It's time to give you a quick update on the garden! We've been enjoying the bounty this year, that's for sure. The above photo shows some vigorously blooming oregano! In general, my flowers are a little more sparse than usual right now. I'll have to work on that and figure out some "late bloomers" that I can plant next year! Wild Looking Garden At the moment, I have a jungle-like flowerbed just outside one kitchen window. Outhouse Plant The tall plants in that bed are called, "Outhouse … [Read more...] about Garden Update
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Food and Flowers in Permaculture
When practicing permaculture, food and flowers can live harmoniously. They can even be one and the same. Even though we have a designated vegetable garden, we don't exclusively plant vegetables there. One of the joys of permaculture, as well as of gardening in general, is the endless way we can combine plants for multiple reasons. This is how to "stack functions," and "stack elements," which are part of the bigger picture in permaculture principles. Let's first … [Read more...] about Food and Flowers in Permaculture
How to Make a Pretty Farmhouse Flower Bouquet
How to Make a Pretty Farmhouse Flower Bouquet (updated) Do you suffer from "No-Talent-For-Flower-Arranging-Syndrome?" I would have described myself the same way for years. I simply had no knack for putting a bouquet together. Over time, however, I've come across some tips and tricks that have been most helpful in overcoming "NTFFAS.' Here are my tips and tricks for how to make a pretty farmhouse flower bouquet! First of all, I generally don't go for very formal-looking flower … [Read more...] about How to Make a Pretty Farmhouse Flower Bouquet
Spring Planting
Planting in the Spring Here in the Northeast, we are well behind many of you when it comes to Spring planting! In fact, we just went plant shopping in rainy, cold weather. It was a little disheartening, because the winds made the raindrops land on our faces, making it rather difficult to see what plants we selected! At any rate, it could be a fun surprise when planting this year's garden. That said, I'm sort of scrambling to get things set up in a way that will, hopefully, prevent some … [Read more...] about Spring Planting