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Lucy the puddle dog and I were out in the garden yesterday when we noticed not a single pea we planted a few weeks ago had broken through the soil yet. Instead, all of the peas had all been pulled up by a vicious flock of birds and either gobbled up or left to die Read More >>
A few days ago I transplanted some of my cabbage plants to the small garden plot along side our greenhouse. I must admit, I am not the biggest cabbage fan in the world buy my husband loves it, so that’s why I plant it. Well, and because it looks pretty darn cool in the garden too. 😉 Read More >>
Now that it’s finally starting to look like spring around here {bulbs are blooming and buds on all the trees are beginning to pop like crazy} I thought I would start posting a few pictures of what my backyard garden looks like every week again like I did last year. Over the winter I reduced Read More >>
Yesterday was an absolutely gorgeous day in Western Washington!! I spent 3 hours… THREE HOURS outside in the garden. All by myself. No dog, no kids, just me and my garden. It was awesome. Check out my rhubarb plants! I planted the two larger ones last spring as crowns {see how to plant rhubarb} and Read More >>
Yesterday I transplanted my first batch of lettuce seedlings to my wood pallet garden. I put the pallet garden together last year using 6 brand new pallets from a local wood company and I was so thrilled with the results, that I’m doing it all over again this year. Not only are pallet gardens cool, Read More >>
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