Category: garden
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big plant daddy
Hello my poppets – I hope you will forgive my recent neglect. I’m told Mercury is retrograde, for you astrology buffs, which apparently causes everything to go to hell in a hand basket, and it has been the god’s honest truth around here. Supposed to clear out in 10 days or so – keep your […]
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progress
Back to spring in Seattle today, shocking my poor lettuces AGAIN, since they woke up cold and crispy on Saturday morning. We bought some little lovelies at the Arboretum Early Bloomer sale Saturday, and spent a good chunk of the day weeding (mostly the Geek) and planting here and there. Still some things left […]
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fresh booty
Yesterday on my doorstep was a box of treasures, fresh from Annie’s Annuals in California. It’s been awhile since I ordered plants through the mail, so I was a little scared of what condition they would be in. Luckily, they were in pretty decent shape. Several broken leaves, and only one that may need replacing. […]
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march in the garden
Look – it’s a wee little pea sprout! I *think* there might be some spinach and poppy sprouts too, but honestly, it could be weeds. We shall see… And my new lettuces… And some oregano and thyme… Tulips, and maples and muscari – oh my! You would think you could post photos side by side, […]
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Tilth!
After months of anticipation, The Lovely Miss Z got the party started with this sweet gift: And we popped a bottle of Prosecco and plopped down OUTSIDE ON MARCH 19TH with a lovely spread of meats and cheeses and bread while we contemplated our soon-to-be-loot (and the bottom of said Prosecco bottle – tasty stuff, […]
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markers
When we bought our house 3 years ago, it came with a large assortment of very old plants – the original owner was a big Arboretum supporter, so we’ve been told. One of the first days we were there, a neighbor came over and told us we had a tree in the front yard worth […]
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information overload
Thank god for the interweb. I say that almost daily, for it’s amazing what you can find there. For a beginning gardener, it’s a miracle sent from heaven. What on earth did people DO before? Lots of library books and the occasional class, I guess and if you were lucky, a friend with a green […]
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greenery
It’s been unseasonably warm this winter/early spring, which means unusual progress has already been made in the yard. The Geek built these lovely raised beds, so we could attempt our first vegetables. We’ve planted some peas, poppies, and sunflower seeds, but no seedings yet. At the nursery last week, I couldn’t pass by some strawberry […]
foible and folly 