Waterfall of petunias
We planted these petunias ombre-style in this cool plant stand I found on the side of the road last year. We can’t wait to see the flowers cascading down like […]
Transplanting zinnia seedlings
Our zinnia seedlings somehow survived whatever had been eating the other seedlings. The zinnias reached about an inch or two tall with robust roots. Their graduation to bigger pots was […]
Flowers that inspired me
Something has been eating the sprouts we’ve been watching grow from seeds. The culprit is a mystery since they’re protected from gophers and slugs. Heartbreaking as it was, I finally […]
Planting the front row
Normally we plant petunias in the front row of the garden pots, but they weren’t available this year. Instead, we went with alternating purplish blue pansies and red celosia, one […]
Seeds sprouting
Tons of tiny sprouts have appeared in the wee pots where we planted this season’s seeds recently. It’s mostly the zinnias at this point, but we’re enjoying watching them grow. […]
Dancing girls for Mama
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama is planting flowers she loves in a hanging basket right outside her bedroom window. They’re fuchsia, which she called Dancing Girls as a child because she could tear out […]
Glad bulbs emerging
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama is the emergence of our gladiolus bulbs from last year! It’ll likely be months before we see these flowers, but this is a sign of hope. What was your #OneGoodThing […]
Belated start to planting season
With a friend’s help, I planted our Dollar Store bulbs and seeds today. This year we’ll be growing cucumber, zucchini, Thai and Italian basil, sage, parsley, zinnias, petunias, ranunculus, gladiolus, […]
Handmade potting bench
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama is this gorgeous, strong, and affordable new potting bench we got from local artist Dan Kerner! This will eliminate the painful crouching from potting most of our plants. We […]
Zinnias at dusk
As another day started to wind down, I wondered what on earth was good today. A depressive episode has taken hold of me and I can’t seem to shake it. […]
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