Happy Mother’s Day! I have a photo from Mother’s Day 2006 that I keep in a frame in our kitchen. I can look at the photo and remember that day like it was yesterday…literally! I have three little girls who … Continue reading
My new husband, Derek, and I were married at the end of April. Between wedding planning and a busy season at work, I was later than normal getting summer crops in the ground. All the time I was completing final … Continue reading
After two days with 22 garden bloggers, the Bonnie Plants marketing team left P. Allen Smith’s second annual Garden2Blog event in Little Rock, Arkansas, energized for the rest of spring. We gardened, ate Bonnie veggies, and talked about the how and … Continue reading
My father-in-law happened to call me about a tray of veggie plants that had all become rootbound and, therefore, he determined they were no longer worth planting. On the contrary! A plant with a small root system will have less chance … Continue reading
One of the highlights of writing this blog is that I get to write about the mistakes I make in gardening. I hope my sharing information on what I learn from my mistakes will help you make better choices, too. … Continue reading
Of all the patterns seen in nature, spirals might be one of the most fascinating and most often mimicked by artists, architects, and even garden designers. Spirals reveal themselves subtly around us almost everywhere. Look at how flower petals form … Continue reading
After I cleared and prepped my vegetable beds, I really took notice of how nice and neat they looked when I took pictures for this post. It was then that I noticed the two rosemary plants I had planted last … Continue reading
Today, I harvested my first handful of strawberries for the season. My Sequoia strawberry plants overwintered in the garden and are now producing lots of berries from both the mother plants and the daughters that popped up from runners. I … Continue reading
Spring 2012 came in this year with a BANG!! Seems like EVERYTHING bloomed a bit early this year…and the trees are full of leaves in all shades of green. It’s like a flowering orchestra around our home…lovely! With spring comes the … Continue reading
I love eggs. And I love chickens. Which, as you might think at our house, is the perfect simpatico relationship. We have a sweet brood of laying hens that work hard for my breakfast…and our garden. Not only are their … Continue reading
