My mom and dad needed to pick up some hanging flower baskets and impatiens for their backyard and invited us to meet them at a farm and nursery not far from our home. The place was in full bloom with beautiful hanging baskets, petunias, and geraniums as far as the eye could see. What caught… Continue reading Gallery: My Rookie Mistake
Time for a garden update! We're still flirting with a frost each night, so I've been covering up the Grow Camp and the herb garden most nights. Here's the latest: The "salad bowl" lettuce plants have been great. I can barely keep up with them! They have made some lovely salads and added the perfect… Continue reading Heirlooms and Chives, Oh My!
When I saw the aphids' calling card this year, I decided I would have to work out some other alternatives to water blasting and ladybug coercion. After a good deal of internet research, here are the non-chemical methods I'm putting into practice this year.
You're looking at the only way our family will ever have a garden in our deer-filled backyard. For several years, I had been eyeing the Grow Camp "Ultimate Vegetable Grower" in the Gardener's Supply Company catalog. It's a raised bed garden, with a built in structure and screening that keeps out critters both big and… Continue reading Meet Mr. Grow Camp
Clover and Thyme 