A home, a yard, a never-ending adventure

A home, a yard, a never-ending adventure

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2202, 2020

Cyclamen in Bloom, no Photo Filter Required

February 22nd, 2020|Photos|

The cyclamens outside the family room bay window have begun to bloom. The plants are on a well-shaded slope and it's gray and raining, but the flowers are literally glowing in the low light. Amazing. Bonus: I bought them off the clearance rack at Lowe's last fall for $1 each. Booyah. Bargain! Anyone have any guesses as to the variety? The pot labels were struck out so I couldn't tell.

1602, 2020

Getting Ready for Spring

February 16th, 2020|Photos|

It's five weeks until spring and a mere days until our last overnight frost. Unlike many a previous year, the greenhouse seedlings are off to a great start. Today we'll be dividing and re-potting into larger containers so everybody will have strong roots when we finally transplant into the vegetable garden in a few weeks.

802, 2020

Keyhole Garden Progress – February 8, 2020

February 8th, 2020|Photos, Projects|

Temperatures have been well below freezing at night for the past week, but you wouldn't know it by looking at the keyhole garden. It continues to produce like there's no tomorrow. We've been harvesting lettuce and cilantro all week and it just seems to grow right back. Garlic, broccoli and cabbage are thriving as well.

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