Everything is doing well in my small vegetable patch. I grew a variety of lettuces this year, all of which we have harvested for some time now. I have tried to stagger the planting of them as much as possible otherwise we are just overwhelmed and I am giving away most of my produce to […]
As we approach Mothers Day, I just wanted to wish all mothers a very special and relaxing day. I have chosen Alstroemeria as my feature plant today which is commonly called “Peruvian Lily” and is native to South America. They come in a variety of colours and are great for cut flowers (flowers can […]
I can’t say enough about the benefits of having a greenhouse. Not only can I start my vegetable and flower seeds, but also I can get a head start on my hanging baskets. Each year I do at least six baskets. As soon as I can pick up the basket stuffers, I make the baskets […]
After leaving the LA region we gradually made our way up the coast as far as Monterey and visited some memorable coastal towns along the way. We even managed to camp one night in a tent which I have not done for many years. The campsite was right by the ocean at Pismo Beach and even […]
As we welcome 2015 I am already thinking ahead to Spring and deciding what types of seeds I would like to order this year. There is nothing better to lighten my mood perusing flower and vegetable seed catalogues when it is cold and bleak outside. When I was running my small nursery business I […]
September is also a time to harvest as much as possible. I am lucky that I live in a community where any surplus fruit or vegetables we share with our neighbors. From my own vegetable garden we continue to pick tomatoes, cucumbers, beet root, peppers, zucchinis and potatoes. We are just starting to pick the runner […]
Even though I love to garden, I do value time way. Once again after having so many visitors, my husband and I have stepped away for a little R & R. Before heading out, I had a wander around the garden and was happy to see a number of plants with second blooms (in particular […]
Everything seems to be thriving in the vegetable patch. Today my husband very kindly worked in the rest of the compost and sowed the remaining vegetable seeds. I think we can safely say now that the soil will be warm enough. Meanwhile, the lettuces that we grew under glass are doing very well… we have […]