It is early summer and the gardens are progressing. They are new to me, so it is a learning experience. We moved in here last winter, so seeing everything come up is great for a gardener! I've added a lot of new plants, there are vegetables too, but the perennial plants that come up every year are finally starting to do their thing.
Read MoreWhile the existing garden is coming along nicely, additional planting continues in both the flower beds and the veggie garden. In flower land, we're adding more annuals for season-long color, and a few additional perennials for structure. Herbs are ready for transplant, along with onion, garlic and shallot starts, plus beets, carrots and peas from seed. The tomatoes are getting used to the outside weather and should be in shortly, plus we've harvested greens for our first salad! They were delicious.
Read MoreI was told by a wise old Italian woman in New England that nothing should go in the ground until the first full moon after Mother's Day. We are in Zone 5, both in New Hampshire and Montana. New Hampshire is getting snow in May, but it's pretty nice here, and the last full moon was 3 days before Mother's Day so we are rolling the dice. Plants are going in.
Read MoreI've not posted a lot of gardening photos over the past few years with good reason. We are basically bi-coastal, so if I plant tomatoes on the east coast, by the time they are ready, I am not there to enjoy them. And vice versa. This year I am socially distancing in Montana, so we are planting seeds!
Read MoreIt's September 21st, two days away from the first full day of fall. The air temp is aboout 82 and the pool is warmer. My hibiscus plant is happy. Hope you are all having a great day.
Read MoreWhile shopping at Nature's Green Grocer in Peterborough, NH yesterday, I came across a large bucket of beautiful bouquets by Birch Creek Flowers, also located in town. I love flowers but have never heard of Birch Creek, so this is a revelation!
Read MoreI feel like I am so behind in my gardening efforts, and I am! It is mid-June, and I just started shopping for annuals, a few perennials and hanging baskets. We've been traveling (see posts under travel). Time to get back to New Hampshire and whip this house back into shape!!
Read MoreUsually I plant amaryllis and paper-whites around Thanksgiving so they are in bloom by Christmas, and often gift them, but we are traveling this year. So Bob picked these beauties up at Rose Mountain Floral on Main Street in Kalispell, Montana. They did a much better job than I have ever done.
Read MoreIt is a rainy Sunday, fresh on the heels of a hot, sunny week. I don't mind the rain as the gardens need it. I spent some time outside yesterday doing a little fertilizing, trimming and deadheading, and just happened to take a few pictures.
Read MoreNamed after a poem by Sam Walter Foss, the house by the side of the road in Wilton NH, is not just a greenhouse. It is a series of large and conjoined greenhouses. At least six of them if not more. They host all your gardening needs all year round.
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