by plantgirl on August 6, 2008

I told my sister in-law today that next year I want a whole 4×4 full of strawberries, and another full of tomatoes. Maybe at least half of one for beets. And the one I have now? Squash, peppers, and other climbers. It’s times like this I start wishing I lived in Florida or some other place I could garden year round. But this is where I live so guess I’ll make do…grrr. In any case, the sunflowers above are [click to continue...]
by plantgirl on July 18, 2008

My backyard is full of sunflowers - they are everywhere. Little brown and orange ones, huge yellow ones. Above is one about to burst into bloom. They are gorgeous huge vibrant things growing like weeds everywhere attracting bees like no other and I love ‘em - though not as much as hubby does, who planted them. My garden is growing so slowly and I’m still not sure why. [click to continue...]