tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.comments2023-04-11T04:07:25.428-05:00WortcunningSpinnerettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18335780710513434157noreply@blogger.comBlogger151125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-36170273310392095592011-03-31T20:08:52.078-05:002011-03-31T20:08:52.078-05:00Thank you both :)Thank you both :)Spinnerettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335780710513434157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-74835438457861622402011-03-31T20:03:05.896-05:002011-03-31T20:03:05.896-05:00I enjoyed your photos of the Colonial Williamsburg...I enjoyed your photos of the Colonial Williamsburg gardens very much. I've always had a fondness for that time period and when we were there, we stayed on Duke of Gloucester Street. Thanks for the "return visit".Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819457826608198258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-75312309235323817542010-05-31T23:04:16.983-05:002010-05-31T23:04:16.983-05:00Absolutely beautiful! Thanks for the tour.Absolutely beautiful! Thanks for the tour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-74934039354941501712010-05-10T15:11:01.475-05:002010-05-10T15:11:01.475-05:00They are currently my background on my computer ;)...They are currently my background on my computer ;) I have 2 different spiderworts- lovely plants!Spinnerettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335780710513434157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-47847848219462073882010-05-10T15:10:07.952-05:002010-05-10T15:10:07.952-05:00Me too LOL. If only I could take photos inside!Me too LOL. If only I could take photos inside!Spinnerettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335780710513434157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-52303728879663727142010-05-10T14:02:58.612-05:002010-05-10T14:02:58.612-05:00What fantastic gardens! Now this is a house for m...What fantastic gardens! Now this is a house for me!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057638606569343024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-58766324830345942412010-05-10T14:00:02.291-05:002010-05-10T14:00:02.291-05:00Beautiful! I love the bee skeps. I want some!! ...Beautiful! I love the bee skeps. I want some!! I just got a spiderwort on Friday too!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057638606569343024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-88538564675096489132010-05-03T16:49:08.209-05:002010-05-03T16:49:08.209-05:00Jennifer: the pea trellis came from the garden ce...Jennifer: the pea trellis came from the garden centre. This year everywhere has such wonderful colours for garden stuff- I want some colourful tomato cages too ;) The design of it is based on the SFG method- they advocate a netting- so I took the really cool tomato tower, set it out straight instead of in it's rectangular shape, and added a couple of extra rows of strings so the peas could grow up it!<br /><br />Most of the zucchini and squash plants I get are a sprawling bush form- I really think the vertical aspect is much nicer ;)Spinnerettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335780710513434157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-10168104755720245572010-05-03T16:19:41.094-05:002010-05-03T16:19:41.094-05:00Such lovely gardens, Rachel! I do the SFG method, ...Such lovely gardens, Rachel! I do the SFG method, too. Is your trellis for your peas your own design, or from SFG? I need to do that this year. <br /><br />I keep putting my zucchini and squash flat on the ground but they do go crazy. Going up would be smarter.Jennifer Gregory Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677077951743177153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-60128352204700907192010-05-03T13:24:27.765-05:002010-05-03T13:24:27.765-05:00Oh, great photos, here! Thanks for sharing. I lo...Oh, great photos, here! Thanks for sharing. I love the square foot garden. It all looks beautiful.A Brush with Colorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638723986208929476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-88401560753630863442010-05-03T11:33:02.605-05:002010-05-03T11:33:02.605-05:00Glad to help Mary :) I'll be posting an updat...Glad to help Mary :) I'll be posting an update later too- I am 'trying' to document it all this year for my own sake as well as other local gardeners (and not so local gardeners LOL).<br /><br />My paths are varied- the white stones are moulded concrete- we have a mould for them.<br /><br />The gravel is nice and I have considered mulch too. A good cheap option is also 'stone dust'- it is like very fine gravel and easy to maintain.Spinnerettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335780710513434157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-19208090808351701572010-05-03T11:19:00.623-05:002010-05-03T11:19:00.623-05:00I'm so glad that you suggested checking out yo...I'm so glad that you suggested checking out your garden for ideas. I absolutely love this journal of your garden and will enjoy going through the archives.<br /><br />I really like all of your pathways running through the gardens. This morning I am watering our lawn and finding that I have to be very careful not to drench the gardens, avoiding the spray of the sprinkler. I wonder how our grass in the area will do with less water. Stone or pebble paths may be an idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-1695781072689078352010-04-29T15:04:45.127-05:002010-04-29T15:04:45.127-05:00Square Foot Gardening is the most productive, effi...Square Foot Gardening is the most productive, efficient, and easy way to garden. Not only does it use just 20% of the space a traditional row garden, it saves water, and time spent digging and weeding. For more information on Square Foot Gardening please visit our web site http://www.squarefootgardening.com/ Happy Gardening Everyone! PS check out the new forums on the website, SFG certified teachers and master gardeners, as well as many gardening enthusiasts, are online quite often to answer posts and questions on all topics.amandablairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163284627246556388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-30335780310223736952010-04-13T13:35:59.893-05:002010-04-13T13:35:59.893-05:00One pawpaw is in full sun, the other in partial sh...One pawpaw is in full sun, the other in partial shade.<br />Most fruit bearing trees produce more in the sun, but understory trees like the pawpaw will produce fine in the partial shade :) They just like full sun better ;)Spinnerettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335780710513434157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-75905550887839840772010-04-13T13:24:42.947-05:002010-04-13T13:24:42.947-05:00I have a river birch like yours too. Did you plan...I have a river birch like yours too. Did you plant your Paw paws in full sun? I'm planning to put them in partial shade.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057638606569343024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-81404734399971624562010-04-08T21:05:20.221-05:002010-04-08T21:05:20.221-05:00Cool Candi- I like to go out and coo at the plants...Cool Candi- I like to go out and coo at the plants at this stage LOL tell them how good they are doing ;)<br /><br />They all took a good 2 weeks or so to sprout, and it mostly happened in just the last day or so :)Spinnerettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335780710513434157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-71458481498538257152010-04-08T20:54:22.907-05:002010-04-08T20:54:22.907-05:00I'm visiting from GrowCookEat, we must be livi...I'm visiting from GrowCookEat, we must be living in similar climate because our spinach, lettuce and chard are almost identical :) They are so cute aren't they? My carrots haven't sprouted yet, just planted them on Sunday.Candihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15773851591933516004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-69902098030975699812010-03-27T12:00:15.443-05:002010-03-27T12:00:15.443-05:00Thanks Barb, we'll be joining in the spring ch...Thanks Barb, we'll be joining in the spring challenges this time too, so I should be around for a bit- I love spring!!<br />Thank you for the compliments, I hope I can get the kids to share some of their work next time (although I suspect there will be Easter bunnies on my daughter's work, they have a habit of appearing recently!!)Spinnerettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335780710513434157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-60925320289873812010-03-27T10:54:20.653-05:002010-03-27T10:54:20.653-05:00First of all, nice to see a post from you this tim...First of all, nice to see a post from you this time. I always enjoy seeing what is happening in your garden world. :)<br /><br />Your blog is lovely!<br /><br />We noticed blossoms on our strawberries last night too! I was so surprised and happy. I have Speedwell in our garden and around the edges of our lawn. It always makes me think of spring. <br /><br />Your journals are so nicely done. Thanks for sharing your signs of spring.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565810011908156870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-87882904445910791202010-03-10T09:18:15.362-05:002010-03-10T09:18:15.362-05:00I found this so hilarious I told my family- who fo...I found this so hilarious I told my family- who found it equally hilarious :)<br />Mockingbirds are always welcome here- such funny characters!Spinnerettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335780710513434157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-45362974390699706182010-03-03T07:38:29.976-05:002010-03-03T07:38:29.976-05:00My next door neighbor fixes cars. One morning he ...My next door neighbor fixes cars. One morning he ran outside thinking someone was stealing the one with a particular coughing sound in it's starter motor.<br /><br />When he got there (in his pajamas) his dad laughed at him, because it was a mocking bird. I was listening through my bedroom window laughing too, because those engines woke me up most mornings a bit too early too.<br /><br />-Christine in Massachusettschristinethecurioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282023931644546370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-24168387552409728382009-09-15T12:52:51.178-05:002009-09-15T12:52:51.178-05:00Lovely!!!Lovely!!!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681800417597386171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-24193320741665521082009-08-08T03:08:46.498-05:002009-08-08T03:08:46.498-05:00I just had to write a comment because I think your...I just had to write a comment because I think your drawings in your journal are divine!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299613470793735079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-72636903840673759122009-04-24T11:55:00.000-05:002009-04-24T11:55:00.000-05:00You are welcome :) I enjoyed it too ;) I believe ...You are welcome :) I enjoyed it too ;) I believe in sharing *grin*Spinnerettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335780710513434157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21222437.post-40713339551474250022009-04-23T13:01:00.000-05:002009-04-23T13:01:00.000-05:00I appreciate this past. I didn't thank you at the ...I appreciate this past. I didn't thank you at the time, but I wanted to make sure I did! I really enjoyed that issue.Jennifer Gregory Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677077951743177153noreply@blogger.com