Garden Happiness(es)

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Drip Irrigation

Drip Irrigation

After much procrastination, we have finally purchased all of the necessary items and tools to install drip irrigation in our front and back yards.  We purchased everything yesterday morning and Tool Lady spent most of the day running it through all the beds in the front yard while I pulled tomato suckers, harvested turnips seeds, helped out a bit, placed…
June 10, 2012
Garden Views…From the Rooftop

Garden Views…From the Rooftop

With summer well on its way, the days have been long and hot and smokey.  I finally got up on the roof yesterday to hook up our swamp cooler and decided to bring my camera with me to get a birds eye view of our yard. Now, here's a little factoid about me...I don't like heights.  I'm not terrified of…
June 3, 2012
Garden Happiness(es)

Garden Happiness(es)

We have never before had so much green happening in our yard at this time of year!  I think part of the reason is our exceptionally warm winter and spring and part of it is all the seed starting we did this spring under our grow lights.  It is very exciting to me to see so much promise in our…
May 13, 2012
Garden Happiness(es)

Garden Happiness(es)

It's been a while since I've posted pics of strictly things in the garden that bring me joy, but it's about that time again :-)  Here a couple of things that have brought me joy over the past week...Whatever you're doing this week, I hope it brings you joy!Linking up to Macro Monday
April 16, 2012
Garden Happiness(es)

Garden Happiness(es)

This nasturtium is to be expected at this time of year......but this little rose is quite a nice surprise!The fall snap peas look happy and healthy...just waiting for blossomsKale and beets in the raised bedsA little bit of lettuce :-)The tips of what's left of the blue corn stalksGorgeous garlic - before it went into the ground to make some…
October 21, 2011
Garden Happiness(es)

Garden Happiness(es)

So many tomatoes still on the vine!!!  Yellows and greens and ......gorgeous reds!The ladies do love their Scratch!Lemon cuke, Brandywines and Pole BeansLove really is all around...This is the only one of it's kind in our yard......but the Morning Glories have officially taken over everything I've let them!Our potatoes are still very much alive.  Do I wait for them to…
September 28, 2011