What’s not to love about sweetpea? They have beautiful flowers in a variety of colors. They can be free standing (bush-type), though many are climbers, but as annuals they never get invasive or heavy enough to overwhelm a structure, and
Author: Byddi Lee
Easter Bunny time!
Did you know that the Easter Bunny poops Jelly Beans? So I am reliably informed by my four-year-old chum, David. He has it on high authority that the colours of each jelly bean are attributed to the food the Easter
The only way is up, baby. (Think Yazz!)
Here’s what I did wrong last year: I had no planting plan and shoved things in where ever I could find a space. I planted my warm season veggies too early. I forgot to label a lot of things after
This one’s for you Daddy xo
Flowers always make me smile, especially when they remind me of loved ones. The last present my Daddy gave me before he died was a bunch of pink tulips. He apologized that his birthday present that year was so simple.
Going nuts in the garden
Our two year old almond tree has reacted very well to the removal of the red lava rock and the underlying black plastic by pushing out a promising harvest. Of course, we will have to arm-wrestle the squirrels for these
Stopping by woods on a snowy evening
Even after a fifteen and a half hour car journey from hell, I have to say that I still think snow is beautiful, especially when you can drive out of it to the warmer weather. Not so the case
Drowning the Shamrock
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in Armagh, Ireland. Last year, I posted about who St. Patrick was for the 17th March. Seeing as it’s St. Patricks day this week, and this is a gardening blog, I decided to tell you all about
Get the rock out of here!
I inherited about five tons of red lava rock. It’s everywhere around our back yard. It works great between the raised beds, but when I tried to remove some to make the bulb garden I found a thick layer of
Heaven in a wildflower
I have to admit that enjoying gardening as much as I do has surprised me. Is it an age thing? Wait! I’m not that old. But I don’t remember being as “into’ gardening in my twenties, (though I did garden
Learning from my mistakes
Sure isn’t that what life is all about – learning from your mistakes? I’m a graduate from that school of philosophy, for sure. One thing about doing the Master Gardeners program is that as I sit in lectures, learning how