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
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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 There are some areas of my yard that refuse to participate in my low maintenance gardening efforts. Some of them are worth the effort, and I gladly (usually) do what needs to be done to get results like this. Pretty impressive, huh? I think so too. It will look different in a week for . . . → Read More: Low Maintenance Gardening – Call In The Troops!!!! I’m continuing my quest for a large garden with less maintenance. Parts of my garden are low maintenance, parts are heading in the right direction, and other parts are worth the work. I’ll also continue sharing what I learn, so come back for more. I recently posted a low maintenance shrub list from Heather at . . . → Read More: Heather’s Favorite Low Maintenance Perennials In gardening, the key is planting the right plant in the right place. That seems simple enough. It seems like common sense. It must be what I’ve been doing all these years. Not so much. When we planted our forsythias some 15 years ago, I didn’t know that it wasn’t the right place for tall . . . → Read More: Heather’s Favorite Low Maintenance Shrubs |
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