Happy New Year and Best Wishes for 2016! I truly appreciate all who have visited my blog this year. Here's a look back at some of my most popular posts of 2015! 1. Taming My Tomatoes With A Florida Weave: My tomatoes were a mess, so I tried something new to try and keep … Continue reading Happy New Year 2016
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August, Oops, September Garden Update
A while back I thought I was getting caught up, but then sending twins off to college this fall proved to be quite a time consuming effort! So the garden has been a bit on auto pilot for a little while now. Thank goodness it got off to such a good start this spring. Here's … Continue reading August, Oops, September Garden Update
Before Vacation
It's always tough to go leave the garden and go on vacation. It seems like something (or everything) is ready to just burst out in color or ripen just in time to go away. Or the weather can you throw you a curve ball and get crazy hot/cold or dry/wet. Very unpredictable. I assumed this year … Continue reading Before Vacation
Checking in on the Clematis (and How do I Prune Them??)
One of my favorite plants in my garden are my clematis. I love how they climb and burst forth in mountains of delightful color. Every year I worry about if they'll make it through the winter, but so far so good. One of them I've had since we moved into the house almost 20 years ago. It's … Continue reading Checking in on the Clematis (and How do I Prune Them??)
Just a Dusting
We spent the weekend getting the garden prepared for winter. That is, when we weren't cheering on the IL State Cross Country Champions (sorry this is really a huge event for the boys and school--first time ever in the team's history). Later this week, I'll write about the things we did, but overnight we had our … Continue reading Just a Dusting
The Garden in Fall: The Good
It's the beginning of October and the days are getting shorter, the nights growing colder. These are the last gasps for the garden before it settles into the winter hibernation. In some ways, fall gardens can be very pretty. I'm always surprised at the plants that continue to bloom well in to fall, some even … Continue reading The Garden in Fall: The Good
July Garden Photos
These beautiful pictures were taken of my garden by Peggy over the last week. And one brilliant photo of a peony from her garden in Michigan!