the last minute project of a crazy gardener:

Sorting through the pantry to figure out dinner back at midweek, we discovered numerous sprouting potatoes. Any other year of my life, I would have tossed them, but not this year. This year, I am a crazy gardener through and through. So, I got online and ordered these: The idea behind the standing planter is […]

two years in the making

We purchased the adjacent empty lot two and a half years ago. I laid down pavers for a fire ring and put in two raised beds. That first summer, I mostly worked to reclaim the land from run-away weeds. This was two years ago last May: Two years and one month later, while I still […]

today in the garden:

The triple daylilies are suddenly prolific, which seems early to me. I thought they were the last to show. Various daylilies also at peak: Other things in the garden:

making your own path:

No, seriously, I’m making my own pathway… Small steps here and there:

closing the gaps, addressing the gates

The dropped temperature offered a great day to continue working on the fence. I space a good chunk of the afternoon closing up some gaps. The gates were left for last because I was unsure how the materials of the fence would fit together on top of the gate. I had to use a thicker […]

mutant daylily?

I think we have our own crossbred hybrid daylily in the garden. Our daylilies are a mix of various short squat hybrids and the typical tall slender orange ‘ditch lily’. Most of our hybrids are deep burgundy, with a few yellow or peach mixed in. Prior to this morning, none of our hybrids were orange… […]

approaching summer in the garden:

Today was the first real break from 90+ degrees. An afternoon rainstorm removed my need to water, so I took the day off from work, and spent some time snapping shots. The daylilies are showing themselves even while recovering from a move: Habanero and Thai chili plants are filling with tiny green fruit: The beebalm […]

this weekend in the garden:

today’s mini project

Today, I continued work began yesterday: defining borders and future pathways to the firepit. Yesterday’s start: Today’s addition: The garden as a whole is firming up in my head. When I first established the spot for the firepit, I had no idea how the garden would interact with it. With the fence going in, and […]

fireflies!

My husband saw the first firefly of the summer. I did not get out to see it, but I was out late watering tonight, and the crowd has gathered for sure!