As I begin to tackle the blank canvas called our new back yard, this is one aspect I was keenly aware of. Seeing this post which I had previously shared, reminded me of some key elements to consider. Our yard is surrounded by two story homes with NO privacy between them currently. There is no need…
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Looking for a way to help teach your kids about plants? Here is a fun video that will help. A bonus is that they will not even know they are learning. The Magic School Bus Gets Planted from Melissa Erwin on Vimeo.
The planter above is one I came across while on a walk one afternoon. The planter is actually so tall, I had to told my arms all the way up to get the picture on the right. I did not even know which flowers were in it till I lowered my camera to look. “Why…
We have had several warm days of late – 60’s and 70’s. The evenings have been cool, but usually above freezing. Usually. A month or so ago a local farm store has onions sets on sale for $.99 per pound. I picked up about 2 lbs. Now, 2 pounds may not seem like a lot,…
Previous Goals: 1. Remove volunteer seedlings from other two beds 2. Start rest of cucumber seeds 3. Pull more weeds from main front flower bed I think I formed a plan to deal with my front flower bed. This meant that there was no reason to do #3 as it would be like washing your…