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countrylane's Interests
Plants in my Garden: hostas, bee balm, apple trees, resurrection lillies, columbine, roses, rose of sharon, various herbs, autumn clematis, iris, daylillies, spring-flowering bulbs, spirea, cherry tree, cleome
Favorite Aspect of Gardening: seeing the end result of having fun in the dirt
If I'm not in my garden, I can usually be found: homeschooling/on the computer
Occupation: wife/homeschool mother
About countrylane
Ever-learning gardener/mother of three healthy and active boys. My idea of fun is getting my hands in the dirt and planting, landscaping, etc. I love the idea of sharing seeds and plants with others. I have been thinking about doing some "lasagna gardening". I do plant veggies along with many flowers. I used to plant veggies the conventional way with a big plot of land all tilled and hoed, but with the kids and other things to do, I plant my veggies in with the flowers and herbs. I am also getting interested in planting heirloom varieties of veggies and pumpkins/watermelons. God blessed me with a gardening mom and a grandmother who also instilled a love of plants in me. I am always drawn to other's gardens and always trying new and different things in our yard.
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That's what my #1 son said as he came running down to the house. I had promised to go with him on a bicycle ride on Sunday, but when he opened up the shed doors, he said the flower pots came down and there behind them was a skunk! He lit out of there...
This weekend was good...and bad!
It's been awhile since I've blogged (a week maybe) and I've missed the company! We had a great weekend! The family we had out turned out to be a great choice and we all enjoyed the friendship and conversation! And all the kids played well! One of our...
blooming and deciding
My hubby said that he remembered things he learned in horiculture class about cold frames. And mom's lent me a book about country living that's called "Back to Basics". They have some ideas on cold frames. I know I can round up some old windows from ...
licorice-tasting parsley and cold frames
Planted the blackberries, tomato, and the bachelor's buttons. Talking to a friend on Sunday at church, the subject of cold frames popped up. We both were talking about how hard it is to get the maters that you start in the spring to produce anything ...
county fair and farmer's market
Dropped off #1 son's 4-H project today and they judged it as it came in...blue ribbon!!! Yea!!! Also went to the farmer's market on the square. They have it every Sat. morning during the summer, but I'm never in town on Saturdays, so I took the oppur...
