I love using wildflowers as filler wherever I can and this year I'm adding more than ever, hoping to get even more of that cottage garden look I love so much. I put them everywhere. In between the tulips and irises. Under the trees. On the edges of the poultry pens. In the chicken pasture. …
Continue reading Adventures in Gardening: Planting Wildflowers Everywhere (literally)
Ahhh, it's really lovely to be able to get up, grab a cup of coffee and head outside without pulling on my winter gear! It's all the better to be greeted by sunny skies, the warm sun and beautiful blooms in every direction. The late blooming tulips are just now awakening... I've never seen so …
It may take me all week to recover from all the work we did over the weekend but in the end, it was totally worth it! I spent hours working in the flower beds weeding, planting seeds and adding new flower pots to make it look pretty... On Saturday we drove over to the nursery …
It feels like the wind is never going to end, but I have to remind myself that this is normal for southeast Idaho in spring. I've been complaining about it since we moved here fifteen years ago and it's been happening long before we came and will continue long after we're gone. So we just …
Continue reading Any Way the Wind Blows (Doesn’t Really Matter)
Kiss of the sun for pardon. Song of the birds for mirth. You’re closer to God’s heart in a garden than anyplace else on earth.Dorothy Frances Gurney Gardening, for many of us, is extremely therapeutic. Not just the physical work involved, but the positive effect on mental health can't be ignored. Even the medical experts …
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