Have fun and gain vocabulary at the same time!

2 years ago / 364 visits / 4 comments / 1 person likes

The vertical pumpkin patch is a success and I am slowly training the vines up the trellis that Steve made for me!

10 years ago / 4 337 visits / 8 comments / 6 people like

Despite the attacks from insects and ground squirrels, my raised bed garden has flourished and is an Eden-oasis in the middle of our bone-dry property!

10 years ago / 2 553 visits / 8 comments / 5 people like

Maybe the only way to get rid of these ants is to blow up the house...

10 years ago / 2 878 visits / 9 comments / 7 people like

Steve and I have wanted to grow pumpkins and gourds ever since we moved to southern Oregon, but something always got in the way. This year I finally got started at the right time and with Steve's help, we have a pumpkin patch!

10 years ago / 2 049 visits / 5 comments / 2 people like

The bugs and critters have discovered my seedlings and they are laying waste to many of my precious little ones!

10 years ago / 1 582 visits / 10 comments

This adorable but detrimental ground squirrel is drinking water out of one of the dishes we put out for the birds. Raised Bed Garden, 1 Month Update: The Bad (and the sad) When I was preparing my raised bed, I discovered that many ground squirrel tunnels had been dug through the soft dirt. Although…

10 years ago / 766 visits / 4 comments

There are new kids showing their faces, and the seedlings that popped up first are getting a lot bigger!

10 years ago / 902 visits / 2 comments

My husband is an amazing cook and he loves to have fresh herbs when possible. I thought to myself, "How hard could it be to make some room for an herb garden?"

10 years ago / 1 342 visits / 15 comments / 1 person likes

This beautiful seedling is a King Henry Hollyhock! There are 6 other seedlings and since I took this picture, each is showing off their second set of leaves. (I also have a section of Black Hollyhocks. Only one has sprouted so I will be planting more seeds in the hopes that more will germinate.) The…

10 years ago / 4 836 visits / 10 comments / 3 people like

This is my master list of the flowers and bulbs I planted this year. I may add a sorted version below this one to identify which are annuals, biennials and perennials. I need to keep track of what species germinated (and how many?), which seem to be dead, and other notes. I may add pictures as they…

10 years ago / 1 304 visits / 5 comments / 3 people like

One of the most exciting parts of a new flower garden is selecting and planting all of the different bulbs and seeds. As you'll see, I went completely bonkers with all of the choices available!

10 years ago / 1 490 visits / 9 comments / 2 people like

Even though I'd pulled all the weeds out, I still had a lot of work to do before I could plant seeds, but I was now a juggernaut of excitement because my dream was going to come true!

10 years ago / 1 126 visits / 6 comments

With the success of my front garden and metal feed trough planter, I began thinking about how nice it would be to have a large garden where I could plant many kinds of flowers. I realized that we already had the perfect spot, it just needed some work to prepare: our abandoned raised bed, originally…

10 years ago / 996 visits / 7 comments

For the first time in my life, I'm going to have a big flower garden! I'm really excited and would like to share my adventure, so I'm going to write about my experience as it unfolds, beginning with a bit of history in this article—let's just say I I haven't always been a fan of gardening!

10 years ago / 1 564 visits / 4 comments / 1 person likes