Over the last couple days we’ve been talking about how to create a specialized culinary garden or potager. You can see the first two entries in this series here: Picking the Perfect Spot for Your Potager and Picking the Perfect Plants for…
Yesterday, we talked about why you might want to create a secondary (or primary, if need be) culinary garden known as a potager. Today, let’s take a closer look at how to choose the right plants for this special garden. One of the main benefits of…
When we moved into our house, choosing the ideal spot for the main vegetable garden was pretty easy – mainly because so much of our available land had to be devoted to the horses. Still, it ended up in a nice sunny…
It’s hard to believe it was over 80 degrees just two short days ago. Today is blustery and cold… and a thin dusting of snow lies on the ground. The birds seem as confused by this sudden turnaround as I am….
Yesterday, we talked a little bit about designing a new vegetable garden and using succession planting principles to maximize your results. The garden image I shared in that article was from this past weekend (April 2014). To better illustrate the progress being made,…
Finally, a warm and sunny weekend here in NE Ohio! I’m heading outside in a minute to get back to work stripping horse stalls and working in the garden. We made tons of progress yesterday – and the vegetable garden design…
Well, it’s FINALLY that time of year again. Time to start finalizing your vegetable garden plans. Are you in?? I have BIG goals for our vegetable garden this year. (If you ask my husband… I always do!) 🙂 This will be our…
Do you keep a garden journal? I do. I received a beautiful blank gardening journal several years ago as a housewarming gift. By now, it is well worn and coffee stained – and filled with little details about my beloved daylilies,…
Let me be clear up front – the title of this post is not referring to me. 🙂 At least not this year. My new husband and I moved in together a few months ago – and between work and kids…
The last year has brought some big changes for me… I got married, became a stepmom to 3 really great girls, lost two of my three beloved elderly dogs… and moved to a new area. Okay, it’s not really “new” –…
Why Plan a “No-Dig” Vegetable Garden Does the idea of a “no-dig” vegetable garden sound appealing to you? Then read on, because I have good news for you – especially if you are interested in growing organic vegetables. “No-dig” gardening became…
If your favorite garden plants require good drainage, it can be incredibly frustrating to have a yard that just won’t cooperate. Fortunately, learning how to create a raised bed garden can help you transform just about any spot into a beautiful…