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The weather has been downright tropical around here lately in New England, and working in the garden has been an absolute joy this past week. Yesterday I finished weeding the area in front of the potting shed and planted a few packets of cottage garden type seeds. Hollyhocks and white sunflowers for height, pink, red Read More >>
Well, he did it. After researching riding mowers {and tractor attachments} for nearly 4 months my husband finally bought a mower. A PUSH MOWER!!! Bahahaaaa! I nearly fell over when he brought it home. Because seriously, wasn’t he the one who said we weren’t going to bring our old push mower with us because it Read More >>
It’s been another busy week here in the garden and I am looking forward to the HH picking out a riding mower this weekend {I HOPE!} so the lawn can finally get mowed. The weeds in the backyard are growing like mad, but in the front yard it’s a totally different story. The front, which Read More >>
I think we’ve finally turned the corner people, and I’m getting excited! Warmer days are on the horizon {today it’s supposed to be 85!} and the soil temps are warming up. The snow is long gone and I am looking forward to getting beans, cucumbers and zucchini planted outside in about 2 more weeks. Read More >>
So. Ever since a bunch of you mentioned I should get a flock of guinea fowl to help with the tick situation, and after watching/listening to a video of them, every time I would go out to the garden after that, I totally thought I was hearing guinea fowl off in the distance. Before watching the Read More >>
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