Gardening
I love gardening. When I lived in Washington, I learned a ton about veggie and flower gardens and I just love to do it. I love to plant and weed and harvest and watch things grow. It's all so cool.
In the summer before I got married, my husband and I decided to weed the back fence area, in an attempt to put in a huge garden. What we both didn't know, was how to identify poison ivy. Yikers! We were both in for it...but I got it bad. Lets just say that I was on steroids for over 2 months. It crawled up both arms and both legs, stopping just in time...it was horrid.
One thing I hate is chemicals. I loathe them...but there is one thing I like less....poison ivy. That next summer...the summer we lost Jorai, we wanted to put in that garden we tried for the previous year...but I was nervous. I mean, we did pull all the ivy out, and I didn't see it creep back in, but still. So, we doused the entire area with herbicide...all summer long. Application, after application. Though I wanted a garden, I knew I needed to wait for all the chemicals to leave.
Last year, we finally put in a veggie garden about 3 feet in front of the fence area. It was smallish, but a good start. We had strawberries, squash, peppers, herbs, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes and peas. I loved it. I was so happy to be gardening again. This year, we're expanding last years garden and more than doubling the size. I can't wait. We got the sod out this weekend, and hopefully next weekend we're going to start building the frame and gate. yay!
I've also decided to finally put in a garden along the fence. I think the Western part will house the raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and grapes. But the majority of it will be a memorial garden for Jorai and Selah. I can't wait. I've been wanting to do something around the house for them, but I just couldn't think of what I wanted or where I wanted to put it. But I can see the entire fence from the Northern side of my house so I'll always be able to see it. I think I want to put in a wisteria or weeping cherry tree too, but for now, I'm focusing on the flowers. Oh, and I want some dahlias too!
Anyway, I found a coupon code for Gurneys which got me $50 off $100! So I loaded up. I've never used an online supplier for flowers, but I'm excited. So let's see...for $51.96 (minus shipping) I got:
In the summer before I got married, my husband and I decided to weed the back fence area, in an attempt to put in a huge garden. What we both didn't know, was how to identify poison ivy. Yikers! We were both in for it...but I got it bad. Lets just say that I was on steroids for over 2 months. It crawled up both arms and both legs, stopping just in time...it was horrid.
One thing I hate is chemicals. I loathe them...but there is one thing I like less....poison ivy. That next summer...the summer we lost Jorai, we wanted to put in that garden we tried for the previous year...but I was nervous. I mean, we did pull all the ivy out, and I didn't see it creep back in, but still. So, we doused the entire area with herbicide...all summer long. Application, after application. Though I wanted a garden, I knew I needed to wait for all the chemicals to leave.
Last year, we finally put in a veggie garden about 3 feet in front of the fence area. It was smallish, but a good start. We had strawberries, squash, peppers, herbs, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes and peas. I loved it. I was so happy to be gardening again. This year, we're expanding last years garden and more than doubling the size. I can't wait. We got the sod out this weekend, and hopefully next weekend we're going to start building the frame and gate. yay!
I've also decided to finally put in a garden along the fence. I think the Western part will house the raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and grapes. But the majority of it will be a memorial garden for Jorai and Selah. I can't wait. I've been wanting to do something around the house for them, but I just couldn't think of what I wanted or where I wanted to put it. But I can see the entire fence from the Northern side of my house so I'll always be able to see it. I think I want to put in a wisteria or weeping cherry tree too, but for now, I'm focusing on the flowers. Oh, and I want some dahlias too!
Anyway, I found a coupon code for Gurneys which got me $50 off $100! So I loaded up. I've never used an online supplier for flowers, but I'm excited. So let's see...for $51.96 (minus shipping) I got:
- A 1-year old thornless blackberry bush
- A 1-year old thornless raspberry bush
- A blueberry bush
- A 1-year old seedless concord grape
- 1 red butterfly bush
- 1 blue butterfly bush
- 1 orange butterfly plant
- 2 painted daisy plants
- 6 balloon flower plants
- 25 strawberry plants
- brussel sprout seeds (100)
- sunflower seeds
- 3 plants from a butterfly flower mix
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