'The love of gardening is a seed that once sown never dies, but grows and grows to an enduring and ever-increasing source of happiness.'
Gertrude Jekyll, Wood and Garden (1899)
I need to cover two weeks here as I dropped the ball a bit last week with illness in the house. Colds and coherent thought do not go together for me!
More cold weather so not much being done. So rather than do 'the list' this week, I will just go a quick update and some links that I found while I was sick and it was cold and wet outside. I can tell you, I am itching for spring - I so want to get out there and plant! But I know I must refrain or I will just end of losing the potatoes to frost and everything else will just be too cold.
I have been doing some planting though. I put in five more of those wonderfully hardy daisy bushes. They are great for filling in spaces and providing heaps of cheerful blooms. I think they will make great fillers in bouquets. I also planted some Johnny Jump Ups, some lily bulbs, some kangaroo paws and am waiting on the arrival of some bare-rooted roses and other plants.
But mainly it is just weeding, weeding and more weeding! I am so pleased with the progress though. As I sit and type this, I can see almost NO WEEDS out the window! Yay!
Here are some links I found this week:
15 Garden Crafts For Kids
Homemade Fly Trap - not a problem at the moment, but they will back before we know it!
15 Benefits of a Herb Spiral in Your Garden
DIY Plant Markers - I especially like the twigs, so simple.
More cold weather so not much being done. So rather than do 'the list' this week, I will just go a quick update and some links that I found while I was sick and it was cold and wet outside. I can tell you, I am itching for spring - I so want to get out there and plant! But I know I must refrain or I will just end of losing the potatoes to frost and everything else will just be too cold.
I have been doing some planting though. I put in five more of those wonderfully hardy daisy bushes. They are great for filling in spaces and providing heaps of cheerful blooms. I think they will make great fillers in bouquets. I also planted some Johnny Jump Ups, some lily bulbs, some kangaroo paws and am waiting on the arrival of some bare-rooted roses and other plants.
But mainly it is just weeding, weeding and more weeding! I am so pleased with the progress though. As I sit and type this, I can see almost NO WEEDS out the window! Yay!
Here are some links I found this week:
15 Garden Crafts For Kids
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| Definitely making some of these! |
Homemade Fly Trap - not a problem at the moment, but they will back before we know it!
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| From theprairiehomestead.com |
15 Benefits of a Herb Spiral in Your Garden
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| From themicrogardener.com |
DIY Plant Markers - I especially like the twigs, so simple.
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| From thegardenglove.com |
101 Canning Recipes for Food Storage - a great collection of recipes and tips from Mom With A Prep, including meat, meals in a jar and much more.
Have a great week - more weeding on the cards for me! I suppose it is never over!
Loved the plant markers both the pebbles and the twigs, glad to hear you are feeling much better.
ReplyDeleteI love garden activities that the kids can do and see an immediate result. Sometimes gardening is too much of a lesson in patience for little ones!
DeleteI cannot wait for fall to arrive here :) We did not do a summer garden and I doubt there will be a fall one either, however, maybe next spring??
ReplyDeleteI must admit, it is a dilemma for me as I do not like the heat at all. But I am really looking forward to the garden. Maybe the garden will help me deal with the heat better?!
DeleteI do hope you feel better soon Jayne. .I for one am looking forward to winter arriving and bringing with it much cooler temperatures. I am so tired of the heat and humidity. I need to start preparing for the fall garden, but keep pushing it off.
ReplyDeleteI am not one for heat either - much prefer the cooler weather. But I do want to see the spring bulbs start to show their heads and am looking forward to tomatoes and other summer fruits and veggies. What a dilemma! Hope it cools down a bit so you can get into the garden soon.
DeleteI hope you will all be feeling better soon :) I'm weeding too....congrats on getting to end of yours. I'm going to investigate your spiral link :)
ReplyDeleteI have always dreamed of building a herb spiral - hopefully soon!
DeleteHi Jayne. I noticed that your blog seems to have been inactive for a few weeks. Was wondering if everything was alright.
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ReplyDeleteHi Jayne, haven't seen you around for a while, hoping everything is okmuch love xx
ReplyDeleteHey jayne, how are things going?? you've been off air for a while praying everything is okay. Blessings
ReplyDeleteI've been a bit out of the loop with blogs over the summer so I just stopped by to see how you were. |I hope you are all better now and will be back here soon xxx
ReplyDeleteWinter colds are awful especially in a cold climate! Hope you are better now. I've seen the twig planter markers before but not the rocks. We have so many rocks here and the kids love painting them.
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