 1/10/2008 The new year is here and things are strange. Strange, you ask? Here in zone 5a in early January we typically have a few inches of snow on the ground, chilling winds and salt trucks around every corner. Save the storm we got right at the beginning of the year we haven’t had …
Harvesting lettuce in December?
 11/29/2007 Here it is the last week of November and still little sign of snow. That is very odd for this time of year in this area. The Italian parsley that I have growing in a container outside is still very green and so are the left over lettuces and chards in the back …
Spring Hill has me yearning for spring already
 11/9/2007 The Spring Hill catalog really is enjoyable to look at (I just realized it’s an old, old one from Spring 2005). I have not as yet had the privilege or the money to buy from them, but the lifetime guarantee on their plants really is tempting. Their ideas for garden layouts are very …
The first fall snow and still in the garden :-)
 11/6/2007 Incredibly, it snowed today. It was just a light dusting, but just enough to remind you that winter is just around the corner. It has been so unseasonably warm in NW Ohio that I’ve waffled so much, maybe too much about getting my pots inside and mulching my flowerbeds. It’s just cold enough …
Preparing Irises for spring in November
 11/1/2007 I cannot believe it is November already. Doesn’t seem like that long ago summer was just beginning. Now in six short weeks we’ll have old man winter on our doorstep again. My daughter and I were outside today planting some iris corms. They are spaced about 6″ apart and I don’t think I’m …
Lifting tubers from the frosty ground
 10/31/2007 Today I dug up my cannas and dahlias that were frostbitten over the weekend and I actually did find one begonia bulb that survived the summer. Sadly, only one of my cannas survived it never matured enough to bloom this year though. Now I just have to figure out how and where to …
My first year of gardening with my baby
 10/30/2007 This year was the first year I was able to earnestly pursue gardening. I’ve been dabbling with perennials and vegetable gardening on and off for the past 15 years. When I was at home with my parents I had a pretty good sized plot that they let me take care of and I …
Boxwood and Yew to Hide an Eyesore
Today was a cold, rainy, yucky day. Mom called me early in the morning asking for help planting some boxwood and yew in the backyard. She hopes that in time they will grow to conceal the large natural gas tank that is in the back. She worked for a long time and designed a layout …