Garden Update, 8/4/2016

Garden Update, 8/4/2016

If you’re counting, you know it’s been longer than two weeks since our last garden update! I credit that to two things: life is busy and the blooms are slowing down!  I’ve realized that I need some late blooming perennials for my flower beds! (I sure hope my specialist at Natural Plus Nursery is paying attention! 😉 )  Other than the phlox and a few lilies…things are just about done and starting to look drab!  Here are a few snapshots of the gorgeous blooms left that I do have!

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Garden Update: 7/18/2016

Garden Update: 7/18/2016

We’re back for another garden update which means it’s been two weeks already! Those two week periods seem to be going faster and faster as the summer rolls along! I don’t have a lot of words today, just a lot of pictures for you, so I hope you enjoy!

garden 1The North bed is doing great!  The Tickseed that I purchased from Natural Plus Nursery this spring is blooming like crazy (the red & yellow flower).  The phlox are finally in full bloom and they are some of my favorite as they are so vibrant!

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Gardening: The Prep Stage

Spring is “almost” here! I say almost because well, I do live in Iowa and while it is mid-late March…we could still get snow into April or May, so one has to be careful about putting the cart before the horse!But, none the less, the warmish weather we had last week and the week before got us itching and we’ve started a few seeds in the house.

This year, I got to do the vegetable garden planning and seed ordering and I enjoyed every minute of it.  Throughout the past year, I’ve been working on to clean “clean” or “whole” which means a whole lot more fresh fruits and veggies, so I’m always looking for ways to save money and time.  Now, that’s we’ve had a garden for a couple years, I felt that I was ready to try a few new things.  Traditionally we have potatoes, green beans, tomatoes (cherry), onions, and cucumbers in our garden.  This year, we’re expanding…well, not the garden sadly (even though I gave it a valiant effort and was denied), but in our varieties  and I was able to find everything I wanted in the Jung Seed Catalog!

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