Daily Log
Good morning, friends. Today is unexpectedly chilly for May. I woke up early, let the dogs out, and thought about heading to Home Depot to pick up more creeping thyme for the garden. In the past, Tim and I would eagerly rise early in spring for our plant shopping...
Daily Log
I'm grateful to have the flexibility to work in my garden since I'm self-employed. I've started listing tasks to tackle in the garden, focusing primarily on maintenance and updates such as staining the beds and deck. I plan to take down all the fencing for...
Top Self-Seeding Flowering Plants
Here are a few popular self-seeding plants to consider for your garden: Nasturtiums: These flowers are annuals in most climates, meaning they complete their life cycle in one year.Hardiness Zones: 9-11Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade Sunflowers Nigella...
Solstice 2023
On the serene morning of June 21st, 2023, as the world commemorated the solstice, I embarked on an inspiring journey of connection and discovery. The day was marked by a special encounter with a creative soul and a reminder of the preciousness of life and...
Launching Garden Season 2023
Garden Season 2023 Launch The 2023 gardening season has started on a steady, measured note, providing a distinct contrast to the hasty warming experienced in 2022. That year, a late May snowfall arrived with a harsh surprise, laying waste to the prematurely blooming...
2023 Garden Wish List
My wish list seed list for next years gardening season. Black Nebula Carrots
Favorite Holiday as an Adult
Garden Tour Day! As an adult, we don't often have times when we feel giddy or excited about something. Today is the day for me to feel excited and giddy, I'm touring local gardens. I got up early to get my chores done, do a little art, and write this blog post because...
Local Garden Tours 2022
This is one of my favorite times of the year when I get to share my garden and see other local gardens in my area. Although this year we're not on the tour you can take a virtual tour of our garden on YouTube. I'm planning my garden map for tomorrow and there are a...
2022 Planting Inventory
June 8, 2022 - will be edited and adjusted. 7 Currant Bushes 2 Consort Black CurrantBlack currants are quarter-inch fruits that hang in a long sprig like tiny grapes or red currants. These are rich and sweet-tart with a distinctive flavor similar to juniper (they are...
Ten years ago we began our high-altitude gardening journey in the mountains of CO. Over the past few years we started planting more with permaculture in mind.
Our permaculture food forest has 5 plum trees, 2 espaliered apple trees with 3 grafts on each tree, mulberry tree, elderberry, currants, gooseberries, jostaberries, strawberries, asparagus, rhubarb, and grapes.
I also changed up my spring planting routine by direct sowing most veggies in 2022, everything is popping but I’m getting a bit anxious about nothing coming up.
Get a list of plants we have in the food forest as of 2022.