Last year I had a ton of chives go to blossom and I felt like I wasted an opportunity. I'd been thinking of making chive vinegar but The Husband was feeling all italian and asked if it was possible to make Chive Blossom Dipping Oil. Hmm. The thought was… more »

Okay, I know that I shouldn't be surprised, I mean, I've seen this once before but still. Big pumpkin is no longer allowed in the house. We've got small children in here. This picture was taken almost exactly 48 hours after the seed leaves emerged from t… more »

Put away the pets ladies and gentleman, Big Pumpkin isn't fooling around. more »

Two and one half days after putting Big Pumpkin 2.0 in the dirt to sprout he/she has emerged. With seed leaves as big as the end of my thumb, BP is ready for business. The growth rate is pretty amazing. I took the first photo at 7am, I took the second ph… more »

Last year we had a terrible drought and many flowers in the yard struggled and a few didn't bloom at all. I knew these roses were there and I did get a few blooms last year but this year there are already over 20 on the small bush. A second bush I inheri… more »

When I had grown tired of looking out the window and pining for a garden that was weeded, cleared, and tilled, I got out my window containers and planted my two kind of lettuce mix. I mean, flowers are nice. Don't get me wrong, I love flowers. And yes, I… more »

Time marches on. People come into our lives or we come into theirs. Then they are gone and as the months stretch into years they become more a part of our history than of our present. I was not feeling particularly sad about this year's Memorial Day. Las… more »

Quietly, the irises bloom.   Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in every Sunday. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information. more »

I have to share with you guys because noone else in my real life really gets how truly marvelous and splendid this gift is. Do you all know what this is? This is a small flat of 8 different kinds of heirloom seed saver tomato seedlings (and one eggplant)… more »

First we got to get some little pots. We put the pots in the dirt. And use dirt to cover the seeds up. Then we put them in the paper thing with all the dirt inside. We put the seeds in the pots with the dirt inside. And then we wat… more »

Some plants are delicate. You bring them into your homes, carefully move them from one light spot to another throughout the day. Purchase special fertilizers and soil additives to nurse them along so that one day they might thank you by being a little ha… more »

My quiet backyard bush is working on a record flower output. If only these smelled like lilacs!   Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in every Sunday. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information. more »

Last weekend, The Husband came down and sent me off into the backyard for mother's day. It had rained the day before and was overcast with a light mistiness. It was warm, however, and with my thick sweater and gardening gloves in  hand I set about takin… more »

I cannot take credit for this lovely sentiment, I did not write it, I don't know who did, but I hope they are having a lovely Mother's Day. This is for the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up barf laced with… more »

I was digging through my seeds and getting them ready (less chaotic) for a picture for my Photo MeMe when I ran across this. I had completely forgotten that last year I saved one of the three big pumpkin seeds that I received. That really tore it. I fish… more »

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Remember that post about not having a lilac bush and always wanting one with all my heart and just one lilac bush would make my life complete and all? Well apparently I DO have a lilac bush in my back yard. Yeah! No kidding. I had no idea how I could pos… more »

Well everyone, I'm ready to kick off this gardening season. However, my garden isn't moving as fast as my interest so I decided to start my first Meme. Now, I know what you're saying. . . . . "Michelle. . . . I hate MeMes! I don't do MeMes! Memes are… more »

So, this is the second spring this plant has appeared in my back yard. It is carefully marked off by this small rusty boarder that you can see. The problem is, I have no idea what it is. The previous owner must have planted it. It generally doesn't get a… more »

These are popping up over by one of my fences and I have no idea what they are . . . . do you? Update:  They are Virginia Blue Bells!    Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in every Sunday. Visit As the Garden Grows for more i… more »

The peonies are starting to grow their blooms. As usual, the buds are crawling with black ants. I have no idea why they do this but I remember, watching horrified, in my grandparent's neighbor's backyard as the ants seemed to swarm the flowers. I couldn'… more »

One of The Husband's favorite foods is fried potatoes. When I cook them for other people I often get told that they haven't had fried potatoes like mine in years. Well that's probably true. In the 1980s PAM jumped onto the fried food market touting a new… more »