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The Makings of a Vegetable Garden

Even for those of us with a more relaxed attitude towards garden design, a vegetable garden demands discipline. For one,...

Why Beans Have Strings

The often ignored flowers of the common garden bean are a sight to behold! Nature is so extraordinary in its...

kitchen garden flowers

When I started my vegetable garden I embraced the tradition of planting “kitchen gardenflowers” to make it look pretty. A potager is beautiful...

shiny bows

I am grateful for the rain after the mini-drought in September, one can almost feel how relieved the plants are to have...

holy aloe!

I got this aloe plant for medicinal purposes, since aloe gel is a wonderful moisturizer and a great first aid balm for...

in the sunlight

It was very warm outside when I took this picture, and it’s been like that for a while now. Usually...

painting with light

It is not the change of the seasons or the succession of blooms that keep your garden always new, but...

snapdragons

My lovely itinerant snapdragons! Anticipating their next location is one of my favorite gardening activities.  I am not sure why this...

shade darlings

Walking through the garden I realized I seem to have more luck with the shaded areas than those with full sun exposure. The logical reason for...

creepy crawlies

Have you noticed how many beautiful ground covers fall into the creepy category? Creeping phlox, creeping veronicas, creeping Jenny? These plants usually spread...