I previously posted that our vegetable garden is in. What I neglected to note is that for he past two years I have been planting companion plants with the vegetables. Basil – I have planted Basil in the vegetable garden because it repels mites, aphids, and mosquitos. Basil also has anti fungal properties which repel…

The vegetables got planted, I finished weeding the herb garden, cutting back the Chives and Parsley, and planting the Cilantro and Dill. This morning I went out and planted the Marigolds around the vegetable garden and also planted Basil in the vegetable garden. The Parsley had grown around 3 feet tall and was blooming. I…

I have come to the conclusion that I can’t do all the work needed in all the beds I have. I was ahead and now I’m behind. All of the beds were weeded and upon returning to VA, they need to be weeded again. The weather has not been cooperative. Any free time, like yesterday,…

I’m still out in the garden every day that the weather cooperates. I have one more bed to clean up. This is the big perennial bed in the front. I have cleaned up most of the perimeter but I need to get into the interior, which is very hard with my mobility issues. Anyway…. everytime…

This is one of my favorite times of the year! Everything is starting to grow and the early blooms are coming out. The Iris, Lungwort, Clematis and Columbine are blooming, (The Columbine have also started popping up throughout the garden). The Peony has many buds, as do the roses. The Coneflowers, Scabiosa, Salvia, Hosta and…

I’m on a roll. The weather has been cooperating with my ability to be outside and every afternoon from 3 until 6 or 7:00 that is where I am. The first day this week I started in the garden bed that has Bee Balm, Beauty Bush, Butterfly Bush, Iris,’ Milkweed and Crocosmia. The Bee Balm,…

In past two days the weather has been cooperating, (high 60’s/70) for me to get back into the garden. Both days I went out late in the afternoon, (daylight savings time has helped). It’s funny that I used to limit myself. If I rode my bike, then I couldn’t work in the garden. If I…

This morning I saw the bluebirds making a nest in the bluebird house! That makes me so happy!

Yesterday was 75 degrees and sunny. yeah! I wanted to get outside and prune the roses. I have eight rose bushes and three of them were here when we moved in and have grown a little out of control. I had been hesitant on pruning, because I wasn’t sure when to do it. By volunteering…

We are in the middle of January and not much is happening in the garden. I take this time to notice the silhouette of the bare trees and tall grasses with their fronds. I appreciate the bright green and red berries of the holly and nandina, and I like to watch the wildlife coming to…