Kitchen Garden
Author: staceyweichert
country living, tending my kids, gardens, and critters
all photos are my own, please ask permission to use
www.downtoearthdigs.wordpress.com
I Wonder
I wonder who owned this old garden tool?
Who carefully carved their initials into the wooden handle?
I know how attached I get to certain garden tools.
Perhaps I should leave my initials on my tools for some future gardener to wonder.
Company’s Coming
Only A Day
I am just an amateur gardener.
I don’t garden with a huge plan in mind, more like ponder things.
I was asked the style of my garden design.
I call it Farmhouse Style.
I prefer both mass plantings and polka dot plants ( one here, one there…)
I let plants seed at will, and move things to open spots.
I shop for great sales, but will splurge every now and then. (Did that yesterday!)
Nothing happens all at once here, things will happen in due time.
Nothing perfect out here in the garden–weeds, bad bugs, and dogs and cats that use my plants for a soft spot to lay down in.
It’s all good!
Hydrangea
Hydrangea just starting to blossom in the garden.
Sweet Peas
My favorite Dwarf Grey Pea, first gives these beautiful flowers.
Then come the delicious heirloom peas.
The early evening light in the garden, just makes them all the more lovely.
What A Crock
Working on my giving the blog an updated new appearance.
Not sure about this one, but I’m going to try it for a few days…
Let me know what you think!
Herbs For Me And To Share
When I was a child our family always had a small clump of chives growing somewhere in our garden or flower beds. I’m sure I didn’t know what an Herb was back then. I remember picking the flowers and the onion smell being left on my hands.
I don’t remember when I learned about the world of Herbs; but I knew I loved them, I wanted to grow them, I wanted to cook with them, I even dreamed of having a little Herb Garden Nursery.
While cutting these Herbs this morning, I realized that I grow Herbs, cook with Herbs, I even occasionally sell some Herb pots, best of all I share them with friends and family.
A Rosie In The Garden
My serious companion.
Tidbits
The porch of Rabbit Run Cottage, our little garden shed; is one of my favorite places to decorate around the garden.
It is an ever changing display of plants, pots and garden tidbits.
Yes, I do use those little hand clippers to trim around my garden.
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