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Location: Canada

Mothers Day

For me, Mothers Day was memorable. Our Boy made me a delicious Omelet for breakfast. (Our girl was sleeping in late as she had just been away camping with her Youth Group.)

My Love decided to gift me with 2 raised gardens (4x4) so I could grow a herb and Veggie Garden this Summer! The weather was terrible on the weekend but we were determined to get the gardens built, and filled. We did it!

Today, I planted some peas, nasturtiums and radishes. It is still pretty cool out so the rest will have to wait. Eventually, though I will plant: tomatoes, peppers, herbs, onions, beans, cucumbers and zucchini.

Sprouting!!!

Many of my seeds have sprouted and are starting to grow in my mini green house on the windowsill. Yahoo!

Basking
I am basking in seed heaven Glory. Sounds just a tad dramatic, does it not? Oh well... : ) Teena and I went seed shopping today. Here is what I got:

• Zinnia ~Purple & Chartreuse (that is a light green) Mix

• Zinnia ~Pinwheel Mix (oranges, rose, salmons, cherry and white with bright yellow centers)
• Nasturtium ~Tangerine Dream
• Cosmos~Bright Lights (shades of yellow, gold and orange which butterflys love)
  
• White Lupine
  
• Cupid's Dart (blueish purple)

Now for Veggies:

• Summer Squash~golden zucchini
• Cucumber~straight eight

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• Jalapeno pepper
• Yellow pear~tomato
• Tiny Tim~tomato
• Roma~tomato

I bought a little window sill planter with peat pots in it. I planted a few things:

1. three varieties of tomatoes
   
2. peppers
3. Lupine Flowers
   
4. climbing vine Brown Eyed Susan Flowers
5. Snap Dragons
6. Cupid's Dart

Now...just to wait and watch ever so patiently for the seeds to sprout and grow!
*The picture is a Zinnia from our garden that we grew several years ago*

The Happy Gardener

I think I should consider renaming my Blog -to the Happy Gardener!

Over the past 2 days I have gardened on 3 different Properties. Weeding, planting flowers, shrubs and planting more than 12 trees! Now that is a work out!! Who knew that digging holes could be so much work?! Other than the bugs, I have to say I am enjoying this work  immensely. Yes, I am tired. I am also very happy, content and making money!  It's a blessing that this doesn't interfer with the kids lives as I am home before them. Although, some mornings I leave early (7:00) so Daddy and the kids make do with out me. So far, so good! 

OOoooooo and Ahhhhhh

...sunny day in May = planting seeds

I talk to my garden (don't you?) and tell these seeds to "Please oh pretty please, do sprout quickly!"

I planted about 30 zinnias-a very tiny variety for the front of the gardens (all different colours), light pink and white Cosmos (very tall) and last but not least white Zinnias for the back of the garden. Many of which I will cut to have huge boquets all over the house (i just have to wait until late July to do that...).

(I didn't take these pics...just found images on the Web...I will take some of my own in a few months. And that's a promise!! )

Chilly Spring Evening in the Garden

(Pics. by Shaun)

"The Earth Tainer"

Shaun sent me a link to this site this morning. This link will give you the directions on how to make your very own Earth Tainer with supplies you can get at your local Hardware Store. It takes a few hours to make. The bottom watering system is great...no more water waste. Also you can look forward to: not having to weed and can be assured of great soil no matter where you live!

Happy Spring!

Gardening in Canada...can start early in the Spring as long as you begin indoors. Here is what I have growing on our widow sil: 

• Basil (4)
• Sage (2)
• snapdragons (Sinshine mix) (4)
• White Cosmo (9)
• purple Morning Glory (9)
• Magenta Wave Petunia (5)
• Annual Pholx (purple) (2)

...that = many little pots of dirt in the livingroom...but my family is used to it! :)

Shamrock Plant

My Grandmother would be so happy with me. I bought this plant today...and repotted it in my favorite pot. :) 

Gardening in March

I am starting a bit later than I normally do. But, my window sill garden has been growing for about a week and a half. So far we have several varieties that have sprouted and seedlings are now growing: Sage, Parsely, Basil, Snap Dragon (various colours) and annual Phlox (white and dark burgandy). Today, i planted 6 Wave Petunia seeds (dark pink). 

A new thing for me this year was to start some seedlings off in the little shell of an egg. It has worked well and I will try it again. This is a great way to test the seed to make sure it's alive and active with out using a large pot (and needing lots of soil). If the seeds sprouts and grows all you need to do it remove some shell on the bottom and then pop it all into the soil of a larger pot. 

SEEDS!!

I purchased some seeds today.
3 kids of herbs: Sage, Parsley, and Basil lemon. Shaun and I have been wanting to plant some herbs and grow them in little pots on one of our sunny Kitchen window sills.

2 Flower varieties: Trailing Purple Wave Petunia and Thunbergia Vine (Black-Eyed Susan Climbing Vine). Both of these will be started indoors and eventually will make their way outside to the Flower Garden in mid Spring.

It's that time again...

...time to garden!!

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These pictures are from several years ago. I am just now getting my little pots filled with soil and will plant some seeds later this week. Oh the joy (for me) to play in the dirt!!!