plants

Drying Herbs

September 20, 2012

Do you have an abundance of beautiful herbs still growing in the garden and would love to continue enjoying them through out winter? Drying them is a great solution. It is great to have dried herbs hanging close at hand that you can quickly trim and use in your cooking during those cold and chilly [...]

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Oak – Slime Flux | Walter Reeves: The Georgia Gardener

August 6, 2012

I read this article on line written by The Georgia Gardener and thought I would share. If you have been dealing with the awful summer heat like we have been here in Cincinnati then you have come across a host of problems in the garden. Sometimes I am so worried about the veggies and flowers [...]

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Milkweed Bug- Good or Bad?

July 30, 2012

There are two types of Milkweed Bugs that love to hang out on the Milkweed plants: the Large Large Milkweed Bug and the Small Milkweed Bug. Both feed on the seeds of the Milkweed plants. They look almost exactly the same, except for, you guessed it, one is smaller than the other. Now what is a Milkweed Plant? [...]

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My Morning in the Kitchen Garden in Pictures

May 30, 2012

This morning the Fog was heavy and it made the garden so peaceful. I took some pics and wanted to share. The dew was showcasing the spiderwebs and making the plants glow green. Foghorn was doing his morning jog around the garden letting his crows fly. There were no bees or butterflies out this early [...]

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Do You Want to Grow, Salvia, Salvia or Salvia? HUH?

April 30, 2012

Salvia or the common name Sage refers to a large group of plants, nearly 500 species, which are native to Mexico and South America. Salvia species include perennial, biennial, and annual plants. In my garden I grow a Herb Salvia ‘Common Sage’ and a Flowering Salvia ‘Victoria Blue’ Both Beauties! ***** One a banquet for your mouth [...]

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The Mighty Roman Radish

April 24, 2012

The Radish is usually the first vegetable we harvest. Growing radishes was pioneered before the Roman empire; the name “radish” derived from “radix,” the Latin word for “root” We had a good rain here last Saturday and on Sunday I went out to the garden to find my Radishes showing off their sexy shoulders Radishes will push out of [...]

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Clematis

April 17, 2012

Clematis are beautiful flowering perennial plants. I have several growing around here and I always love their appearance in the spring. The flowers are huge and the colors are so vibrant! Most of the species of clematis are climbers, similar to vines. Clematis vines will grow to heights of twenty feet or more, if given [...]

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What a Beautiful Day Today!

April 15, 2012

Today was a busy day around here! Yesterday it started raining around 10:00 a.m and it didn’t stop until around 6:00. So nothing got done after we set up the bee hives. Today was sunny and beautiful outside with the temperature reaching 82 degrees. So with all the rain and today’s heat, weeds decided to [...]

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Fruit Trees Arrived and Planted

April 10, 2012

My fruit trees arrived last night via UPS. They came packed in a box and looked like nothing more than twigs. That is exactly how they are supposed to look!! Choosing the type of fruit tree to grow is really the easiest part of your decision. The second choice you must consider is size. Dwarf- [...]

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Blackberry Bushes 'Planting' Part I

April 3, 2012

Around seven years ago I thought I would like to have Grapes in the backyard. I put a small arbor up, planted a variety of grape plants and watched them grow over the years. That is all I did. Not one grape was ever eaten, smashed or drunk. BLAH! I decided to yank the plants [...]

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My Beautiful Blooms. What is Blooming where you live?

March 29, 2012

I wanted to share with you all the beautiful plants that are blooming around here! Enjoy!! Soon they will be gone and we won’t see them for another year! OOPS - I just heard my husband sneeze in the other room. He doesn’t always see them as beautiful as I do. That’s why I have [...]