Animals
- Then And Now
Just a reminder...that what has been will be again! I promise! Poor ole Minerva... It's about that time when Minerva heads to warmer climes for a bit of R&R.She's done her job...and a darned good one at that! When the green begins to once...
- The Big Reveal
We seem to be in a patch of grey, drizzly days. The skies were ominous most of yesterday, but the rain held off until night, giving me a chance to get some outside work done. After morning chores, and a trip to my local greenhouse, I planted Violas in...
- Chicks, Tea, And A Tutorial
It's Friday, already.Can you believe it?Is it me, or does time fly by even more quickly once Spring arrives? It was a great week...warm temperatures and thunderstorms magically turned the grass green overnight.I swear, one day it was brown, the next...
- Garden Party
The really warm weather that we had last week may be gone for now, but signs of Spring still remain. This past weekend Hubbs and I finished moving oak bark mulch into the vegetable garden. (A big thanks to our adopted "son" Tim for moving...
- Gearing Up For Spring
Finally, after so many months of snow and Winter's icy grip, we were treated to a balmy, sunny weekend. Ahhhh....the promise of Spring....a much needed gift was bestowed upon us this weekend. And we took full advantage of it. We...
Animals
In The Garden
It's official.
Spring has signed on the dotted line...
another three month lease...
sending Winter back from whence he came.
She wasted no time in unpacking her trunks...
trunks full of new growth, and insects and song birds.
In the process of moving in, she redecorated...
adding ample amounts of greens and pinks and yellows to her dwelling.
When Spring arrives, I become a handmaiden to her whims...
assisting her as she once again breathes life into my gardens.
Planting, weeding, watering, fertilizing, cultivating become my daily tasks.
Sewing and quilting are put away for rainy days,
and all available time is spent in the garden.
Yesterday I removed a coverlet of straw from all of the strawberry boxes.
Warm weather will awaken these tender plants...
and luscious juicy fruit will follow thereafter.
The garden boxes are now home to the broccoli, kale, cabbage, sugar peas
that until now have been growing in the shelter of the greenhouse.
I've started planning my new fairy garden.
A couple of old stumps and moss are the framework for the eventual landscaping.
My evenings have been spent in making mushrooms that will "grow" in the fairy garden...
little wooden stepping stones (a path to a fairy house)...
and tiny pairs of fairy slippers that will be given as keepsakes to the children
who find them hidden within the fairy garden...
(Thanks Anne for the tutorial!)
I'm having such a great time with my fingers in the soil.
Garden season is my favorite time of year.
I will have so very much to share with you over the coming months.
I have received several questions with regards to the layout of our garden.
Our garden consists of 4x4, 4x8, and 4x12 cedar boxes.
Between the boxes we laid thick tarp and covered it with mulch...to suppress weed growth.
If you are going to build raised garden beds,
I would like to offer a little advice.
Thinking that cedar would well outlast pine boxes,
we decided to go that (more expensive) route.
What we have learned is that the cedar that is available today is not old growth cedar,
and therefore it does not hold up to moisture.
Don't waste your money on cedar.
We are replacing boards that have rotted with regular pine that we are
treating with a soy-based weather sealant.
Pressure treated wood should not be used for garden beds,
as that type of wood leaches chemicals into the soil...and into your vegetables.
If you are interested in building pine boxes that look like ours,
email me and I can give you more details on the construction.
And of course, no job is complete without the company of Tom and Chuck!
PS: Miss Minerva May Honeycut is looking forward to another garden season.
It was a very long winter, so Miss Minerva is headed to a spa
for some much needed attention and a complete makeover.
Stay tuned for her big reveal!
- Then And Now
Just a reminder...that what has been will be again! I promise! Poor ole Minerva... It's about that time when Minerva heads to warmer climes for a bit of R&R.She's done her job...and a darned good one at that! When the green begins to once...
- The Big Reveal
We seem to be in a patch of grey, drizzly days. The skies were ominous most of yesterday, but the rain held off until night, giving me a chance to get some outside work done. After morning chores, and a trip to my local greenhouse, I planted Violas in...
- Chicks, Tea, And A Tutorial
It's Friday, already.Can you believe it?Is it me, or does time fly by even more quickly once Spring arrives? It was a great week...warm temperatures and thunderstorms magically turned the grass green overnight.I swear, one day it was brown, the next...
- Garden Party
The really warm weather that we had last week may be gone for now, but signs of Spring still remain. This past weekend Hubbs and I finished moving oak bark mulch into the vegetable garden. (A big thanks to our adopted "son" Tim for moving...
- Gearing Up For Spring
Finally, after so many months of snow and Winter's icy grip, we were treated to a balmy, sunny weekend. Ahhhh....the promise of Spring....a much needed gift was bestowed upon us this weekend. And we took full advantage of it. We...