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Sweet Peas for Sale this Fall 2025
Sweet Peas for Sale this Fall! The weather has been warm, low 80s, and we’ve had hardly any rain for the past two months. It’s crispy out there. A burn...
Sweet Peas for Sale this Fall 2025
Sweet Peas for Sale this Fall! The weather has been warm, low 80s, and we’ve had hardly any rain for the past two months. It’s crispy out there. A burn...

Seedling Defense against Deer & Rabbits
Seedling Defense Against Deer & Rabbits I'm harvesting the first round of sunflowers and planted a second succession this week, focusing on branching varieties for more blooms per plant. My...
Seedling Defense against Deer & Rabbits
Seedling Defense Against Deer & Rabbits I'm harvesting the first round of sunflowers and planted a second succession this week, focusing on branching varieties for more blooms per plant. My...

April - A Look at the Everlasting Flower Pots
April - A Look at the Everlasting Flower Pots I planted these in November 2024, taking advice from gardener Sarah Raven in the UK. She has a lovely book titled...
April - A Look at the Everlasting Flower Pots
April - A Look at the Everlasting Flower Pots I planted these in November 2024, taking advice from gardener Sarah Raven in the UK. She has a lovely book titled...

Garlic - Ways to Save for the Rest of the Year
I love growing garlic - it's easy, tastes great, and no critters bother it in the garden. This past winter in the PNW was very mild. We had only a...
Garlic - Ways to Save for the Rest of the Year
I love growing garlic - it's easy, tastes great, and no critters bother it in the garden. This past winter in the PNW was very mild. We had only a...

The Art of Drying Lavender: Sachets That Smell Like Summer
The Art of Drying Lavender: Sachets That Smell Like Summer I never know when it's going to happen. Lavender matures at different times during the summer for me, I think...
The Art of Drying Lavender: Sachets That Smell Like Summer
The Art of Drying Lavender: Sachets That Smell Like Summer I never know when it's going to happen. Lavender matures at different times during the summer for me, I think...

Harvest & Saving for Later - Strawberries & Rhubarb 6-23-2025
Harvest & Saving for Later - Strawberries & Rhubarb Last weekend a friend asked me if I wanted to trade flowers for strawberries? She harvested 43lbs of strawberries at a...
Harvest & Saving for Later - Strawberries & Rhubarb 6-23-2025
Harvest & Saving for Later - Strawberries & Rhubarb Last weekend a friend asked me if I wanted to trade flowers for strawberries? She harvested 43lbs of strawberries at a...