Category: gardening & landscaping

We’ve been wanting to add a trellis to the sides of the shed and plant some ivy. Brian’s mom has a bunch of ivy, so we were going to get it from her once we (or should I say, Brian) got around to building the trellises. Well, the other day …

I took advantage of the beautiful weather this evening and planted some veggies and herbs. I also put my pepper plants outside to harden off. Unlike my tomato plants, I’m starting them off in the shade. So hopefully they will survive their stint in the cold frames. As it turns …

I got a little overzealous with my new cold frames and totally fried my tomato plants. I actually know better than to take the plants directly outside and put them in the hot sun, but that’s what I did anyway. In my defense, my planting schedule got screwed up when …

I haven’t been doing much gardening lately, but I did go outside today to transplant 50 myrtle plants into the myrtle patch. I still have 25 strawberry plants to get into the ground–maybe tomorrow. I’m sure the yard will still be like a swamp, but the strawberries (much like the …

We’re supposed to get 6 inches of snow this weekend. Six. Inches. Of. Snow. This weather is seriously screwing up my gardening plans. I have plants all over the place. I can’t even put them in my brand-spankin’-new cold frames because it’s to friggin’ cold outside. Besides the plants I …