“Every gardener knows under the cloak of winter lies a miracle–a seed waiting to sprout,a bulb opening to light, a bud straining to unfurl. And the anticipation nurtures our dream.”~ Barbara Winkler Check out the last expected frost date for your area. You can start your seeds about 4-6 weeks prior to this, get your…
Forget about science. Every February General Beauregard Lee is taken from his antebellum mansion at the Yellow River Game Ranch located in Lilburn Georgia to predict an early spring or 6 more weeks of winter for the south. On February 2, in 30 degree weather, and an overcast sky, no shadow was seen. I don’t…
If you are planning an herb garden for the spring, check out Michele Brown and Pat Stewart over at Possum Creek Herb Farm. I have visited Michele many times, and purchased numerous plants from her farm and at the local market. She and Pat have recently written a booklet with great herbal recipes when you…
What an absolutely gorgeous day! I woke up to sunny skies and by 12 noon the temperature was in the 50’s. The deck is now clean of all the leaves, my husband MOWED the yard, and mulched leaves, and I couldn’t resist peeping under the mulch on several plants. My Stella de Ora lilies are…
Have you signed the petition? “Eat the View!” is a campaign to urge the Obamas to replant a large organic Victory Garden on the First Lawn with the produce going to the White House kitchen and to local food pantries. Click here to sign the petition http://www.eattheview.org/
Drum Roll Please…….the winner is CarolynH @ mindlesswonders.blogspot.com Hello everyone, I am happy to participate in the 2009 One World-One Heart, blog wide giveaway event. The idea here is to gather bloggers from around the world who may never meet. The neat thing is you may win a prize! Each blogger gives away a prize…
I developed several products a couple of years ago under the Mackenzies Garden logo. Mackenzie is my oldest granddaughter, now 5. My goal for 2009 as far as my business goes, is to grow my business. One way to do this is to get publicity on your products. With a marketing budget that is near…
The last couple of days have been sunny and unseasonably warm. I LOVE it! Seems like the feeling of spring is getting around. I received two orders from different areas of the country for my “Plays in the Dirt” T-shirts. What? You don’t have one? If you order one and put “saw it in your…
My granddaughters, Mackenzie and Kendall are here today. Mackenzie is off from school for the Martin Luther King Holiday. We had a sleepover, so that they did not have to get up so early to come over this morning. Early?…..they were both up by 6:30 this morning! By nine o’clock, we had eaten, watched some…
Winter has finally reached North Georgia. The last two weeks were rainy, with our area under flood and tornado watches. (the temperatures were in the 50’s) I came home one afternoon to find the back of my property completely underwater. Guess I won’t plant those apple and peach trees back there this spring. Last years…
