It's getting towards the end of summer with daylight not lasting quite as long and the kids packing up backpacks and returning to early morning classes. But with that change comes the seasonal transition to fall and the sweet essence of the harvest season. So before all of your spontaneous, 'summa' celebratory impulses get extinguished with back-to-school and …
Category: Vegetable gardens
2014 Boise Garden Tour – See It Here!
Last Sunday I enjoyed a close-up experience admiring six lovely gardens in the Boise area. It was a day filled with lots of oohs and aahs, a bee sting and honestly a good dose of garden envy! You know what I'm talking about….you visit someone else's garden and upon seeing their plant combinations, resting spaces, veggies plots, etc…you want to …
The May Garden Means Bodacious Blooms, Tasty Greens And So Much More…
I really can't figure out which is my favorite month of the garden. I Iove April because of all the wonderful plant awakenings (beautiful foliage everywhere) and the TULIPS! But now that it is May, I love the BIG blooms of peonies and irises, the constant supply of greens and the happy promises of so much …
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Spring Planting? Plant A Seed With A Kiddo!
You're a gardener, yes? But are you also a parent or grandparent? If so, why not involve any kiddos in your life in a wee bit of gardening this season. After all, we want our kids happy and healthy right? It makes life a whole lot easier and more fun! Have you ever thought about …
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Boise Garden Tour – Take a ‘Look’ at These Fabulous Edens (Part 1)
Oh, la, la, what a fun day it was! The 27th annual Boise Garden Tour debuted 7 fabulous gardens this past weekend. This event presented by the Idaho Botanical Garden is composed of private residential gardens that open for a day of public touring. The gardenkeepers (homeowners) are present and you can visit with them about …
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Garden Favorite: Spring Greens
Spring greens are the favorite in the garden at the moment. They have grown into a rich bounty of reds and greens offering up a delicious fresh, light flavor. Our current "greens" menu consists of butter lettuce, red romaine lettuce, gourmet salad mix from Johnny's Select Seeds, arugula, kale, and broccoli rabe. French Breakfast radishes …
You Can Still Go For The Garlic!
I know it's November and the leaves have fallen... Winter is so close that you can literally feel it getting closer each day. But you don't have to let all of your planting aspirations disappear just yet, for you still have time to grow some garlic! It's o.k. to plant garlic up until the ground …
With Bounty We Camp
The garden is brimming as cool season crops stage their finale! I'm harvesting all of the cool season edibles and then pulling them to make room for the warm season crops to take over. The timing is perfect because we are preparing for our annual "big" camp trip to Glacier National Park in Montana and …
Garden Favorites in Early June
Much is happening very quickly in the garden this time of year. Some of my favorite true blue flowers are in bloom. This is Veronica austriaca teucrium 'Crater Lake Blue' and it is a real peach of a plant if you like perennials that bloom blue, grow at a moderate pace, need moderate water …
Now Serving…
I should probably start out with "Now Growing" but I am just in a "Foodie" state of mind today. It is such a treat to eat fresh tender greens every night. I have been fixing summer salads for our dinner and it feels great to eat fresh and backyard local! I even have a recipe …
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