Gardening Happy

I didn't have much time to clear the land since the weather is getting warmer, the plants need to go in the ground. I was working from the front of the garden to the back, patiently making rows of planting bed one by one. The ground was hard and filled with rocks, it was very difficult…

Grandma’s Garden September11, 2011

The first sign of Autumn. Squirrel looking for nuts to stash away for the cold winter months. It's late into the season and surprisingly Grandma's garden still looks luscious green. Her Lao herb Pak Kayang. Sawtooth Coriander Tamarind tree Her eggplants look different from mine, the flower is purple instead of white. Chili peppers She…

My Garden in May

What they say is true, "April showers bring May flowers." As you can see, a view from my deck the garden is not that big. I have a string bean trellis in the back and next to it is the herb garden.  I have two green A-Frames for my cucumber plants sitting side by side,…

Planting Season

OneRepublic - All Fall Down I finally have most of my vegetables planted, including the banana trees that you see here. They are calling for rain in the next couple of days, this will help the young plants. It is sitting back and relax for Lee. Her strawberry plants are doing very well. They are…

My Garden in Early April

My Fall crops finally take off, after harvesting these I'll be planting cucumbers in its place. A nice area to sit and relax, my Vietnamese neighbor gave me some water plant. Lee's strawberries are doing well.  It doesn't look like we would have to go too far to pick strawberries this year. Lee's Rose garden,…

Expanding My Garden Update

I finally had a chance to complete the new section of my garden. The weather was nice and cool, a great day to work in the garden. Lee helped me with her rose garden, we also moved her strawberry plants as well.  She still has flowers to plant, we'll try to tackle that in the next…

Fall Garden

What about now by Chris Daughtry It has been raining a lot lately, very gloomy and things seem very depressing no matter where you turn. As for most businesses in our area, they're thriving, many are focusing on cost cutting rather than revenue generating since it's a hopeless situation to bring in more business.  It's…

Seeharhed’s Garden

I would personally visit Seeharhed's garden and take these pictures myself, but it's kind of hard for me to do so when I'm living on a shoestring budget, and thanks for sharing your garden with us.  Perhaps someday I will get to visit your part of town. According to Seeharhed, this is what he said,…

The Fruit of My Labor

I know this is the proudest moment for me to be able to finally harvest some vegetables from my garden, it has been very rewarding thus far. My first water lily in bloom.  I'll be visiting Biltmore today and can't wait to see their water lily. My Water Hyacinth is spreading rapidly, looks very healthy…

The Rain Makes Things Grow

It has been a week since I last posted about my garden, and everything is taking off real fast.  In my pond, I've the Lily pads, they come up every year, and I repotted them this year, after reading up on it I realized that I had too much dirt in there and used the…

My Garden in Late May

We've been very fortunate with all the rains that we've had recently, my garden is looking very healthy. Believe it or not, I still have some planting space in my little area.  I made more planting bed for beans that my friend gave me.  My neighbor finally came over to speak to me, she said…

Watching My Garden Grow

My small garden is coming together nicely, I finally have everything planted last weekend, and finally have time to sit and relax. I try to keep my garden simple this year, I’m thinking about doing a year round garden, growing vegetables in the fall and winter as well, but I still have to do some…