Corky is our only dog now. His sister, Murphy, had to be euthanized (at age 14), about 1 month ago. He is 10 years old, does nothing much but lounge on his bed in the living room (he was never active, even when he was 1 year old.) He did manage to come out with…
Fall Leaves
I don’t know why, but this year I have noticed the changes in the leaves much more than usual. Golden yellows, deep oranges, and bright reds have dotted the roadside along my ride each day. This Silver Maple in my front yard was green one day, and then two days later this gorgeous yellow. I…
Happy Halloween
“And the Great Pumpkin will rise up out of his pumpkin patch with his bag of toys for all the good children” Charles Schultz,It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown! Don’t know what to do with all those pumpkin seeds after you have carved the pumpkin? Wash the seeds to remove the pulp. Spread on a…
fall garden chores
Finally, cooler weather is here! This is my favorite time to be out in the yard and there is still plenty to do. My perennial bed is well…….pitiful. the heat of the summer and frankly, just not enough time, has left the bed needing some attention to put it to bed for the winter. Other…
An organic and sustainable lifestyle
Whether you live in an apartment, a suburban home, or a country farm, there are simple solutions for all of us to move toward a more sustainable and organic lifestyle. Maybe you don’t have room or restrictions prevent you from having chickens or large animals such as cows, but you can buy locally and ethically…
New GardenChick Products
My friend Shawn at Silo Studios allowed me to place some of my Gardenchick products in her show. I wanted to bring a couple of new things so I created a couple of new products. Monster Spray was developed with my three year old granddaughter Kendall, who has been seeing too many Halloween products in…
Fall Garden
It stills feel like summer even though fall has been here almost a month. the mornings are cooler, but by midday, temperatures are in the 80’s. Our garden has been cleaned out, but several of my herbs are flourishing in these cooler temperatures. Here are pictures of my lavender, sage, and pineapple sage. The pineapple…
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
I have been reading the book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. It is a story of how a family, after moving to Virginia, deliberately ate food either produced on their own land, or bought locally. After starting the book, I purposefully went through my cupboards to see where a number of my items came…
One last garden
I have been away from the blog and away from my business www.gardenchick.com for a number of months. My father was diagnosed with cancer in November, and after chemotherapy did quite well. In fact, we broke ground on a new garden in his backyard in April, and he was able to plant tomatoes, okra, and…
Herbal Pest Control
I have always had trouble growing roses. They just require a little more attention than I like to give. None the less, I purchased two Don Juan climbing roses several years ago. After the second year, the aphids found them. The leaves fell off, leaving bare limbs with a few dark red, bug bitten roses….
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