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It’s freezing outside. Some parts of the country are covered in snow. Everything is frost-covered. The ground is solid as a rock. Buuuttt, here I am dreaming about a vegetable garden in the depths of winter. Those visions help me get through this frigid time of year. So let’s have some warm thoughts and turn Read More >>
Yesterday I popped by Mrs. HB’s place to drop off some plastic livestock. If you’re a long time reader of this goofy little blog of mine {Seriously… how has it been 9 years already?!} then you all remember the whole Pink Flamingo Sanctuary and how the idea of filling my back yard with pink plastic Read More >>
You know what one of the hardest things on the planet is? Narrowing down your list of favorite things about your very favorite thing! I could fill post after post about my favorite gardening tools and supplies and, oh wait, I totally already do that! So trying to narrow that list down and cram it Read More >>
If you are local and don’t know about the awesomeness that is a Seattle Tilth Class, you’re missing out! I took a fall gardening class offered by them and I learned a ton. I loved it! They do a fantastic job at teaching sustainable, but effective ways to live, garden, and eat. Their class list Read More >>
One of our favorite readers, Lisa from Tasmania is checking in and her garden pictures and with all the cold weather we’ve been having, well, it just brightened my day. {New around here? Catch up on more of Lisa’s posts HERE}. Hi Mavis! The garden is slowly slowly coming good – the weather won’t remain Read More >>
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