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Category Archives: gardening

Hill Country Red

Growing in our fall garden, Hill Country Red Okra: Nathan took the pretty photo yesterday morning.

in the garden

A new statue near the kitchen garden gate.  I want to make a gazing pool in front of her.  Which I expect will then become another dog water bowl. Ben and Maddie are keeping a raised garden bed planted with strawberry plants and flowers.  We’re not likely to see any berries, though, since M keeps [...]

caterpillars

Ben and I spent some time in the garden this morning while Maddie was napping. While I was weeding, we noticed that our dill plants are covered in these Black Swallowtail caterpillars right now: Technically they’re pests, but we’re not eating much dill anyway, and Ben and I really enjoyed seeing them.  We looked at [...]

Saturday morning gardening

Mommy’s Little Monster says you can plant your own Victory Garden, too!

Helping Grandpa and Grandma in the garden

A few photos from our visit with Grandpa John and Grandma Sharon last weekend:

Seeds

Most of my online journaling energy is going into my new blog Seeds these days.  I’ve already learned a lot that I didn’t know about backyard nature in the short span of time since I started Seeds, and it’s being an important space for self-expression and creativity for me right now.  I imagine that Sunrise [...]

seeds

This morning I ordered garden seeds from Seeds of Change. I ordered cherry tomatoes, cukes, yellow squash, sweet basil, and echinacea. Can’t wait for them to arrive so I can start the tomatoes inside! I may pick up a couple more things locally–specifically I’d like some (hot) peppers and some oregano. This will be my [...]

Christmas cactus

Our Christmas cactus is blooming for the first time! It got the dormant period it needed to bloom totally by neglect, I think. Since Ben was born, I haven’t had much time or energy to worry about plants. I left the cactus outside on the front porch during the cold weather, and I’ve been forgetting [...]