The garden is winding down, and the hurricane has helped to move things along. A few critters did their share too. DH modified the bird feeder so that less seed would spill into the tray, which made it a bit more difficult for the larger birds like the cardinals to eat. So, feeling sorry for …
Tag: Gardening
Late June in the Garden
This past weekend a cool front came through, lowered the humidity and made Sunday a perfect day for gardening. I had weeds to pull, and some other tasks, so I got busy. Get ready for a picture heavy post, there is a lot to see in the garden today. Late June sees more flowering plants …
Early June In the Garden
The garden continues to grow and evolve, watching for the first tomatoes and hoping for a good crop of basil. The garden is busy and blooming so get ready for a picture heavy post! Out in the forest, the honeysuckle is going like crazy. The sweet fragrance wafts across the air, and the pollinators are …
Garden Jubilee 2017
Memorial Day weekend is the annual Garden Jubilee in Hendersonville, the largest annual plant show and sale in the western North Carolina area. We go most years, and this year I was on the hunt for more perennials, and I really want a clematis for the lattice in the front garden bed. Local nurseries and …
January in the Garden
January means little to do in the garden outside, but there are plenty of things to do inside. I am my annual mode of reading my new Farmer's Almanac, perusing the seed catalogs, and scrounging for gardening magazines at the thrift stores and library magazine exchange. I already repotted my orchid, and I have needed …
June in the Garden
June in the garden has most of the potted plants getting bigger, and the flowers are still going. I put a white lobelia in the watering can, and it is doing well, now trailing nicely. Yellow lantana with blue lobelia, and a geranium with a different variety of lobelia, both doing well. The day lilies …
Planting for the Veranda
Lots of plants came home with me over the past week, and this past weekend some of them did get planted. I brought home a flat of torenias, 12 purple and 3 yellow. The purple ones go into the hanging pots for the hummingbirds to enjoy. I did see a hummingbird this week at one …
Mid-April in the Garden
Yesterday was a very busy day for me with a meeting in the morning, and a bunch of errands to do including picking up my torenias from the garden center, checking out the humane society thrift store, and hitting Pier One's sale. Of course, while I was there, I had to get a few more …
January Garden 2016
There are only a few things to do in the garden this month. I did want to get some peat pots to go inside my clam shell boxes. I used these last year, but the transplant shock was too much. So, I found some little peat pots to go inside. I'll plant some seeds in …
Dreaming of My Next Garden
As we near the end of the holiday rush, it is still weird to have it so warm outside. But, that only makes me think more of spring and my next garden. Meanwhile my indoor plants are just maintaining, growing a few leaves but not flowering. I think they do not get enough sunlight from …
From My Carolina Home 