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In Bloom: Scaramouche Daylily
Woohoo! It’s two Wordless Wednesday posts in a week. I accidentally posted this week’s on Monday and took it back down. Lest you feel cheated, and lest these are no longer blooming next week, here is our latest daylily addition: ‘Scaramouche’.
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In Bloom: Black Oil Sunflower
I planted a handful of black oil sunflower seeds straight out of the birdseed bag. I doubt I will eat them since I don’t know the history of the seed and whether it was treated or not, but I will at least let the flower heads dry and set them out for the birds at the end of the summer. Leave a comment with a link to your Wordless Wednesday post!
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When the shovel hits the rock
Lazy workmanship during construction means a headache for the homeowner down the line. We’ve been building up a small garden area around the mailbox, and when I attempted to add one more plant, I hit a rock. No matter where I dug, I hit this rock. As it turns out, whoever built the house disposed of their extra concrete, asphalt and bricks at the corner of our driveway and covered it up with dirt. Thaaaaank you so much. It took…
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From Pest to Plate
Not one to shy away from sharing nasty pictures with you, here are my latest pest discoveries. The first are slugs. After growing cabbage and watching it sit in the garden and contemplating sending it straight to the compost, I needed another vegetable for the sautée we were fixing for lunch guests. I picked every last bean,two small squashes and several green onions, so I thought, “Why not the cabbage?” It was ready and basically flavorless. After I peeled back…
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In Bloom: Red Gladiolus
Since the first time I noticed a bouquet of flowers with a gladiolus in it, I’ve loved the flower. It reminded me of asparagus. However, I haven’t met many other people that like them. I was looking at bulbs and mentioned to the lady shopping next to me how pretty they were, and she scrunched her nose saying that she hated the flower. My look of surprise prompted her to explain that they were the flower used at her mother’s…
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Gardening with Kids: Teaching Observation Skills
There are several items that my youngest goes to almost every time we are in the garden. I’m thinking about now setting up a crate for his special objects. This morning I want to show you one of his current favorites and share a game my older son really enjoyed. This magnifying glass has been great fun for Wookie. He goes from plant to plant looking at the different flowers, which gives me a chance to toss in a lesson…
