Garden Update

May 26, 2010 by · 6 Comments
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It seems like so much is happening in our garden these days.  We don't have tomatoes yet but I am proud of our little garden's progress. Okay and the next update isn't so much a garden update as it is a front flower bed update.  When we first moved in,  I was thrilled that we had Azaleas or what I thought were azaleas.  After a couple of months,  I decided that they were not "thriving" in their location and pulled them up.  I am what you could call an impatient gardener.  In retrospect I realize that I should have just moved...

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Home Inspiration: Cottage Garden

May 3, 2010 by · 1 Comment
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Sometimes I have trouble conveying to my husband exactly how I want our yard to look.  We are working on our landscaping and I have a vision but I talk really fast and a lot, so sometimes I overload him.  In his defense I usually say something like, "Ben I want us to have almost too many  flowers like a cottage garden."  And I often say to him, while he is driving, "See that yellow bush over there, that is exactly the one I want" or "look at those shutters, they are perfect."   Upon reflection I realized that these two...

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Sunflower Seedling

May 3, 2010 by · 1 Comment
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Last week my neighbor gave me five sunflower seedlings.  He said they will not bloom until next Fall.  I can't wait.

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Backyard Gardening

April 26, 2010 by · 1 Comment
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I have wanted a garden for a very long time.  Last week, Kirby (my roomate) and Ben planted our garden all while I was at work.  I can't wait until we have fresh tomatoes.  I love tomatoes. Thanks...

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