Hey, everyone! It feels like it's been awhile since I've posted something here. I've noticed that this has quickly turned into a place that I keep my garden notes. Eventually, when things settle down, I'd like to make more posts that mention "how-to" do things and whatnot. The process of collecting the photos for those…
What's that?!?! Are those SNAPDRAGONS?!?! If you've been around the blog for awhile, you'll know that I'm absolutely terrible at growing snapdragons. I've tried several times, but something always go wrong. Not this year! I grew actual snapdragons - look, there's even photographic evidence! This variety isn't one of those fancier hybrids, but rather came…
It hasn't been that long since the last time I've posted a garden update, but things are growing so quickly! The combination of rain and high temperatures has been absolutely ideal for the various pretty things growing in my yard. Among them are many "first time" flowers. I sowed so many seeds last year for…
Continue reading ➞ Beginning of June Garden Update – Cut Flower Patch and Vegetable Garden
This week, I've been up to some really random things in the garden. Okay, not random - but I have been really trying to focus on harvesting things as much as possible. Let's take a quick look at some of the things I made! First, I wanted to make some floral ice. I've seen…
Continue reading ➞ Random Garden Adventures
I know I complain a lot on these blog posts. I feel like I sometimes go on and on about what goes wrong, but this time I really want to focus on what goes right - ROSES. Even though I only have three roses bushes in my yard, I get so excited when they start…
Continue reading ➞ Wednesday Flower Arrangement #2 – Beautiful Roses and Sweet William Dianthus
Another week has somehow managed to fly by, and I'm still not completely done planting everything into the garden yet. Most notably, I haven't been able to find a place to plant the peanuts. I really need to get those plants into the ground. Anyway, I thought I would take the chance to post so…
Continue reading ➞ This Week in the Garden- Cut Flowers and Vegetables
The past few gardening seasons have been a little bit frustrating. I've wanted to grow both food and flowers, therefore, I've had to scale back in both areas. The last couple seasons, I haven't even been able to grow enough flowers to provide bouquets for anyone other than myself - and the same is true…
Continue reading ➞ Wednesday Flower Arrangement #1 – Pansies and Wheat Jar Posies
Hey, everyone! Welcome to the May Week 2 garden update! So much has happened over the last couple weeks! I'm almost completely done transplanting everything into the garden. Here's some of my favorite pictures from this week - Some of the green bean seedlings look really nice! The germination was pretty uniform, with some…
Continue reading ➞ Garden Update – MAY WEEK 2 – Cut Flowers and Vegetables! Hooray!
I'm finally making progress! The frantic feeling that goes with trying to plant everything out into the garden has started to subside. Things are starting to feel organized again, and more importantly, all of the bottles from the winter sowing are gone. I try to pretend like the mess doesn't bother me, but after months…
Continue reading ➞ Garden Update – May Week One – Cut Flowers and Vegetable Garden Patch
It's a thing that happens to me every single year - doubt. In fact, I may have even written a blog post about the same topic last year. I don't know whether it's my personality, or something that most people deal with, but there's something about planting season that makes me doubt everything. I can't…
