
It's become clear to me through posts and PMs that there are some gardeners here just waiting for the chance to discuss gardening!
So, I was thinking... how do you use gardening, or how does it affect you if you need a break, need some respite, need to relax, need inspiration....how do you use it as a therapy tool in caregiving?
What are your activities: Do you go out and pull weeds, read a magazine, design new beds? Look through garden catalogues? Go to garden stores?
And what interests have you added to your gardening? Visit estate or garden displays? Do you go to garden shows?
Does anyone design and plant Knot Gardens? Raised bed planters? Assistive gardens? Pollinator gardens (and have you thought of ways to help the bees and butterflies?)
Are your gardens primarily for pleasure or food, or a mix of both? Do you grow plants for medicinal purposes? Which ones, how do you harvest and process them? Any suggestions?
Do you grow plants that can be used in crafts, such as grapevines for wreaths and lavender for lavender wands? Do you make herbal products such as creams, lotions, chapstick?
What else can you share about gardening and the means in which it nurtures your soul?
Wild flowers have been popping up each day a new one in the pollinator garden.
Been harvesting herbs and tomatoes. The squash and zucchini will be ready this week.
Peppers are now producing.
Potatoes are looking well, but do not need any more rain.
CW- I have picked up many rocks in my lifetime. Glad you found a stash.
Hang in there all of you that are in snow. It will pass soon.
Why is it?
So hard to give away plants for free?
Container pots included, yes, they are nice.
Can we deliver them to your yard?
Nice cactus, choose, yes, you want them.
You will come by tomorrow you say?
No show.
This has gone on for a week.
Should I put a price on it?
School districts west of here are closed due to snow!
🎅🏂😯
Julia- we always use organic cedar mulch, as we have an abundance of cedar trees. Plus the cedar can repel some unwanted insects.
Don't get the cocoa mulch. I have read it can cause serious health problems with pets.
Ive made good progress working with a friend of mine. We are almost half way done pulling weeds/grass, but slowing down. Any advice about mulch? We plan to buy it on the Memorial Day sale because I’ll need a lot to go around the house. The soil is sandy and doesn’t drain well.
Sometimes, hubs just amazes me with his skills.
Tomatoes will be ready soon. Have some huge ones turning. Can't wait. They will be ready for market time, Lord willing.
This crazy weather has kinda messed us up a little. But everything is thriving.
Flowers popping up in the pollinator garden.
Will be transplanting some more things tomorrow. Peppers and more tomatoes.
I've worried all winter, it's survived, and now I'm applying my tried and trusted method of benign neglect. Worst comes to the worst, and Daughter's visiting, I'll just have to swipe some twigs off my neighbour's adult tree, stick them in compost and hope she doesn't look too closely.
Lemon grass is growing like a weed, smells wonderful and helps keep the mosquitoes away.
Send, I wonder if the bulbs in the planter were exposed to lower temperatures than the ones that had snuggled themselves right down beside the driveway? I have been told you need to keep paperwhites frost-free - don't care, they're going outside when I get round to it and it can be kill or cure. I'm not wasting house room on them again, that's for certain.