Saving Summer Recently, the Husband and I attended an Edible Garden class at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum that focused on Herbs. It showed me that I have always underestimated how important herbs are to any meal or dish. I have a skinny cabinet in my […]
Saving Summer Seeds If you need help choosing seeds please read my post Things to Consider When Ordering From Seed Catalogs. Don’t waste your time with seeds older than 2 0r 3 years. If you have extra seeds place them in an airtight container with […]
Saving Summer The first step when planning a vegetable garden is where to put it. You have to work with what you’ve got. Anybody can garden, whether you have a small balcony or a few acres. Understanding your space will help you understand what you […]
Saving Summer Our garden is slowly waking up. Everyday there is a little more color, a video would not have done it justice. This photo update shows the true beauty of Spring colors. AND it gave me the opportunity to play with my new lens […]
Saving Summer We have tried a few times in the past to grow from seeds and it has failed. Every time. This year, with the massive size of our garden we agreed it was worth it to try again. Growing from seeds allows you to […]
Saving Summer [wpdevart_youtube]cvoPJoFT_aA[/wpdevart_youtube] This week my amazing and beautiful assistant helped me. She is the new Vanna White! If I let her she would get sucked into the YouTube vortex for days, so she was thrilled to help me make a video. New This […]
Saving Summer As many people do, I LOVE maps. They inspire my sense of adventure and make me want to “conquer it all”. And who doesn’t love finding an awesome map inside a book? I recently read The Orchard House, a memoir about a woman […]
Saving Summer [wpdevart_youtube]IpVxzEz1oLM[/wpdevart_youtube] New This Week Grape tunnel. Mini tunnel on raised beds. There is nothing else new going on this week so I cut the tour short. The bulbs that were already up have continued to grow. None of the new bulbs have started […]
Saving Summer Woo hoo! My first video! It is really horrible quality. I sound awkward. Im sorry, ill work on it. I hope this doesn’t scare you away! I plan on doing one of these a week to capture the progression of my garden through […]