On May 6th, I’m usually ignoring a chilly forecast (to my eventual dismay) and planting out small seedlings into the garden. I say a prayer and wish them luck and glance nervously at the sky, hoping the frost doesn’t come. This year, after having mixed success with the seedlings I’ve been babying for the last … Read more
I’d never been to the Philadelphia Flower Show at the Philadelphia Convention Center before, so when my sister suggested we go on opening day, I was definitely interested! Philly isn’t too far from Ocean County, NJ and it was definitely worth the trip. She and her husband prepaid for parking via an iphone ap and … Read more
Before I planted my first vegetable garden in 2009, my experience with plants was a few potted philodendrons in my apartment, an unknown variety of house plant that came with me through 3 moves in college, and a really gorgeous hydrangea the previous owners had planted at our condo when we were first married. I … Read more
For the past week, I’ve been moving fruit trees and berry bushes from the old yard to the new one. So far, I’ve dug and moved 1 pear tree, a dwarf bonfire peach tree, 2 blueberry bushes, a high bush cranberry, a jostaberry (needs a pollinator), a gooseberry, a red current, 2 paw paw trees … Read more
We’ve had one or two hot days this season so far. My early spring plants are usually fried by late May, but the foliage on my Virginia Bluebells is still happily green and perky. The peppers and tomatoes are tapping their feet, so to speak, waiting for warmer temperatures, but I don’t mind waiting. The … Read more
Husband wanted to stop at Lowes today while our boy was in school. No argument from me! A-girl and I took a stroll through the Garden department while he ran some fix-it errands inside. I picked up and planted a Peony and 3 Begonias today. I went so far as to dig the hole and … Read more
[su_row][su_column size=”2/3″ center=”no” class=””] The morning glories had to be taken down. The ones that ran up the flagpole began to die and look dreadful, but as I suspected, I was only able to cut and tear down as far as I could reach. I have to take down the flagpole, Captain America style, to … Read more