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We Made A Backyard, Half 1

Right here’s the primary a part of a submit a few home Jim and I purchased in the summertime of 2005. It’s one among a (not very) common sequence of posts about gardens and homes we’ve owned through the years. (Being so very historic, you’ll must excuse the standard of…

Our Driveway Re-Invention Half 1

I do know that individuals discover it fascinating that I stay and now backyard in the home the place I used to be born and the place my father was born (he died in 2014 at a wholesome 100). It not all that uncommon, I believe, in a lot of…

House Pickling in 2024

The day earlier than yesterday, I made my first batch of pickles. I assumed I’d chronicle the ups and downs of pickle manufacturing, full with my errors to your studying. I’ve by no means canned something earlier than, so I relied closely on recommendation from a buddy, however a few…

Seeds to Plant within the Fall for Subsequent Season’s Blooms

Earlier than we will say goodbye to the backyard for the 12 months, it’s time to plan for spring. Whether or not you expertise a sunny winter or a snow-covered one, many seeds don’t thoughts ready for winter to move earlier than making an look. Scatter these seeds to plant…

You may Have to Sit Down: A Letter to The Midwest

Behind the posts, articles, conferences and social media, there’s a backstory. Have you ever stored up with the digital correspondence between Ranters Scott Beuerlein and Marianne Willburn? You can begin right here, or return and discover all the correspondence at Pricey Gardener. Lovettsville, VA August 31, 2024 Pricey Scott, I’m…

Winter: The Finest Time to Work on Your Backyard – joe gardener®

Although there are a selection of strategies gardeners can use to increase the rising season, there’s a interval of dormancy for many gardens within the winter months between December and February. Throughout these coldest months, I take this chance to work on my backyard relatively than in my backyard. The…

Depart Plant Residue within the Backyard if “diseased”?

Half 1 of a collection of Posts In my final submit What are You Doing With Completed Vegetation? there have been many nice questions and feedback that might add invaluable data to the submit. Since many individuals don’t verify feedback, I’m doing a collection of posts to reply questions, repeat…

Catching Up

It has been an embarrassingly very long time lengthy since I posted an replace on our backyard and allotment. Concern not, all the pieces is developing roses. Such as you, we’ve been adjusting to this loopy, post-pandemic world we’re residing in. To get you again on top of things, right…

Allotment Jobs for April – Sharpen your Spades

What a distinction a month makes. I wrote my March allotment jobs on the cusp of the Coronavirus Disaster. Within the area of 4 weeks, the world has turn into a distinct place. The UK is one in every of many international locations in lockdown as we desperately attempt to…

Lapageria Rosea Care: Rising The Chilean Bellflower

Chilean Bellflower, often known as Lapageria rosea or Copihue, is a surprising vine native to Chile. This lovely plant is the nationwide flower of Chile and might add a contact of unique class to your backyard with its giant, trumpet-shaped flowers in shades of pink, pink, or white. Pin To…

Wanting again in addition to towards the long run

In July the backyard by no means regarded so inexperienced, because of a month of report rainfall that proved to be a curse greater than a present. 2021 proved to be a report breaking 12 months wherever one gardens. Whereas gardeners are infamous about complaining in regards to the climate…

Three Tales of Change: Wildflower Pocket Gardens

September 4, 2024 Three Tales of Change: Wildflower Pocket Gardens Yikes, it’s already September! And meaning I want to leap on the wildflower seed bus. October to mid-November is prime time planting time for spring flowers like this assortment in Ilse Frank’s entrance yard final April. It was the primary…

I’m Stumped – gardeninacity

In late July, I took a six-day journey to the Pacific Northwest, to the 2024 Backyard Fling (it was once the Backyard Bloggers Fling, however a few of us are utilizing Instagram and even TikTok, and so we’ve got a brand new title). After which I received Covid (for the…

Smoky Skies: The Results of Forest Fires on Backyard Crops

As forest fires change into extra frequent, our backyard vegetation will proceed to sit down below smoky skies. However how does this have an effect on the lifecycle of our favorite flowers, herbs, and ornamentals? Will our veggies have a smoky flavour? Let’s focus on what we do know in…