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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Happy Winter Solstice!
It’s the shortest day of the year, but I am happy in the knowledge that every day from here on out will bring more and more sunshine! I hope you enjoy the winter solstice and celebrate it in a festive … Continue reading
Posted in Annuals, Fall and Winter-bearing vegetables, Lettuce, Pelargonium, Salad Greens, start seeds, Summer-flowering plants, Vegetable gardening
Tagged growing basil indoors, growing lettuce indoors, growing radicchio indoors., overwintering geranium indoors, overwintering pelargonium, winter flowers for the home, winter solstice
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Winter Decorations 2011
I like to use greens from the garden to decorate for the winter holidays. I have a large bay tree, and so I pruned some branches that were sticking out, and used the prunings as part of the greenery for … Continue reading
Posted in Botanical decorations
Tagged botanical Christmas decorations, do it yourself Christmas wreath, Dollar Tree Christmas wreath to make yourself, english laurel, fireplace mantle, inexpensive Christmas wreath to make, Solstice decorations, winter decorations using garden trimmings
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Mulch For Garden Beds And A Pretty Winter Plant Combination
Over the weekend, our across-the-street neighbor was raking up the many Japanese Maple leaves from his gorgeous tree, and so I ran out and asked him if I could take the leaves for my garden beds, pretty please? He said … Continue reading
Posted in Bird feeding, Bulbs, companion plantings, drought tolerant plants, Feeding, Hummingbird plants, Hummingbirds, Insects, Mini-Dwarf Fruit Trees, Natural Pest Control, northwest native plants, Pests, Plant Combinations, Plants, Shrubs, Spring-Blooming bulbs, Vegetable gardening, weather, Winter-blooming shrubs, Winter-Flowering plants
Tagged leaf mulch, mulch for flower beds, mulch for vegetable beds, winter flowers
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