I’m so excited, it’s finally all planted and yes I have pix but they don’t show much, but I thought I’d like to document it evey few weeks. First you see the main garden with the new spur added, it’s a three sisters garden, just the spur: a close-up of the main garden: a visitor, [...]

My name is Fey My age is 23 I live in Lousiana My relationship status is taken I live in an apartment/condo, but am in the market for something bigger, i.e. a house My children and/or pets are non-existent. I wouldn’t mind a kitty or two though. My obsession of the moment is Turkish coffee. So, [...]

Here are today’s tomatoes from my itty bitty raised bed, and in the vases are some zinnias I planted from seed a month ago….

With a little bit of internet research I’ve found out that my acorn squash plant has a bad case of powdery mildew. It looks like the whole plant is affected to some degree. I cut off the badly infected leaves yesterday but it’s quickly starting to spread to the remaining leaves. I was looking at [...]

Please, please educate yourself on what might happen to your garden. Google this term: “Herbicide-Tainted Mulch or Compost” ASK the store manager where you buy your mulch or compost: WHERE did it come from? HAS it been tested for herbicide residue? DOES the store plan on compensating you if the compost or mulch they sell [...]

Hi all, I’m hoping someone can help me with this poor shrub. First, what is it? My Internet image searches have led me to think it’s a wiegala. Second, when we bought the house six years ago, the shrub was beautiful. It bloomed every year, sometimes twice a year. Every branch was full and alive. [...]

~ Membership Questionnaire ~ My name is (required, even if you make something up): Dana My age is: 30 I live in (where in the world are you?): Dyersburg, TN My relationship status is (married, single, taken, etc.): Happily engaged. I live in a(n) (house, apartment, condo, etc.): House My children and/or pets: Son 4 yrs old [...]

When an entire family of gardeners from way back says, collectively, “I’ve never seen that before,” I tend to take notice. My uncle came to my mom and step-dad’s today while I was there. He’s having a problem with his tomato plants – nearly all of them. We think it’s a fungus, but we’re not [...]

But before I launch into another round of Yellowstone pictures on my own journal, this is what I came home to. Along with a November-like storm of wind and rain as I came over Snoqualmie Pass yesterday afternoon. My iris are blooming, my iris are blooming! As well as one of my clematis and a [...]

I’m playing pretend over here.  I’m pretending that I’ve got a bunch of money and time and can go out and make a shade garden on the north side of my house, it’s a fun game! In the midst of my planning I realized that the northeast corner of the house is a low spot [...]