Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii)
Every summer, our Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii) explodes into a beautiful display of purple flowers, and just as its name promises, it becomes a...
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Pacific Northwest
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A Must-Use Resource for Pacific Northwest Gardeners
As gardeners in the Pacific Northwest (specifically Zone 8b), we know that our growing conditions can be unique. Finding advice tailored to our cool...
Embracing the Slow Season: Winding Down the PNW Homestead
Here in the Pacific Northwest, the shift from summer to fall can feel incredibly abrupt. One moment we’re harvesting daily, and the next, the...
Garden 2020 – Beginnings
With about 4 weeks left before last frost date, I can actually start to plant some things outside. So we start with Peas. First ones are Spring...
Sourdough Experiment
Sourdough has long seemed like an unobtainable goal for me on the bread front. It seemed like a lot of work from babysitting the starter, the long...
Bread!
With the shorter, colder days ahead, here’s some Ciabatta bread we made today! I was intrigued and challenged with the article by William Rubel in...
Spider Season!
It’s that time of year again! The spiders are out in full force. I managed to get a couple of shots of one right outside the window!
Busy Summer Continues
The busy summer continues here in the Pacific Northwest. As other parts of the US are winding down in the garden department we are just now going...
Mid July in the Garden
The last month in the garden has been eventful with everything really starting to grow and put on fruit. Really excited about all of the different...
Radishes
First baby radishes from the garden yesterday! They are very tasty, can’t wait for all the ways we will use the crop this year! #Radishes #Gardening...
Variegated Plants
I have recently been turned onto variegated plants by videos from Roots and Refuge Farm. The first one that I have found available locally was a...
Garden Update 05/19/2019
Lots of things happening in the garden. We have added another set of raised beds with trellising for additional tomatoes, cucumbers and another crop...
Irises for Mother’s Day
What a beautiful surprise to wake up to on Mother’s Day. I didn’t even plant these irises they were my gift from the last homeowner and return every...
Everything is so GREEN!
Things in the Pacific Northwest continue to amaze. The strawberries, comfrey, and lavender are perennials here and come back every year without any...
Garden Tour – Things Are Happening
Things are starting to happen in the garden. First planting are getting bigger and new seeds are sprouting. Very exciting time in the garden! ...
Dandelion Jelly
Made Dandelion Jelly after seeing a recipe for it in Can It & Ferment It by Stephanie Thurow. Not going to say it was easy to open up all of the...
#Artichokes
I have never considered trying to grow my own artichokes since they seemed like something that was a little more exotic and probably hard to grow. ...
Garlic Success
Much to my surprise my garlic survived. I planted it in this area last fall before we decided to clear the area for raised beds. After the area was...
Peppers Are Planted!
The selections so far this season are: Jalapeno Serrano Red Bell Pepper Cayenne
Excited for Spring
This winter was an interesting one with a lot more snow than normal. Needless to say I am ready for all of the spring blooms that are starting to...
New Garden Area Takes Shape
We have carved out a new area with southern exposure for a full sun area for the tomatoes, peppers, etc. Stay tuned as this area takes shape.