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Spring Vegetables

A Good Head Start We installed a cold frame in our vegetable garden in order to have some fresh vegetables in winter.  We did get some cold loving vegetables like Chinese Broccoli, Swiss chard, kale, carrots and mustard greens.   Several times the vegetables inside wilted from the cold when we couldn’t get access.  In the middle of winter when snow piled two feet up … Continue reading Spring Vegetables

P&BMay 7, 2018May 7, 20182 Comments
Vegetables & Herbs

Maximizing Space

Growing Vertically We devote only a small part of our backyard for vegetable gardening and I’m always looking for a way to add more plants and increase productivity in the existing space.  Though we have put a deer fence up around our backyard, we still have to put a low fence around the vegetable garden.  If we don’t, there would be nothing left.  Deer cannot … Continue reading Maximizing Space

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Vegetables & Herbs

Benefits Of A Cold Frame

Early Bounty We set up a cold frame for the first time last autumn but it didn’t do much for us this winter because we installed it so late in the season.   However, it provided us with a place to start our vegetables early.  The seeds were sown in March when some days were still hovering around 20ºF here.  We were able to pick our first salad of … Continue reading Benefits Of A Cold Frame

P&BMay 1, 20142 Comments
Vegetables & Herbs

Spring Vegetable Garden

Sprouting Time After a long wait for fresh backyard salad, I can hardly stop myself from sowing seeds in the vegetable garden.  As soon as the soil softens, judged by seeing weeds coming up, I put Arugula, Radish (Cherry Belle and French Breakfast), Pak choi, Mizuna, Kale, Swiss chard, Scallion, Lettuce, and Broccoli Raab in.   The arugula is always the first to come up. I also … Continue reading Spring Vegetable Garden

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Mowing the lawn gave me a chance to inspect the bird boxes since the parents usually stay away Friday m the boxes but keep their eyes on me. The first image is Robin’s eggs (2nd family), 2nd is Tree Swallow babies from the front, 3rd is Tree Swallow babies from the back (maybe a day or two younger)#backyardbirds #birdegg #robineggs #treeswallowbabies #treeswallowchicks #robinnest #treeswallownest #birdfriendlygarden #wildbirds #songbird #migratorybirds #babybird #birdeggs
Late spring garden and very pollinator friendly. #backyardgarden #daisy #wildflowers #springgarden #yarrow #siberianiris #alliums #falseindigo #lavender #dianthus #pollinatorgarden
Salute to the Memorial Day! #poppy #redpoppy #perennials #orientalpoppy #backyardgarden #springgarden #flowersforpollinator #pollinatorgarden #perennialgarden #sunlovingplants #memorialdayflowers
‘For Veronica’ bearded iris. #iris #irises #forveronicairis #perennials #backyardgarden #springgarden #flowersforpollinators #pollinatorgarden #sunlovingplants #purpleiris #perennialgarden
‘Topaz Jewel’ another Rugosa rose just bloomed. #topazjewelrose #rose #rosarugosa #rugosarose #roses #yellowrose #backyardgarden #springgarden #rosegarden #flowersforpollinators #rebloomingroses #pollinatorgarden
‘Champagne Elegance’ bearded iris. She’s fragrant and rebloom as well. #irises #champangeelegance #iris #beardediris #backyardgarden #springgarden #pollinatorgarden #fragrantiris #rebloomingiris #fragrantflowers #perennialgarden #perennials #sunlovingplants #flowersforpollinators

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A full bowl of fresh picked jasmine
A full bowl of fresh picked jasmine
This one taking nectar from Zinnia
This one taking nectar from Zinnia
Blue Jay
Blue Jay
May 10-All five eggs have hatched
May 10-All five eggs have hatched
Geranium 'Tango Violet', though the flower has no scent, it has very striking color
Geranium ‘Tango Violet’, though the flower has no scent, it has very striking color
Male Northern Cardinal in the rose bush
Male Northern Cardinal in the rose bush
Northern Cardinal-Female
Honeybee on Summersweet
Honeybee on Summersweet
Mason bee on Yarrow
Mason bee on Yarrow
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Crocus-dark purple
Woodland phlox
Woodland phlox
Tree Swallow
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Sweet pea-King Tut
Sweet pea-King Tut
Morning glory
Morning glory
Tuberrose
Tuberrose
Honeybee on Black-eyed susan
Honeybee on Black-eyed susan
Peony
Peony
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Rose 'MM. Isaac'
Rose ‘MM. Isaac’
Pileated Woodpecker
Cuckoo bee resting on Rudbeckia 'Prairie Glow'
Cuckoo bee resting on Rudbeckia ‘Prairie Glow’
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