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Gardening Update
I have been as negligent of my gardens this year as I have been about blogging about them. Thank God, plants require very little care and attention. Unfortunately, the weeds also thrive on negligence. :-p But it looks like my vegetables are holding their own. The snow peas are on the brink of harvesting (I [...]
Continue reading...Yes… MORE Garden Photos
8. August 2009
I hope you’re not sick and tired of garden photos. Because I’m surely not tired of taking them! I could gaze at them for hours. So I feel compelled to inflict you, as well, muahahaha! This is the time when everything finally bursts into color. Because I use only perennials and late-flowering shrubs in my [...]
Continue reading...My Blue Hydrangeas Won’t Bloom!
7. August 2009
I’ve had these Nikko Blue Hydrangea plants for YEARS. They bloomed the first two years, and after that, NOTHING. I cannot figure it out. One Plant Guy told me to cut them down in autumn, and new blooms would appear in the spring. Nothing. Another Plant Guy told me to leave the shrubs alone (no [...]
Continue reading...Miscellaneous Gorgeous Garden Photos
2. August 2009
My gardens always come into beautiful bloom about this time of year. Here are my pride and joy– the gorgeous Stargazer Lily. The scent is knock-off-your-socks heavenly. The Asian lilies are beautiful, too. Here is my beloved Secret Garden on full bloom, finally! Mandeville plant with Black-Eyed Susans. My first year with grapes are doing [...]
Continue reading...Weed Hacking and Building Gardens
25. July 2009
This yard, where half of it is gravel beneath turf, and the other half is completely waterlogged, is very difficult to cultivate. When we bought the place, it was horribly overgrown. It has been a decade of hacking, digging, sweating, screaming, and crying to plant ANYTHING here. The good thing is that we are old [...]
Continue reading...I’m Rebecca
:) I’m a married mom of four teenage children. We live in Upstate New York. We bought an old 1855 home and acre property, over 10 years ago. We've been in the slow, agonizing process of living in the home while (trying) to renovate it. When I'm not renovating, I'm a freelance writer and blogger. You can check out my other blogs here.
We've learned to dig a French drain, plant huge flower and vegetable gardens, wire a circuit panel, install furnace ducting, understand the enigmatic complexities of the plumbing system, and more. It's been *quite* the adventure.
You can read more about us here, read up on the history of the home, and read about what we've renovated so far. Thanks for visiting!
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