Gardening

How to Plant Bearded Iris

November 12, 2013
Tall Bearded Iris Gardening How To Plant

I had a few rhizomes (root of Iris) that I planted over the weekend, planting this late in the season is risky.   Ideally the best time to plant Iris in zone 6 is in September-October. Though the window here has closed on planting Bearded Iris you may still be able to do so where you […]

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How To Attract Honey Bees To Your Vegetable Garden

October 17, 2013
Bees on Aster in Fall

  This week my friend Liz who is a beekeeper by profession spoke to the local garden club about beekeeping and how important gardeners are to the bees. Liz’s belief is that there are not enough local wild flowers for the bees in the more manicured neighborhoods and the bees suffer there more than the […]

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October Gardening; Over-Wintering Tender Plants

October 3, 2013
October Cover

October is a great time to be in the garden, its cool and if you live where there is four seasons, the display that the trees puts on can be stunning.  Here in Cincinnati the trees are still green, but the maples are have a tinge of color started on their leaves. If you are […]

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September in the Garden

September 19, 2013
Backyard Gardening Backyard Chickens

 Fall is here and the vegetable garden is finishing up all that is left are Brussels Sprouts, Beets and Romaine. The chickens are molting, which means they are shedding old feathers to promote new feather growth.  The yard and the coop are full of feathers and the hens are not looking so pretty right now. […]

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Private Garden Tour

September 5, 2013
beth carps garden

A few weeks ago I had the good fortune to be invited by my friend Leslie to go on a private tour of a local garden, that is by far the most spectacular private garden I have ever seen.  It rivaled many a public garden I have visited.  What made it all the more amazing was […]

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August Gardening; Tomatoes, Fertilizing and Garden Predators

August 22, 2013
Silver Wyandotte in Garden

I had the pleasure of going on a garden tour a few weeks ago through one of the most amazing private garden I have ever seen.  The garden was designed, planted and cared for by one woman.  I plan on doing a post next week to show you some of the areas, plants and I […]

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August Gardening

August 8, 2013
August cover with Buff Orpington Hen

August is one of the busiest times in a garden.  Picking the produce and processing it can become a full-time job from morning into the evening.  However, August is payoff time in the kitchen garden; Tomatoes, Peppers, Beans, Eggplant, Carrots, Beets, and Herbs a plenty.  There is something so fulfilling about growing your own food […]

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Propagating Begonias

August 1, 2013
Perennial Begonia copy

I love perennial Begonias.  The colors and leaf formations are delightful and the surprise little blooms that pop up on long stems are lyrical.  However, they can be pricey, especially if you are buying them in the spring on top of all your other spring garden store purchases.  A wonderful gardening trick is to make […]

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July Gardening; Gladiolus, Garden Phlox and Blue Maran Chickens

July 25, 2013
Gladiolus Perennial Gardening Tips

  My Day Lilies have finished blooming.  I wrote an article last year about how Kindness Made me Fall in Love with the Daylily, I would be honored if you took the time to pop over and read my post, you can find it here. Right now my garden is laden with Gladiolus.  Gladiolus are […]

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July Gardening; Tomatoes, Garden Pests and the Heat

July 18, 2013
tomatoes

   The tomatoes are coming!  However, with all the rain and then the heat all our plants may be struggling. Your tomato plants leaves may be turning  yellow toward the bottom of the plant.  You have nothing to worry about the leaves of tomato plant turning yellow at the bottom of the plant means these […]

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How To Plant and Care for Coneflower

July 11, 2013
Coneflower Echinacea

When most people hear the name Coneflower or ‘Echinacea’ they think of the purple daisy like flower that blooms in mid summer to fall.  However, this perennial garden rock star comes in a variety of colors.  Purple Coneflower is the most common, but you can find white, red, salmon, dark pink colors and many more. […]

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Tips for Growing Carrots and Honey Roasted Carrot Recipe

June 27, 2013
Rainbow Carrot Mix

Carrots are a rewarding vegetable to grow, because with a little tending you will have a full crop of beautiful delicious home grown carrots 70-80 days after planting.  Right now I am harvesting the seeds I planted in the spring 3 weeks before the last expected frost date.  I just planted my second round of […]

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Garden Tour; Tomato and Perennial Care

June 20, 2013
Glendale Garden Tour

My friend Tami and I went on a garden tour through some private local gardens last Saturday.  The tour consisted of nine privately owned and cared for gardens and our group was led by a master gardner who pointed out certain characteristics and answered our questions. The tour ranged from a small patio garden to […]

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June Garden; dealing with Cabbageworms and Flea Beetles

June 14, 2013
Good Morning

When you have a blog that talks about gardening, you have a ton to write about in the spring, summer and fall, but sadly you don’t have a whole lot of time to write it.  You are so busy keeping up with the weeding, cutting, planting, (did I say weeding), and harvesting, that you usually […]

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End of May in the Garden; Iris, Rose and Tomato care

May 30, 2013
May in the Garden

   During the end of May the garden is alive with color, and you want to spend as much time as you can outside enjoying.  Which is a good thing because there is plenty of work to be done.  Besides pulling weeds, deadheading blooms is usually on everyone’s to do list. Deadheading, the removal of […]

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