Some garden centers are worth going to just for the experience. Even if you don’t buy anything (like that would ever happen to me), you have got to see these places. The Flower and Herb Barn is one of those. Joann said that if we were going to go to Nashville, Indiana, we HAD to . . . → Read More: Destination Garden Center # 1 – The Flower and Herb Barn
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I can’t take credit for the picture; it came from www.owned.lv. Yep, that’s Chicagoland this summer. You may remember that I just had to have my zinnia garden back. I had one before and it was a beauty. This year’s bed will rival that one. It’s huge. 82 State Fair zinnias are bound to take up a fair piece of real estate. My niece Kathryn gave me a funny . . . → Read More: Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – 82 Zinnias Is Enough For Me I welcome you to ‘Zone 5 Favorites on the 5th’. I post on the 5th of every month, redirecting visitors to a favorite posting relative to zone 5. My apologies for using the word ‘Favorites’ in a title where I also used the words ‘Japanese Beetles’. Japanese Beetles are far from my favorites. What we . . . → Read More: Zone 5 – Favorites On The 5th – Japanese Beetles Aint he just the cutest! Happy 4th of July everyone. Mike says “We plant flowers the old fashioned way – We urn them”… Cousin It came to the garden walk at the Olsen’s… A guaranteed way to kill the slug… Is this what they meant when they said “A bird in the pot is worth two in the bush?”… . . . → Read More: A Bit Of Garden Humor What’s not to love? Lucille’s potting shed is a gardener’s dream come true. I walked in and was smitten. Mike was worried before I even walked in. If you’ve seen our barn, it doesn’t look like this, and now Mike will live with fear in his heart that someday it will. He already lies . . . → Read More: I Love Lucille’s Potting Shed It was one of those times when our garden was experiencing a lull. The spring flowers were bloomed out and the summer flowers had not yet stepped up to the plate. Our yard was very green. Lovely, but just green. Then we got hit right between the eyes with John and Lucky’s garden. Asiatic lilies . . . → Read More: Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – Asiatic Lilies Steal The Show My shade garden shines in the spring. After that, not so much. Till now! In just 3 easy steps, it went from bland to beautiful. Step 1 – I left it looking like this while I went garage sale-ing. Step 2 – Insert chair from garage sale. Step 3 – Add container from . . . → Read More: Brighten Up A Shady Spot In 3 Easy Steps I welcome you to ‘Zone 5 Favorites on the 5th’. I’ve started posting on the 5th of every month, redirecting visitors to a favorite posting relative to zone 5. This month, we are talking vegetables. Not growing them, though that would tie in nicely with a garden blog. Peeling them. Yep, peeling vegetables. We do . . . → Read More: Zone 5 – Favorites On The 5th – Potatoes and Corn |
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