spring-flowering bulb. It grows in Plopper's Field, which …
The bloom is off the viburnum
Strawberry blooms The bloom is on the strawberry and off the Korean Spice Viburnum. By golly, now that it isn't blooming, I think I can remove that Korean Spice Viburnum on the right side of …
Vegetable Garden Cathedral Update
Get into the garden Come with me into the Vegetable Garden Cathedral for an update at the end of the growing season. If you are new or visiting this garden for the first time, you may …
